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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 Congratulates Speaker Mike Johnson on Winning Another Term

Newsroom - January 3, 2025 1:57 pm

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released the following statement after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) was elected to continue serving ... READ MORE ...

Kennedy on Bourbon Street attack: It’s “objective evil”

Newsroom - January 1, 2025 3:17 pm

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) made the following statements surrounding the attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans today. READ MORE ...

Kennedy Statement on NOLA Attack

Newsroom - January 1, 2025 11:30 am

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) today made this statement regarding the attack in New Orleans ... READ MORE ...

Kennedy statement on the Passing of Former President Jimmy Carter

Newsroom - December 29, 2024 7:32 pm

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement on the passing of former president Jimmy Carter ... READ MORE ...

Higgins Introduces Legislation to Abolish EPA, Return Authority to the States

Newsroom - December 27, 2024 2:06 pm

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced the introduction of the Sovereign State Environmental Quality Assurance Act (SSEQAA), which would abolish the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ... READ MORE ...

Kennedy helps send Social Security Fairness Act to president’s desk

Newsroom - December 21, 2024 9:36 am

The Senate has passed the Social Security Fairness Act, a bill that Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) cosponsored. The bill now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. READ MOR E...

Senate Passes Bill to Repeal WEP & GPO After Cassidy Successfully Pushes for Vote

Newsroom - December 21, 2024 9:32 am

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) celebrated the passage of his bill to fully repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) ... READ MORE ...

Higgins: Social Security Fairness Act Will Become Law

Newsroom - December 21, 2024 9:27 am

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA) ... READ MORE ....

Senate blocks Kennedy’s bill to extend Louisianians’ flood insurance through 2025

Newsroom - December 21, 2024 9:24 am

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today requested unanimous support... READ MORE

Cassidy Votes to Avert a Government Shutdown

Newsroom - December 21, 2024 9:18 am

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement on his vote in support of a bill to avert ... READ MORE ...

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