Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)
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Recent News About Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)
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Cassidy, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing June as National Cybersecurity Education Month
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced a resolution recognizing June 2023 as “National Cybersecurity Education Month
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Cassidy Visits Local Leaders and Tours Medical Supply Distributor in Hammond
On June 29, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) took part in a roundtable at Southeastern Louisiana University with elected officials throughout Tangipahoa Parish, as well as officials from Southeastern Louisiana University.
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ICYMI: We're Heading for a Social Security Apocalypse
Newsweek published a story highlighting new polling data showing Americans are worried they will not be able to count on Social Security in retirement.
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Cassidy Announces $1.1 Million to Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association for Hurricane Laura Relief
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association will receive a total of $1,126,558.25 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Cassidy Speaks at Restore or Retreat Annual Meeting, Tours Thoma-Sea
On June 28, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) addressed the annual meeting of Restore or Retreat, an organization advocating for resources to restore Louisiana’s coastline, specifically the Barataria and Terrebonne basins.
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Cassidy Visits with Coach Brian Kelly at SCIA Banquet, Discusses Flood Insurance at Roundtable
On June 28 evening, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) addressed the annual banquet for the South Central Industrial Association, which represents more than 250 member companies with over 200,000 employees.
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Cassidy Speaks to Kiwanis, Visits Businesses in Lafayette Parish
On June 27, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) spoke to members of the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette on his work in Washington to help people in Acadiana.
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Cassidy, Scott, Rosen Urge Biden Administration to Include Israel in the Visa Waiver Program
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Rick Scott (R-FL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and 60 of their colleagues urged the Biden administration to include Israel in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
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Cassidy, Hyde-Smith, Wicker Want GAO Study of New Flood Program to Include Key Indications
Senators Issue Letter to GAO Regarding Facts & Data Needed to Assess FEMA’s Troubled NFIP RR2.0 Program
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Cassidy Presents Nursing Diploma to Injured Louisiana Tech Graduate
This afternoon in New Orleans, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) presented Ms. Mackenzie Maier with her nursing diploma from Louisiana Tech University.
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Ranking Member Cassidy, Chair Foxx Rebuke Biden’s New SEC Rule Threatening Americans’ Retirement Savings
On June 28, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, rebuked the Biden administration’s “hard close” proposed rule that limits Americans’ ability to trade in mutual funds, threatening millions of retirement plans.
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Cassidy Announces $3.7 Million for Hurricane Ida Relief
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association will receive a total of $3,674,290.22 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Cassidy, Lummis, Manchin Introduce Legislation to Reauthorize Congressional Award for Young Americans
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Barrasso (R-WY), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced the Congressional Awards Act which seeks to reauthorize the Congressional Award program, the highest honor for our nation’s youth ages 14 to 23.
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Cassidy, Wyden Introduce Bill to Allow Americans with Disabilities to Work Without Worry
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and six colleagues on June 23 introduced legislation to remove a Social Security work disincentive for Americans with disabilities.
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What They Are Saying: Cassidy, Menendez Legislation to Reform, Reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Clay Higgins (R-LA-03) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) recently introduced the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP-RE) Act of 2023.
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Cassidy Announces $1.6 Million Grant to Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.6 million grant to the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, located in Marksville, Louisiana.
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Ranking Member Cassidy, Chair Foxx Demand Briefing on Return to Student Loan Repayment
On June 27, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, reprimanded the Department of Education (ED) for their lack of preparedness to handle millions of student loan borrowers returning to repayment.
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Cassidy, Durbin Inform Consumers Act Goes Into Effect Today
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after their Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act went into effect on June 27 after being signed into law last year.
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Democrats Block Cassidy-Backed Resolution to Stop Biden from Criminalizing Millions of Gunowners
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) on June 22 condemned Senate Democrats for blocking a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to prevent the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing an anti-Second Amendment pistol brace rule.
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Cassidy Visits Veterans at Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home
On June 27, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) visited the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings, Louisiana.