WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 1691, the Second Amendment Protection Act, which affirms the right to bear arms and strengthens protections for law-abiding gun...
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Higgins Announces Over $22M for Flood Mitigation, Hurricane Recovery Efforts in LA-03
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA will award $22.17 million for flood mitigation and Hurricane Laura recovery efforts in Calcasieu, Jeff Davis, and...
Louisiana’s congressional delegation blames Biden for surge of children at border
Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy and other members of the all-GOP Louisiana congressional delegation are blaming President Biden for a surge of unaccompanied migrant children at America's southern...
Rep. Higgins: Border situation is a ‘unmitigated disaster’
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GOP Rep. Higgins: Border Crisis an ‘Unmitigated Disaster,’ ‘Danger to Our Republic’
During a Tuesday interview on FNC's "Fox & Friends First," Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) discussed his trip with Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) to the United States-Mexico border.Higgins outlined how...
‘Biden Border Crisis’: Republicans Knock New Policies at Southern Border
President Joe Biden's immigration policies have led to the surge in migrants traveling to the United States and illegally crossing the border, members of Congress charged on Monday.Standing in El...
Higgins Calls on Biden Administration to Address Border Crisis, Work with Republicans
EL PASO, TX – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Lead Republican on the...
Higgins Calls on Congress to Address Broken Budget Process Before Considering Return of Earmarks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership calling for meaningful fiscal reforms before ANY consideration of a potential return of earmarks. The...
Congress Throws Support Behind Issuance of Iraq Tender
This week, 25 Members of Congress, many from rice-producing states and districts, signed on to letters encouraging the U.S. and Iraqi governments to work together towards the issuance of a tender...
Higgins Discusses Border Crisis with Fox News, Will Travel to Border Next Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, spoke with Fox & Friends First this morning to discuss the...
Higgins Votes Against Anti-Second Amendment Bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446, which impose new restrictions on firearm purchases and infringe upon the...
Higgins Votes Against $1.9T Budget Reconciliation Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate amendment to Democrats' $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation package."Democrats are...
Higgins, Crawford Lead Call for U.S.-Iraq Rice Tender
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) led a bipartisan letter to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller, urging him to work with Iraq's Minister of...
Higgins Announces Flood Mitigation Funds for Iberia Parish
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA will award $2,144,867.45 for flood mitigation efforts in Iberia Parish. The hazard mitigation grant will be used to...
Higgins Calls on Governor Edwards to Fully Reopen Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today to Governor John Bel Edwards urging him to fully reopen Louisiana's economy and cease all state-level COVID-19 mandates.The...
Higgins Votes Against Democrats’ Partisan Policing Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1280, Democrats' misguided police reform bill."Democrats' anti-police bill would legislate...
Higgins Commends Edwards’ Letter to Biden, Calls for State-Level Reforms in Support of Oil and Gas Jobs
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...
Higgins Will Vote Against $1.9T Budget Reconciliation Package
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...
Higgins Announces Over $33M for Debris Removal, Utility Repairs
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...
Higgins Introduces Disaster Recovery Amendments to Budget Reconciliation Package
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...