Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H.R. 6708, the Preventing Additional Printing of Electronic Records (PAPER) Act, which eliminates the mandatory, daily printing and hand-delivery of the...
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Higgins Surveys Water Infrastructure in South Louisiana
Congressman Higgins Votes to Expand LNG Exports
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted in support of H.R. 4606, the Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. The legislation allows for...
Higgins Announces Flood Mitigation Grant for Calcasieu Parish
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury will receive $3,364,520 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The hazard mitigation...
Sandbag Locations for Tropical Storm Gordon
ACADIA PARISH The Acadia Parish Police Jury will begin offering sandbags to residents in the parish beginning today.All parish barns will be open for sandbagging today from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm....
Higgins keeps focus on serving
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins is aware of the upcoming Nov. 6 election to retain his 3rd District seat, but he said he remains focused on "working and serving."Higgins, R-Port Barre, told the American...
Rep. Higgins: Trump, America winning trade war
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins said the majority of Louisiana workers and businessmen and women are pledging patience during the trade wars because they believe President Donald Trump and America will...
Congressman Higgins Surveys Water Infrastructure in Southwest Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently joined officials from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for a joint aerial mission to observe the USACE's...
Louisiana’s Business, Legal Climate Holding State Back
Given the rate at which oil prices have risen over the last year, economic theory tells us that Louisiana's oil and gas industry should be rising as well. However, this has not been the case. Other...
HIGGINS: SEAFOOD BILL WOULD HELP LA. FISHERMEN
Along with agriculture and oil and gas, the seafood industry is an important economic driver for south Louisiana.U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, whose 3rd Congressional District covers St. Mary and St....
Abbeville Meridional: Higgins talks Border Wall, Tariffs, and Immigration
Border security, immigration and the effects of tariffs have been hot-button topics throughout the nation.As far as U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins is concerned, important details of those subjects are...
House Passes Higgins’ Long-Term Care Bill for Veterans
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) bill H.R. 5693, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, which expands access to Medical Foster Homes (MFH) and...
Higgins Issues Statement on EU Trade Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump announced that the European Union (EU) agreed to lower tariffs on American-produced goods and...
Higgins Pushes NFIP Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass a short-term reauthorization that extends the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through November 30, 2018. The current program...
House Will Consider Higgins’ Resolution to Support ICE
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GOP Rep: ‘Surprised’ & ‘Disturbed’ to See So Many Dems Vote ‘Present’ on Resolution Supporting ICE
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) said he was "surprised" and "disturbed" to see so many House Democrats decline to get behind legislation expressing support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
GOP bill applauding ICE approved in House
The House passed a resolution Wednesday expressing support for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, as a growing number of liberals in the Democratic Party has called to abolish the...
House Passes Higgins’ Resolution to Support ICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) bill H. Res. 990 today, affirming congressional support for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)...