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Rep. Clay Higgins was the lone House Republican opposing the 427-1 vote to release Epstein files, citing risks to privacy and calling for Senate amendments to protect innocent people.
- On Nov. 18, the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act by a 427-1 vote, with Rep. Clay Higgins, Representative from Louisiana's Third District, casting the sole no vote.
- In a social post, Higgins argued on privacy grounds that `As written, this bill reveals and injures thousands of innocent people`, seeking Senate amendments to protect victims and others named but not implicated.
- As Oversight subcommittee chair, Rep. Clay Higgins noted his panel subpoenaed the Department of Justice and pressed to subpoena former President Bill Clinton for needed Epstein records.
- Senate Republican leader John Thune said the Senate expects to take up the measure "fairly quickly," perhaps later Tuesday, and President Donald Trump has said he would sign the bill after reversing his position.
- A former law-enforcement officer and Freedom Caucus member, Rep. Clay Higgins represents Louisiana's Third District and faced a censure attempt last year over the Haitian immigrants controversy after being confronted by the Congressional Black Caucus.
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Who is Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against Epstein files release?
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) on Tuesday was the only House member to vote against a bill that will order the Justice Department to release files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana, the lone member of Congress to vote against release of the files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has a long record of anti-LGBTQ+, anti-immigrant, and racist stances.Higgins said he voted against the bill ordering release because innocent people would be injured by revelation of their names and personal information. However, “survivors’ personal information and other sensitive material can be with…
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This lawmaker voted against releasing the Epstein files. Here’s why
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., was the only member of the House of Representatives to vote against a bill forcing the Department of Justice to release files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Who is Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against Epstein files release?
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) on Tuesday was the only House member to vote against a bill that will order the Justice Department to release files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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