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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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Higgins, Letlow Fight for Louisiana Rice Producers

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Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA) delivered an official letter to President Trump requesting tariffs on rice imports from India, Thailand, China, Pakistan, and Vietnam. READ MORE ...

Higgins Supports President Trump’s Approval of Commonwealth LNG

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Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright approved the administration’s first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export authorization to Commonwealth LNG. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Issues Statement on Louisiana Surgeon General’s Decision to Roll Back Vaccine Efforts

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued a statement following an announcement from the Louisiana Surgeon General that the state would “no longer promote mass vaccination” efforts including “community health fairs, partnerships and media campaigns.”

Cassidy, Barrasso, Thune, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

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U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Barrasso (R-WY), John Thune (R-SD), and 12 Republican colleagues introduced the Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act to end the federal electric vehicle and charging stations tax credit. READ MORE ...

Kennedy, Thune, colleagues introduce bill to permanently repeal the death tax

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 44 other colleagues in introducing the Death Tax Repeal Act to end the federal estate tax for Americans.

Cassidy Announces $2.6 Million for Louisiana in Hurricanes Ida, Francine Relief

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $2,619,792.02 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Hurricanes Ida and Francine relief. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Issues Statement Following Senate Confirmation of RFK, Jr. for HHS Secretary

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued a statement following the U.S. Senate vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. READ MORE ...

Cassidy, Booker Introduce Legislation to Combat Skyrocketing Flood Insurance Premiums, Give Americans Relief

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WASHINGTON (February 13, 2025) – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Flood Insurance Affordability Tax Credit Act to give low- and middle-income households enrolled in...

Kennedy announces $2.6 million in Hurricanes Ida, Francine aid for Louisiana National Guard, Lafourche Parish

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,619,792 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana National Guard emergency protective measures and the restoration of a damaged building in Lafourche Parish.

Kennedy introduces resolution to repeal Biden admin’s EPA rule targeting chemical manufacturing

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule targeting the use of trichloroethylene (TCE).
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