Federal Level

 United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today penned an op-ed in the Ripon Forum highlighting the need for the U.S. to reprioritize our foreign policy towards Latin America.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Port of New Orleans will receive $7,117,567.00 in the Department of Transportation (DOT) Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities (RTEPF) Grant Program from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant Louisiana $52,727,798.00 in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Fiscal Year 2023 Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure and Safety Modernization Grants from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the national security supplemental funding bill by a vote of 79-18.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and colleagues in urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to restore order on college campuses where antisemitic, pro-Hamas mobs have threatened Jewish students.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced an amendment that passed by voice on the House Floor to H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act (FANFSA).

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned a Letter to the Editor in the Washington Post calling out the Editorial Board for their bias and shortsighted analysis of climate and trade policy.

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Health (IRS MATH) Act, legislation that would improve math error notices — an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority used to quickly adjust taxpayers’ returns.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the LNG Permitting Improvement Act, which establishes a shot clock for the review of applications for natural gas export and import orders.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a statement after voting to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).