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...
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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...
Higgins Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help CBP Determine Staffing Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations (BSFO) Subcommittee Ranking Member Clay Higgins (R-La.) today introduced H.R. 1639, the CBP Workload Staffing...
Higgins: H.R. 1 Abridges Free Speech, Corrupts Election System
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against H.R. 1, which is a liberal overhaul of America's electoral and campaign systems. This legislation abridges free speech, weakens...
Higgins Urges DHS Secretary Nielsen to Release Additional H-2B Visas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) hand-delivered a letter to Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who was testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee, urging the...
Higgins, Scalise Commend DOE for Authorizing LNG Exports from Calcasieu Pass Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) commended the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) after they announced final approval for Venture Global's...
2019 Congressional Art Competition Underway for Louisiana’s 3rd District
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is inviting high school students throughout Louisiana's 3rd District to participate in the 2019 Congressional Art Competition.Students in grades 9...
Higgins Votes Against Liberal Gun-Control Bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112, which impose new restrictions on firearm purchases."Both pieces of...
Higgins Supports President Trump’s Emergency Declaration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement on President Trump's declaration of a national emergency in accordance with the National Emergencies Act."Congress...
Higgins Votes Against Conference Spending Agreement, Supports President’s Right to Declare National Emergency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2019."Most Americans want to see government...
Higgins Introduces Bill to Protect Working Families From Government Shutdowns
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would protect working families from government shutdowns. The bill would create a zero-interest...
Congressman Higgins Receives Prestigious CHRISTUS Health Eagle Award
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has been named the recipient of the 2019 CHRISTUS Health Eagle Award for his efforts to protect access to quality health care and support the...
Higgins: “Our nation is safer, stronger, and more secure”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump's State of the Union address."President Trump delivered an uplifting and powerful vision for...
Higgins Named Top Republican on Border Security Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a returning member of the House Homeland Security Committee, has been named the top Republican or "Ranking Member" of the Subcommittee on Border...
Higgins to Serve on Oversight & Reform Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he will serve on the House Oversight & Reform Committee during the 116th Congress. Congressman Higgins is a new addition...
Higgins: Pelosi’s State of the Union Decision is a Political Stunt
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after Speaker Pelosi revoked President Trump's invitation to deliver his State of the Union address."The House of...