I will support investments and public-private partnerships to develop health care innovations, including COVID-19 vaccines and treatments for major diseases.

Additionally, we are working to develop new treatments and therapeutics through health care innovation. This includes the creation of a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 as well as ongoing research to treat and cure medical conditions like cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and others. We support investments and public-private partnerships that make these health care innovations possible.

Higgins said he supports investments and public-private partnerships to enable health care innovation, including COVID-19 vaccine development and research on treatments and cures for major diseases.

Higgins: Republicans are Working to Lower Costs, Improve Health Care - Congressman Clay Higgins
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Roll Call 86 passed H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, 415-2. The vote list records Higgins (LA), Republican, Louisiana, as Yea.

Higgins voted for the initial COVID-19 emergency supplemental appropriations bill.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 86, H.R. 6074
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The law appropriated $3,100,000,000 for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for coronavirus response, including development of countermeasures and vaccines, purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics, manufacturing platform innovations, and contracts involving non-Federally owned facilities for vaccine, therapeutic, and diagnostic production.

The bill Higgins supported directly funded COVID-19 vaccine, therapeutic, diagnostic, and manufacturing innovation activities, matching a core part of the promise.

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GovInfo - Public Law 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
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Roll Call 251 on H.R. 133, concurring in the Senate amendment with amendment except Divisions B, C, E, and F, passed 359-53. The vote list records Higgins (LA), Republican, Louisiana, as Nay.

Higgins opposed a major December 2020 appropriations and COVID relief vehicle, showing his support for later pandemic-related health investments was not consistent.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 251, H.R. 133
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Roll Call 72 on the American Rescue Plan Act passed 220-211. The vote list records Higgins (LA), Republican, Louisiana, as Nay.

Higgins voted against the American Rescue Plan Act, another enacted COVID-19 relief bill with vaccine and therapeutic funding provisions.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 72, H.R. 1319
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The law appropriated $7,500,000,000 for COVID-19 vaccine activities, including planning, preparation, promotion, distribution, administration, monitoring, and tracking, and $500,000,000 for FDA activities on vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, advanced continuous manufacturing, inspections, and supply-chain oversight.

The legislation Higgins opposed contained significant vaccine, therapeutic, diagnostic, and manufacturing support, weighing against full fulfillment of a promise to support such investments.

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GovInfo - Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
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