Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1280, Democrats’ misguided police reform bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today to Governor John Bel Edwards commending him for pushing back against the Biden administration’s job-killing energy policies and calling on the Governor to implement additional state-level reforms to support oil and gas jobs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that he will vote against Democrats’ $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation package.
Less than 9% of the $1.9 trillion will be used for COVID-19 public health response efforts. Some of the most egregious funding items include:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA will award $14,168,295 to the City of Sulphur for debris removal operations and $19,211,022 to Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative for power restoration efforts in response to Hurricane Laura.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is introducing two disaster recovery amendments to House Democrats’ $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation package.
The amendments would support hurricane recovery efforts in South Louisiana by:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA will award $2,232,261 for flood mitigation efforts in Erath. The hazard mitigation grant will be used to finance the elevation of 13 flood-prone and severe repetitive loss properties.
Congressman Higgins issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H. Res. 149, a resolution challenging the Biden administration to operate the White House without using any oil and gas energy or petroleum-based products.
The resolution highlights the importance of the oil and gas industry to modern life, noting that:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that President Biden has approved a 90/10 cost-share adjustment for FEMA Public Assistance programs in response to Hurricane Laura.
The federal share of recovery costs will increase from 75% to 90%. This is in addition to the 30-day, 100% federal cost-share adjustment that was issued under President Trump.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Biden and Congressional Democrats released a legislative proposal that would provide over 11 million illegal immigrants with amnesty and a pathway to citizenship.