WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Biden enacted a 60-day moratorium on new oil and gas leasing, drilling permits, and lease extensions...
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Higgins Announces Over $50M for Debris Removal in Calcasieu Parish
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA will award $50,782,500 to the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury for debris removal operations in response to Hurricane...
Higgins Slams Biden’s First-Day Executive Orders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed several executive orders that will destroy jobs and threaten homeland security.The...
Funding Announced for Dredging Projects & Community Health Centers in Acadiana
U.S. Representative Clay Higgins, who represents most of Acadiana in Congress, has announced federal funds that are being made available for dredging and waterway projects, as well as community...
Higgins Announces Funding for Dredging, Waterway Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects received significant funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2021 Work Plan.For...
Higgins Announces Funding for Community Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that three 3rd District community health centers will receive over $600,000 in supplemental funding as part of the Department of Health...
Higgins Urges HHS, VA to Utilize Community Based Outpatient Clinics for Vaccine Distribution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter calling on the Department of Health & Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs to utilize VA Community Based...
Higgins Will Vote Against Impeachment, Resolution to Invoke 25th Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement ahead of votes this week on articles of impeachment and H. Res. 21, which calls on Vice President Pence to invoke...
Higgins Says He’ll Vote Against Impeachment
St. Mary Parish's representative in Congress said Tuesday that he plans to vote against impeaching President Donald Trump after last week's protest against the certification of presidential electors...
Higgins Will Object to Certification of Electoral College Votes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement today after announcing that he will object to the certification of Electoral College votes on January 6, 2021."I...
Higgins Will Vote Against Combined Omnibus, COVID Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today his intent to vote against the combined omnibus spending and COVID-19 relief bill.Congressman Higgins issued the following...
Higgins Commends Passage of Bill to Expand Disaster Mitigation Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the passage of S. 3418, the Safeguarding Tomorrow Through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act, which expands funding opportunities...
Higgins Votes to Improve Veterans Caregiver Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted today to pass S. 2216, the TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act, which formally recognizes approved caregivers of Veterans on electronic health...
Higgins: COVID-19 Relief Shouldn’t Fund Bailouts for Fiscally Irresponsible Cities, States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today to House and Senate leadership urging them to ensure any forthcoming COVID-19 relief package will NOT be used to bail out state...
Bill to Boost CBP’s Synthetic Opioid-Detecting Tech Awaits President’s Signature
Legislation directing the Homeland Security Department to gauge and ultimately help advance the technology federal agents use to detect and seize illicit drugs at America's entry points is on its...
Higgins’ Bill to Improve DHS’ Opioid Detection Capabilities Passes Senate, Heads to President Trump’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Clay Higgins' (R-LA) H.R. 4761, the DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019, passed the U.S. Senate this week via unanimous...
Higgins: Water Resources Bill Includes Win for Calcasieu Ship Channel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended House passage of S. 1811, the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA), which authorizes improvements to America's ports,...
Funding to expand rural internet announced
WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins announced today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will award more than $342 million for rural broadband expansion in Louisiana.The investment...
Higgins Announces Funding to Expand Rural Broadband
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will award more than $342 million for rural broadband expansion in Louisiana. The...
Congressman Higgins Announces Winners of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Zarie Shelvin, Damarkus Webster, Dontaye Washington, and Rena Celestine are the overall winners of the 2020 Congressional App...