Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has announced his decision to withdraw from the House Homeland Security Committee. In a letter released today, Higgins explained his reasons for stepping down after nine years of service on the committee.
“Over the course of my nine years in Congress, I have been a dedicated servant to We the People through the House Homeland Security Committee, fighting for the America First agenda, enforcement of American law, and security of American sovereignty,” wrote Congressman Higgins. “My Republican colleagues have chosen an alternate path for the Committee that I helped to build, a path more in alignment with the less conservative factions of our Conference, factions whose core principles are quite variant from my own conservative perspective on key issues like amnesty, ICE operations, and opposition to the surveillance state.”
Higgins further stated, “Therefore, recognizing that I would be in opposition to the core principles and agenda of the newly elected Chairman, I withdraw my presence from the House Homeland Security Committee.”
Higgins will continue his work as a senior Republican member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He chairs its Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement. He also remains a member of the House Armed Services Committee and plans to collaborate with the White House on America First priorities.
Clay Higgins has represented Louisiana’s 3rd district in Congress since 2017 after succeeding Charles Boustany. Before serving in Congress, he was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Born in New Orleans in 1961, Higgins is currently 61 years old and lives in Lafayette.
