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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, Scott, Colleagues Demand Answers from Biden Administration on Latest Iran Sanctions Waiver

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC), and twenty-three Republican colleagues called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to conduct needed oversight over the administration’s lack of a cohesive Iran strategy given the recent decision to extend an Iran sanctions waiver. 

Kennedy, McClain urge leaders to prevent Biden EPA from forcing Americans to buy EVs

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a Senate Appropriations Committee member,  joined Representative Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and a bicameral group of colleagues in urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to prevent the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its rule to require more than two-thirds of all vehicles sold in the U.S. to be fully electric in fewer than nine years.

US Must Enact Trade Policy to Support Louisiana Industry, Penalize Global Polluters

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Lousiana State Senator Caleb Kleinpeter (R-Port Allen), and Louisiana State Representative Blake Miguez (R-Erath) penned a joint editorial for the USA Today Network on their efforts to hold global polluters accountable.

Kennedy, Merkley Introduce Bill to End Involuntary Facial Recognition Screenings, Protect Americans’ Privacy

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in introducing the Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2023 to safeguard Americans from facial recognition screenings that the federal government is implementing at airports across the country.

Cassidy, Hasson Urge Social Security Administration to Stop Overpayments, Protect Vulnerable Social Security Recipients

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), members of the Senate Finance Committee, are urging the Social Security Administration to reduce overpayments and prevent undue harm to the most vulnerable Social Security recipients when recovering overpayments.

Cassidy, Cramer, Blackburn File Becameral Amicus Brief In Support of the Second Amendment

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and 66 Republican colleagues filed a bicameral amicus brief to uphold the rights of all Americans to keep and bear arms, especially veterans and disabled individuals who need assistance to exercise their rights. 

Kennedy announces $108.3 million contract for repairs to NASA rocket facility Hurricane Ida damaged

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $108,281,936 contract for repairs to a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) facility in Louisiana. 

Cassidy Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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On the two-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) being signed into law, United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released the following statement and booklet celebrating its success. 

Cassidy, Schatz Reintroduce Bill to Create New Board to Investigate Natural Disasters, Provide Recommendation to Mitigate Future Impact

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act, bipartisan legislation that would create an independent board to investigate major natural disasters nationwide.

Cassidy Statement on Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Scheduled for December

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement on the long-awaited Lease Sale 261.
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