U.S. Representative Clay Higgins took to Facebook to denounce ‘government oppressors’ and to give words of comfort to Americans.
The Republican Third District representative from Lafayette has been in D.C. this week, where he and other Republicans have been working towards a bipartisan plan to re-open the economy.
On Wednesday, Representative Higgins took time to post a very direct video titled; 'Listen to us, government oppressors... We’re not playing'. In the video, he reflects on the eerie-sight of businesses in D.C. closed and empty.
“It is unbelievable that we have allowed our nation to be shuttered,” Higgins said. “Let’s see what we can do about that. Come May the first, the government is either going to allow America to open…or America is going to force the government to open.”
Representative Higgins has been critical of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and his response orders to the COVID-19 crisis. In the video description, Higgins said “I’m talking to every Governor of every sovereign State. Including JBE. Step back from your commands and threats.”
In the video description, he encouraged Americans on May 1st to return to work and adds, “If you’ve been a part of this betrayal of our Constitutional freedoms, if you’re an oppressor, hear ye this... We, the People, have TOLERATED your actions. We haven’t bowed to it. We’re not trapped in here with you. You’re trapped in here with us.”
On Friday, Higgins posted another Facebook video as he was at the D.C. airport waiting to return to Louisiana.
In that video, he gives words of comfort to Americans. “American, we are going to get through this,” Higgins said. “None of us saw this coming. We are all going to learn a lot from what we are going through right now. But I have tremendous faith that America is going to be ok.”
In the video description, Higgins said earlier this week that he and other representatives tried to ‘force some issues’ during pro-forma session last Tuesday but says he was ‘gaveled out’. He adds they passed the ‘economic recovery supplemental’ on Thursday.
