Recent News About Bill Cassidy
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Defense Credit Union Council: Proposed credit card bill could increase fraud risk for South Carolina veterans
The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) told Louisiana's U.S. senators in May that proposed credit card regulations would “risk military financial readiness,” and the council is now saying the bill could “jeopardize veterans’ financial security.”
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Cassidy Announces Appropriation for Communities in Schools, Speaks to Capital Region Home Builders
On August 31, 2023 afternoon in Baton Rouge, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) met with officials from Communities in Schools (CIS) Gulf South, Inc. to announce a $1 million appropriation that will support their after-school and mentoring programs for at-risk students.
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Cassidy Releases Discussion Draft to Level Playing Field for Offshore Mariners for Feedback
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released discussion draft legislation regarding offshore manning and crewing for feedback.
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Cassidy Presents Duplicate Congressional Gold Medal to Family of World War II Veteran Larry Stephenson, Speaks to LegisGator
On August 18, 2023 in Lake Charles, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) presented a duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal to the family of the late Mr. Larry Stephenson, who served in World War II as part of the Merrill’s Marauders.
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Cassidy, Colleagues Raise Concerns About the National Security Threat of Illicit Tobacco Trafficking
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) outlined their concerns about the national security threat that the illicit trafficking of tobacco products poses in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Cassidy Announces $1.7 Million in Hurricane Ida Relief
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association will receive $1,731,396.60 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in relief for Hurricane Ida.
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Senate Passes Cassidy, Durbin, Shaheen, Boozman, Coons, Bipartisan Bill To Increase U.S. Exports To Africa And Latin America In NDAA
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Boozman (R-AR), and Chris Coons (D-DE) applauded last night’s Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation to improve America’s competitiveness throughout the African continent and in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Cassidy, Crapo Demand Answers for Shipping Policies Targeting Second Amendment Rights
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and 13 Senate colleagues attacked major shipping companies’ discriminatory policies against legal firearms and ammunition.
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Cassidy Leads Senate Push to Hold Offshore Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico in 2024, 2025
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Offshore Energy Security Act of 2023.
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Cassidy, Cotton, Colleagues: EPA’s Proposed Emission Standards Rule Increases Costs for Americans
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and three Republican colleagues called out the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its recent proposed federal emission standards that will limit choices and increase costs for Americans when buying vehicles.
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Cassidy Announces $25.1 Million For Hurricane Relief and Flood Projects
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that Louisiana will receive $25,119,195.41 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Cassidy Announces Grant Application to Improve I-20 Train Service from His Infrastructure Law
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Amtrak has applied for $11.5 million in federal funding made available under his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the I-20 Crescent l
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Following Calls from Cassidy, International Trade Commission to Keep Antidumping Orders on Shrimp from China, India, Thailand, Vietnam
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. International Trade Commission opted to keep the anti-dumping orders for frozen warmwater shrimp from China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam during its five-year sunset review.
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Cassidy Votes Against Debt Ceiling Deal
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released a statement after voting against President Biden’s debt ceiling deal that would slash defense spending and balloon the national debt over the next decade.
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Senate Passes Cassidy-Led Resolution to Battle PTSD, Veteran Depression
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) applauded the Senate passage of his resolution to establish “Vets Get Outside Day” on June 10 in support of veterans struggling with mental health challenges.
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Cassidy Announces $4.5 Million in Hurricane Laura, Katrina Relief
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that Louisiana will receive $4,538,525.73 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in hurricane relief.
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Cassidy, Risch, Colleagues Introduce Taliban Sanctions Act
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Jim Risch (R-ID), and 17 colleagues introduced the Taliban Sanctions Act to hold the Taliban accountable with sanction for terrorism, human rights abuses, drug trafficking, and more.
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ICYMI: Cassidy, Grassley Blast Biden’s Unfair Student Loan Schemes in Fox News Op-ed
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, penned an op-ed on Fox News blasting President Biden’s student loan schemes, which are estimated to cost taxpayers nearly $600 billion.
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Cassidy Announces $27.8 in Hurricanes Laura, Katrina Relief
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that Louisiana will receive a total of $27,764,716.13 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in hurricane relief.
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Cassidy: Louisiana House, Senate Unanimously Adopt Resolution Supporting Trade Policy that Targets Foreign Polluters, Benefits American Workers
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement after the Louisiana Senate and House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution urging Congress to pursue a climate and trade policy.