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News and press releases from Louisiana United States Senators and Louisiana United States House of Representative District 3.

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Cassidy, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Lower Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries

Newsroom - May 22, 2025 10:54 am

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act of 2025 to make Medicare’s co-pay structure more affordable by extending the existing co-pay cap to Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), ensuring fairer costs for patients, and supporting the continued growth and utilization of efficient, lower-cost surgical settings. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Announces $1.6 Million for Airport Improvements Across Louisiana from His Infrastructure Law

Newsroom - May 22, 2025 10:51 am

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is granting Louisiana a total of $1,627,346.00 in funding from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to improve airport infrastructure in Minden, Shreveport, Monroe, Vivian, Mansfield, Eunice, and Reserve. READ MORE ...

Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Demanding Safe Release of Hostages Held by Hamas

Newsroom - May 22, 2025 10:48 am

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Todd Young (R-IN), and a group of Senate colleagues introduced a resolution demanding that Hamas release all remaining 58 hostages, and calling on the White House to take all possible steps to ensure their release. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Applauds Energy Department on Taking Next Step to Unleash American LNG

Newsroom - May 22, 2025 10:45 am

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) took a critical step toward unleashing American liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports that were halted under the Biden administration. READ MORE ...

Cassidy, Marshall, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Improve Seniors’ Access to Care

Karen Lagrange Cox - May 22, 2025 10:34 am

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act to improve access to care for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans by streamlining the time-consuming prior authorization process. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Introduces Bill to Allow HSAs to Be Used for Direct Primary Care

Newsroom - May 22, 2025 10:30 am

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Primary Care Enhancement Act to increase access to affordable preventative and primary care by allowing health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used to pay for direct primary care (DPC). READ MORE ...

Kennedy, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announce National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety in Lake Charles

Newsroom - May 22, 2025 10:10 am

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy today announced that McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana was selected as the site of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) National Center of Excellence for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Safety. READ MORE ...

Kennedy champions bill to block taxpayer funding of medical schools that indoctrinate students with DEI ideology

Newsroom - May 22, 2025 10:06 am

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today reintroduced the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act, which would block federal funding for medical schools and accrediting institutions that force students to affirm ideological beliefs and prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). READ MORE ...

House passes Kennedy resolution to undo cumbersome Biden-era bank merger rule

Newsroom - May 22, 2025 10:03 am

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) joint resolution of disapproval under Congressional Review Act (CRA) procedures to block an Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) rule that delays the bank merger approval process by adding more red tape that could lead to consumer uncertainty. It now moves to the president’s desk for signing. READ MORE...

Kennedy, Louisiana Republicans urge swift consideration of Cameron Parish LNG project

Newsroom - May 22, 2025 10:01 am

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Reps. Clay Higgins (R-La.) and Julia Letlow (R-La.) in sending a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) chairman Mark Christie in support of the Commonwealth liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. READ MORE ...

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