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News and press releases from Louisiana United States Senators and Louisiana United States House of Representative District 3.

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Higgins Legislation Forces Federal Support for Oil and Gas Leasing

Newsroom - February 20, 2025 7:22 am

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) reintroduced the Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency Act, which would hold energy regulators accountable ... READ MORE ...

Kennedy champions bill to stop bureaucrats from crushing America’s chemical industry

Newsroom - February 19, 2025 7:54 am

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the No Industrial Restrictions In Secret (No IRIS) Act to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using data from the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) to make rules that punish America’s chemical manufacturing industry.

Higgins, Letlow Fight for Louisiana Rice Producers

Newsroom - February 19, 2025 7:46 am

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA) delivered an official letter to President Trump requesting tariffs on rice imports from India, Thailand, China, Pakistan, and Vietnam. READ MORE ...

Higgins Supports President Trump’s Approval of Commonwealth LNG

Newsroom - February 15, 2025 9:53 am

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright approved the administration’s first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export authorization to Commonwealth LNG. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Issues Statement on Louisiana Surgeon General’s Decision to Roll Back Vaccine Efforts

Newsroom - February 15, 2025 9:40 am

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued a statement following an announcement from the Louisiana Surgeon General that the state would “no longer promote mass vaccination” efforts including “community health fairs, partnerships and media campaigns.”

Cassidy, Barrasso, Thune, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

Newsroom - February 15, 2025 9:33 am

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Barrasso (R-WY), John Thune (R-SD), and 12 Republican colleagues introduced the Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act to end the federal electric vehicle and charging stations tax credit. READ MORE ...

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