Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) praised the 2018 Farm Bill, which was released yesterday by the House Agriculture Committee. Congressman Higgins worked with the committee to advance key policy wins...
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Higgins Issues Statement on Strikes in Syria
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement regarding President Trump's announcement of airstrikes in Syria."I support President Trump's authority as...
Higgins Cosponsors Balanced Budget Amendment
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he is cosponsoring H.J. Res. 2, the "Balanced Budget Amendment," which proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting outlays that exceed total...
Rep. Higgins, Sen. Kennedy commend addition of citizenship question to 2020 Census
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.) applauded the Commerce Department for including a question on United States citizenship and immigration status...
Higgins Votes Against $1.3T Omnibus Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against the $1.3 trillion omnibus, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today.Congressman Higgins issued the following...
Higgins, Senators Urge Funding for Freshwater Bayou Lock
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently authored a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA),...
Congressman Higgins Honored for Pro-Jobs, Business Votes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce honored Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) with its Spirit of Enterprise Award, given in recognition of his support for pro-growth business and economic...
Congressman Higgins Applauds Decision Reinstating Construction on Bayou Bridge Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans recently struck down a ruling by Obama-era, federal judge Shelley Dick that had halted construction of the Bayou Bridge...
Higgins Supports Efforts to Prevent School Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4909, the Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP)...
Congressman Higgins Introduces Bill Promoting Nuclear Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H.R. 5260, the Advanced Nuclear Technologies Act, which expedites the demonstration of at least four advanced nuclear reactors by...
Higgins Introduces School Safety Bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 5242, the School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018, and H.R. 5523, the School Watch and Tactics (SWAT) Act of 2018, two...
Congressman Higgins Warns of Potential Impacts to LNG Industry from Steel Tariff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) authored a letter to President Trump outlining potential negative impacts on the LNG industry from a proposed tariff on imported steel and...
Higgins Supports President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has studied President Trump's infrastructure plan and supports a careful legislative process to implement the plan with fiscal restraint. President Trump's drafted...
Higgins Issues Statement on President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement on President Trump's FY 2019 budget."Last week, we did what was necessary to fully fund and rebuild our neglected...
Congressman Higgins Calls on Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries to Create Asian Carp Bounty Program
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) authored a letter to Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet today, calling for a bounty program on Asian carp. The invasive species,...
Higgins: “LNG projects in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes are driving jobs and economic growth”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) applauded Cheniere Energy's announcement that it has signed two deals to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the China National Petroleum...
House Votes for Critical Military Funding, Bipartisan Health Measures
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution that continues government funding through March 23 and includes full-year funding for the Department of Defense with a significant pay raise for...
Congressman Higgins Accepting Internship Applications
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he is accepting applications for summer internship positions in the Washington D.C. and Lafayette offices. Internship positions provide...
Higgins Praises IBERIABANK for Tax Reform Bonuses, Raises
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) offered praise for a recent IBERIABANK announcement that employees would receive bonuses and wage increases as a result of federal tax reform legislation. The...
Higgins: “America is back.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump's first State of the Union address."Tonight, the President laid out a clear vision for the...