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Cassidy Raises Alarm on Democrats’ Last-Ditch Efforts to Ban Offshore Energy Development, Tie President Trump’s Hands

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released the following statement after reports that Congressional Democrats are urging President Joe Biden ... READ MORE ...

Cassidy Announces $12.7 Million for Broadband from His Infrastructure Law

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will grant Louisiana $12,727,887.98 ... READ MORE ...

Kennedy introduces bill to prevent medical researchers from burying results that undermine radicals’ agenda

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today introduced the Scientific Research Accessibility and Transparency Act (SRATA) of 2024 to ensure that American taxpayers have access to the medical research that they fund regardless of what the studies show.

Kennedy, colleagues raise concerns over DOJ’s response to $7 billion Stanford Trust Ponzi scheme

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined colleagues in urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to coordinate with the victims of the Stanford Trust Ponzi scheme.

Higgins’ Bipartisan Legislation Improving Government Efficiency Passes House

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Congressman Clay Higgins’ (R-LA) bipartisan legislation, the Federal Register Modernization Act, eliminates the requirement to print thousands of copies of the Federal Register and replaces the outdated practice with an electronic publication supplemented by sufficient quantities of physical publications. 

THE SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT HAS PASSED THE HOUSE

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Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the unjust federal laws referred to as the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).

Cassidy Announces $1.7 Million for Louisiana for Road Safety Projects from His Infrastructure Law

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant Louisiana a total of $1,651,340.00 from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for road safety infrastructure projects.

Cassidy, Cruz, Crenshaw, Colleagues File Bicameral Amicus Brief Defending American Energy

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U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02), and colleagues filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to rehear or rehear en banc City of Port Isabel v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Cassidy, Hassan Release Policy Framework on Medicare Site-Neutral Reform to Lower Health Care Costs

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U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today released a legislative framework to address site-neutral Medicare payment reform to lower health care costs for patients and save taxpayer dollars.

Congressman Higgins Working to Make America Affordable Again

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Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released a video today outlining conservative policy solutions to help address the affordability crisis impacting American families.
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