WASHINGTON – House Homeland Security Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Clay Higgins (R-La.) today introduced H.R. 3719, the Customs Trade Partnership Against...
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Higgins Announces $1.4M in Funding for Calcasieu Parish Airports
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Chennault International, Lake Charles Regional, and Southland Field airports will receive over $1.4 million in federal funding...
Higgins Issues Statement After House Passes Emergency Border Aid
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Senate's bipartisan border aid bill."I commend the 129 House Democrats...
Higgins: Pass Senate Border Funding Bill Now
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against House Democrats' border appropriations bill, which underfunded necessary operations and included provisions that would exacerbate the...
Higgins Announces Funding for DeQuincy Industrial Airpark
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the DeQuincy Industrial Airpark Airport will receive $150,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal...
Higgins Issues Statement After Iran Shoots Down U.S. Drone
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after U.S. Central Command released details of the Iranian attack on a U.S. drone that was flying over international...
Higgins Issues Statement on Secretary Perry and President Duda’s Visit to Cheniere
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Polish President Andrzej Duda for their visit to Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG terminal on...
Higgins Announces Funding for Eunice, Patterson Airports
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration will award funding to the Eunice Airport and the Harry...
Higgins Votes Against Democrats’ Amnesty Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against Democrats' bill to provide millions of illegal immigrants with amnesty. The bill restricts law enforcement's vetting authority and...
Higgins Introducing Legislation to Prevent Early Release of Terrorists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) will introduce legislation to prohibit the early release of U.S. citizens who are convicted of terrorist acts against the United States. The...
Higgins Sends Letter Thanking President Trump for I-10 Bridge Commitment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to President Donald Trump today thanking him for his commitment to building a new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge. The letter notes the...
Higgins Issues Statement on President Trump’s Immigration Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), top Republican on the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, issued the following statement after President Trump's remarks on...
Higgins Announces $10.5M for Lafayette Regional Airport
LAFAYETTE, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Lafayette Regional Airport will receive $10,526,064 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the...
Higgins on Upcoming Trump Visit to Cameron LNG
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released the following statement after the White House announced that President Trump will tour Sempra Energy's Cameron LNG Export Facility in...
Higgins Joins Vice President Pence in St. Landry Parish
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to St. Landry Parish today. The Vice President visited Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, one of three...
Higgins Commends $94.7M in GOMESA Revenue for Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the U.S. Department of the Interior after announcing that Louisiana will receive $94.7 million in GOMESA revenue-sharing funds. The...
Higgins Names Southside High School Student as Winner of Congressional Art Competition
Click Here to View the Full ImageWASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Maria Dutile, a junior from Southside High School in Youngsville, La., is the winner of the...
Higgins Issues Statement on Driftwood LNG Approval
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorized the Driftwood LNG and pipeline projects for...
Higgins, Cassidy, Kennedy Reintroduce Legislation to Remove Unnecessary Restrictions on LNG Exports
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and U.S. Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA), reintroduced the License Natural Gas (LNG) Now...
Higgins Commends DHS, DOL for Releasing Additional H-2B Visas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor (DOL) for agreeing to release 30,000 additional visas under the H-2B...