WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the City of Kenner will receive $133,000.00 from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) through his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for wastewater infrastructure improvements following Hurricane Ida. "Louisiana has felt the impacts of Hurricane Ida over the past three years, but infrastructure improvements like these make us more resilient," said Dr. C  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will grant Louisiana a total of $4,113,093.00 to improve local airports from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). "Improving local airports is crucial to attract businesses, investors, and families to Louisiana," said Dr. Cassidy. "With funding from the Infrastructure Law, we're making our communities more  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Chris Coons (D-DE) condemned Meta's response to their letter urging Meta to delay their decision to shut down CrowdTangle. CrowdTangle is a Meta-owned transparency tool used by researchers to monitor public content on Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms that the company shut down today. "Meta's response only highlights the need for more oversight and scrutiny of  more

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Speaker Johnson, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman Stefanik issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced prescription drug price controls mandated by the so-called "Inflation Reduction Act." "Two years after the passage of Congressional Democrats' failed Inflation Expansion Act, Americans continue  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued statements on the new Government Accountability O  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) joined President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to announce new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) awards. This funding will help develop technologies that will allow surgeons to provide more successful tumor-removal surgeries for people facing cancer. Tulane University is receiving up to $22.9 million as part of the first  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released a statement following his wife Andree "Ana" Carter's promotion to Major General. She was pinned at a ceremony at the National World War II Museum by Lieutenant General Russel L. Honore and by President Joe Biden aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. "I'm extremely proud of my wife Ana Carter for reaching this histo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information Act. This bill directs the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) to include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on their weekly and monthly reports, consistent with other fuel types that the agency regularly tracks. SAF is alternative j  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, blasted a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) final rule that dramatically increases the cost of federal Head Start programs, in violation of federal law, and when fully i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following the resignation of Dr. Minouche Shafik as Columbia University President. "The Columbia president clearly mishandled the protests and the threats  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is urging the Department of Education (DeptEd) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to investigate the use of federal funds by colleges and universities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideol  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following commentary to Fox News on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * This morning, Speaker Johnson published an op-ed on FoxNews.com highlighting the importance of ensuring only American citizens vote in our federal elections and demanding the Senate take up the SAVE Act. Read "Only Americans should decide our elections. Here's how Congress can guarantee it." * * * Only Americans Should Decide Our Elections. Here's How Con  more