WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and the entire Louisiana congressional delegation delivered a letter to President Biden today urging him to approve Louisiana's request for a...
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Higgins Again Calls on Biden to Support Supplemental Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura's landfall, again called on President Biden to support Louisiana's request for supplemental...
Higgins Calls for Biden’s Immediate Resignation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement following today's terrorist attack on U.S. Armed Forces and civilians in Afghanistan."Biden's Afghanistan disaster...
Higgins Issues Statement on Reinstatement of Trump’s Remain in Mexico Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected...
Higgins Cosponsors Resolution to Protect Louisiana Sugar Growers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) co-sponsored a zero-for-zero resolution, which would zero out foreign sugar subsidies and help protect U.S. and Louisiana sugar growers from...
Higgins, GOP Colleagues Working to Protect U.S. Energy Ports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and nearly 40 Republican colleagues delivered a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) calling out the Biden administration's plan to...
Higgins Calls on Biden, Harris to Resign Over Failed Afghanistan Withdrawal
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), in a recent interview with Newsmax TV, called on President Biden and Vice President Harris to resign over their botched handling of the Afghanistan...
Higgins Announces Funding for Lake Charles Regional Airport
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lake Charles Regional Airport will receive $2.25 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The funding will be...
Higgins Announces Additional $15M for Hurricane Recovery Efforts
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $15,151,259.99 for hurricane recovery efforts in South Louisiana. The grants include:...
Higgins Calls on Louisiana to Expand Monoclonal Antibody Access
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter today to Governor John Bel Edwards calling on the State to expand the availability of Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) treatments to all...
Op-Ed: Make Employer Vaccine Mandates Illegal
Employers across the country are telling their workers to take the vaccine or lose their jobs. As federal agencies and businesses move forward with COVID-19 vaccine mandates, workers are questioning...
Higgins Issues Statement on Afghanistan
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement regarding the ongoing situation in Afghanistan. "It's insane what Biden and his handlers are doing with Afghanistan....
Higgins Encourages Local Officials to Pursue Disaster Mitigation Grants, Asks Biden to Prioritize Louisiana Applicants
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter today to mayors, parish presidents, and police juries across Louisiana's 3rd District informing of federal grant opportunities to...
Higgins Calls on FEMA to Expedite Assistance for Calcasieu Parish Schools
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter calling on FEMA to expedite the review and approval of Calcasieu Parish School Board's (CPSB) Public Assistance (PA)...
Higgins Urges DOD to Halt COVID Vaccine Mandate for U.S. Armed Forces
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin today urging him not to institute COVID vaccine mandates for active-duty...
Higgins Commends $8M Investment to Restart DeQuincy Sawmill
DEQUINCY, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended Interfor Corporation's announcement of plans to invest up to $8 million to restart the Georgia Pacific sawmill near DeQuincy. The project is...
Higgins Commends New 120,000-Ton U.S. Rice Tender with Iraq
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the announcement of a new 120,000-ton U.S. rice tender with Iraq, the first in nearly two years.In March, Congressman Higgins and...
Higgins Introduces Bill Protecting Vaccine Freedom
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced today H.R. 4884, the Employee Rights and Freedoms Act, which would make it illegal for any employer to mandate an employee undertake any...
Higgins, GOP Colleagues Introduce Bill to Secure America’s Borders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Border Subcommittee, joined other Republican colleagues today to introduce the Border Security...
Higgins Demands Answers from DHS, ICE on Migrant Drop Offs in Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the lead Republican on the House Homeland Security Border Subcommittee, delivered a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and...