WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE On Saturday, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) spoke at Service Academy Day in Baton Rouge, which featured presentations from all five of America's Service Academies for students interested in becoming commissioned officers in the United States Armed Forces. Cassidy hosted the event along with the offices of U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) and five of Louisiana's six U.S. Representatives.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) urged President Joe Biden to grant a federal emergency declaration for Louisiana ahead of soon-to-be Hurricane Francine's anticipated landfall as a Category 1 or 2 hurricane. "I write in support of a federal emergency declaration request for Louisiana as it begins preparations for soon-to-be Hurricane Francine. In anticipation of Hurricane Francine making landfall as a Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act to ensure individuals with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or kidney failure, continue to have access to private health care. The legislation follows the 2022 Supreme Court ruling, Marietta v. DaVita, that allowed private health plans to carve out kidney care ser  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Retirement Security for American Hostages Act to protect the Social Security benefits of Americans who have been held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. Cassidy and Coons were joined in co-sponsoring the bill by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Ron Wyden (D-OR). "Americans held hostage should not lose S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI-02) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) raised serious concerns that U.S. auto part firms are purchasing products from Qingdao Sunsong a company based in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA), U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04), U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA-01), and U.S. Representatives Clay Higgins (R-LA-03), Garret Graves (R-LA-06), Julia Letlow (R-LA-05), and Troy Carter (D-LA-02) today urged President Joe Biden to approve Louisiana's request for a federal emergency declaration ahead of Tropical Storm Franci  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA), U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04), U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA-01), and U.S. Representatives Clay Higgins (R-LA-03), Garret Graves (R-LA-06), Julia Letlow (R-LA-05), and Troy Carter (D-LA-02) urged President Joe Biden to approve Louisiana's request for an expedited major disaster declaration in response to Hurricane Fra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Rick Scott (R-FL) and U.S. Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL-28), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26), Mike Waltz (R-FL-06), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR), and Keith Self (R-TX-03) issued the following statement in response to Honduran President Xiomara Castro de Zelaya's decision to revoke the longstanding extradition treaty between the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced the final language for a funding bill that will extend Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) government funding through Friday, March 28, 2025, paired with the House-passed SAVE Act, which prevents illegals from voting. The bill text has the backing of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and is expected to receive floor consideration as early as this week. The legislation would pr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he has signed the discharge petition to force a House floor vote on H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. The discharge petition requires 218 signatures from members of Congress. Congressman Higgins has advocated for this legislation since 2017. Earlier this year, Congressman Higgins sent a letter to both Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) of the House W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and the entire Louisiana congressional delegation delivered a letter to President Biden today urging him to approve Louisiana's request for a federal emergency declaration ahead of Tropical Storm Francine. "We write in support of Governor Jeff Landry's request for a federal emergency declaration in advance of Tropical Storm Francine," wrote the Louisiana delegation. "In an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) issued the following statement on the House Foreign Affairs Committee's report on the Biden-Harris Administration's failed U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021: "The Biden-Harris Administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan is one of the most catastrophic failures in American foreign policy history. The House Foreign  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today announced that 119 of their colleagues -- both Democrats and Republicans -- signed their discharge petition for the Social Security Fairness Act on the same day that the pair filed the petition. The lawmakers are already more than halfway to securing the 218 signatures required to force a vote in the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.), Clay Higgins (R-La.), Julia Letlow (R-La.), Garret Graves (R-La.) and Troy Carter (D-La.) in requesting that President Joe Biden approve an expedited major disaster declaration in response to Hurricane Fra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.), Clay Higgins (R-La.), Julia Letlow (R-La.), Garret Graves (R-La.) and Troy Carter (D-La.) in urging President Joe Biden to quickly review and approve Louisiana's emergency declaration request in order to provide timel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: View Kennedy's remarks here. BATON ROUGE, La. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined a press conference about Hurricane Francine recovery with Governor Jeff Landry, law enforcement and federal and state agency officials. Kennedy's key remarks are below: "There's always something to be grateful for, but that is cold comfort to our people who sustained da  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today introduced a resolution to designate the week of Sept. 11 through Sept. 17 as Patriot Week. "On Sept. 11, 2001, America was forever changed when terrorists took the lives of nearly 3,000 people. Patriot Week helps us to never forget the sacrifices our brave heroes made that day to save lives, and it encourages Americans to refle  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Garret Graves (R-LA-06) today filed a discharge petition and are building support to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), an effort that is supported by several organizations representing the interests of publ  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) will conduct a joint helicopter assessment with the United States Coast Guard this morning, surveying the damage caused by Hurricane Francine across the hardest-hit areas of Louisiana. He will be joined by Admiral David C. Barata. The flight will provide a critical aerial view of impacted communities and infrastructure, guiding ongoing relief and recovery   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA), co-author of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, made the following statement in response to the $195.6 billion Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate of future Social Security graft at the expense of public service retirees. "The CBO has confirmed: if H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, is not signed into law this year, $195  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) issued the following statement on the House Foreign Affairs Committee's report on the Biden-Harris Administration's failed U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021: "The Biden-Harris Administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan is one of the most catastrophic failures in American foreign policy history. The House Foreign Affairs Comm  more

