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Cassidy, King Lead Letter Urging Labor Department to Remove Barriers Holding Back Vets from Job Opportunities

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Angus King are pushing the Department of Labor (DOL) to change eligibility criteria for veterans looking to enter the workforce.

Cassidy, Peters Introduce Bill to Simplify Requirements for Hazard Mitigation Grants

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Facilitating Hazard Mitigations Projects Act to simplify its requirements for demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of hazard mitigation grants.

Cassidy Calls Out Biden Administration for Fishy Hydrogen Hub Selection Process

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) expressed serious concerns regarding the Biden administration’s political selection process for hydrogen hubs at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing today.

Cassidy, King Lead Letter Urging Labor Department to Remove Barriers Holding Back Vets from Job Opportunities

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Angus King are pushing the Department of Labor (DOL) to change eligibility criteria for veterans looking to enter the workforce.

Cassidy Announces $8.8 Million for South Louisiana in Hurricane Ida Relief

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced South Louisiana will receive $8,801,237.31 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Hurricane Ida relief.

Kennedy introduces CONFUCIUS Act to fight Chinese Communist influence over free speech at U.S. colleges

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act to prevent Chinese-backed Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses from suppressing students’ freedom of speech.

Kennedy announces $8.8 million in Hurricane Ida aid for children’s hospital, St. Charles Parish

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $8,801,237 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

Kennedy, Britt raise concerns about Biden placing Su in presidential line of succession

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 28 colleagues in raising concerns with President Biden regarding his administration’s apparent attempt to add Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to the presidential line of succession.

Kennedy condemns proposal to lower graduation standards in Louisiana: “Our kids are better than that”

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Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) today criticized the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) for proposing lower graduation standards for high school students in Louisiana.

Senate passes Kennedy resolution to reverse Biden CFPB rule requiring banks to collect race, ethnicity, sex data

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The Senate today passed Senator John Kennedy’s (R-LA) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to stop the Biden administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from enforcing its Dodd Frank Section 1071 small business data collection rule.
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