WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against House Democrats' rules package for the 116th Congress."Day one of the 116th Congress. House...
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House Passes Five-Month NFIP Extension
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the House passed a five-month, standalone reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that extends the program...
Congress Passes Bill to Rename Lake Charles VA Clinic After Medal of Honor Recipient Douglas Fournet
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Kennedy (R-LA), and U.S. Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Lake Charles Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) will be...
Congressman Higgins Votes For Border Wall Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted for a continuing resolution after President Trump's request for $5.7 billion in funding for the border wall was included in a revised version...
Higgins Votes Against Misguided Criminal Justice Reforms
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against the Senate amendment to the First Step Act, which makes reforms to America's criminal justice system but lacks necessary accountability...
Higgins: Farm Bill Delivers Certainty for Louisiana Farmers
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted in support of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report, which extends and improves Farm Bill provisions. The 2018 Farm Bill:Preserves the U.S. sugar program –...
St. Thomas More Students Win 2018 Congressional App Challenge
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that Elliott Benoit, John Michael Weaver, and John Arceneaux won first place in the 2018 Congressional App Challenge for Louisiana's 3rd District. The...
Higgins: VA Must Uphold Commitment to Student Veterans
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to quickly address issues plaguing implementation of the Forever GI Bill.On Wednesday, NBC News reported that VA...
Higgins Votes for One-Week NFIP Extension
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass a one-week extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which allows the Senate additional time to approve a longer extension this month....
Higgins: Port of Morgan City Receives Additional $3M for Dredging
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after it announced an additional $3.025 million in funding for the Port of Morgan City. The funds will...
Congressman Higgins Announces Telehealth Grants for South Louisiana
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced two grants today from USDA Rural Development that will fund the expansion of telehealth services in South Louisiana. The first grant, totaling $272,900,...
Higgins Commends President Trump’s Proposal to Cut the Federal Budget
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.) issued the following statement this week after President Trump proposed an across-the-board spending cut of 5% to all federal agencies. "The alphabet agencies of the...
Congressman Higgins Cosponsors Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he is cosponsoring House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act, which would fully fund President Trump's border...
Higgins Issues Statement on New Trade Deal with Canada, Mexico
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump announced the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a new trade deal that will...
Congressman Higgins Votes for Tax Reform 2.0, Making Individual Tax Cuts Permanent
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed three bills this week, collectively known as Tax Reform 2.0, which make tax cuts for individual filers and small businesses permanent,...
Higgins Announces Flood Mitigation Grant for Lafayette Parish
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lafayette Consolidated Government will receive $1,250,000 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The hazard mitigation...
Higgins, Cassidy, Kennedy Introduce Legislation to Rename Lake Charles VA Clinic After Medal of Honor Recipient Douglas Fournet
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Kennedy (R-LA), and U.S. Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced legislation to rename the Lake Charles Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)...
Higgins Commends FERC for Issuing EIS on Driftwood LNG Project
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Driftwood LNG...
Water Infrastructure Bill Includes Higgins’ Pro-Louisiana Amendments
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass the House Amendment to S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, which authorizes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) projects that improve...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Drug Test Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H. Con. Res. 135, the Exposing Congressional Drug Abuse Act, which enacts random drug screenings for members of the U.S. House of...