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and the entire Louisiana delegation sent a letter to President Biden urging him to approve Governor Landry's request for an expedited major disaster declaration in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine that made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, La. on Wednesday. "We write in support of Governor Jeff Landry's request for an expedi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today officially filed a discharge petition and are building support to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Graves and Spanberger filed a discharge petition to force a vote on the U.S. Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: At today's hearing on Steward Health Care, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chair of the HELP Committee, announced that the Committee will consider a resolution to hold Steward Health CEO Dr.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 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 demanding accountability from the Department of Labor (DOL) following a new report showing serious concerns that American energy workers are being prevented from and experiencing delays in receiving cr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, held a roundtable to discuss the state of K-12 education and the need to innovate to ensure student success. U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Joni Ernst (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- 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, raised concerns over the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) delays in implementing his Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, legislation which streamlines  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate September 2024 as National Literacy Month. "Our students deserve better. Unless reading proficiency improves, we are at risk of losi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Examining the Bankruptcy of Steward Health Care: How Management Decisions Have Impacted Patient Care" at 10 a.m. on Sept. 12, 2024, at 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Dr. Ralph de la Torre, Chief Executive Officer, Steward Health Care System, Dallas, TX Panel 2 * Ellen MacInnis, R.N., Nurse at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA * A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: This morning, to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries laid a wreath at the 9/11 Memorial in the U.S. Capitol, which honors the brave patrons of Flight 93 -- the hijacked airplane that was intended to attack the nation's capital on September 11, 2001. Speaker Johnson statement commemorating the anniver  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * Speaker Johnson released the following statement after House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans released their report detailing the findings from a three-year long investigation into the deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021: "Our House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans have carefully and methodically investigated the Biden-Harris Administration's failed   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, Speaker Johnson hosted a bipartisan Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony to honor the 13 American servicemembers killed in the Kabul airport terrorist attack on August 26, 2021. The ceremony was held in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol and was widely attended by bipartisan Members of Congress. The ceremony featured remarks from mother of Marine Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, Coral Doolittle, Sp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: This afternoon, Speaker Johnson joined Jake Tapper on CNN's The Lead to recap today's Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the 13 fallen American servicemembers, the House Foreign Affairs Committee's investigation into the failed Afghanistan withdrawal, and the need for Congress to pass the SAVE Act and responsibly fund the government. "We read the names of those 13 service members w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss the Democrats' refusal to protect American elections and how he will be honoring the lives lost on September 11, 2001. On Democrats' failure to responsibly fund the government and secure our elections: "We know for a fact noncitizens are registered to vote in many states around the countr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: At the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference this morning, Speaker Johnson addressed the House's efforts to responsibly fund the government and prevent noncitizen voting in American elections. "Only U.S. citizens should vote in U.S. elections, and the Democrats apparently don't agree with that. When we put [the SAVE Act] on the floor in July, 198 House Democrats voted against  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Ending Chinese EV Dominance and Preventing FEOCs from Receiving Tax Subsidies In 2022, the Biden Harris Administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) created extreme tax subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs), at the expense of American taxpayers. In the bill, there was an effort to ensure those subsidies did not go  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Keeping the CCP Out of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education For years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has worked to spread propaganda and conduct sophisticated espionage around the world, particularly targeting the United States and seeking to infiltrate and exploit America's classrooms and institutions of higher learning. One way  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Protecting American Intellectual Property from Chinese Espionage For years, the Chinese Communist Party has launched a sweeping and staggering campaign to steal U.S. intellectual property through economic espionage and extensive cyber-intrusions, costing American taxpayers up to $500 billion annually. Around   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Protecting American Intellectual Property from Chinese Espionage For years, the Chinese Communist Party has launched a sweeping campaign to steal U.S. intellectual property through economic espionage and extensive cyber-intrusions, costing American taxpayers up to $500 billion annually. Around   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) recently hit the streets of D.C. to discuss his concern about communist China's growing influence in the third episode of the Bill on the Hill series. Cassidy explained that China is growing its economy, and simultaneously building its military, all at the expense of the American worker. After hearing fellow Americans share his concerns, Cassidy presented his plan to addre  more