WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced the themes of his upcoming summit, "Louisiana Energy Security Summit: Unleashing American Abundance in a Changing Global Landscape," in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. The Energy Security Summit will bring together leaders from the federal, state, and local government, industry, research c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $206 million in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance program, the second most of any other state. The funding from Cassidy's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) supports 31 projects to elevate flood-prone homes to reduce future damage and minimize flood insurance claims in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released a statement after being named to the National Shooting Sports Foundation's "Dean's List". Cassidy is one of only 8 senators to be placed on the "Dean's List", which recognizes lawmakers who have gone above and beyond the A+ rating to protect Second Amendment rights. "I am proud to receive this recognition and look forward to continuing my efforts in Congress to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today voted to pass a bill to keep the government open until December 20th, 2024. Cassidy has urged Congress to extend the authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and secure additional funding for disaster relief following Hurricane Francine. "Nobody wants a shutdown. We must keep the National Flood Insurance Program going, put more money into FEMA's  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Barrasso (R-WY), and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced legislation to enhance carbon capture incentives and energy production. The Enhanced Energy Recovery Act would create parity under the Section 45Q carbon capture tax credit by giving across-the-board, equal treatment for carbon captured for increased energy production, utilization, and sequest  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Chris Coons (D-DE), and 12 colleagues introduced a resolution designating the week of October 13-19, 2024, as National Wildlife Refuge Week. The resolution praises the benefits of national wildlife refuges and recognizes their role in promoting hunting, fishing and conservation. "[T]he United States Fish and Wildlife Service administers the Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Jim Risch (R-ID), and several colleagues today introduced the Modern Firearms Safety Act, which would prohibit states from enforcing handgun rosters. These lists of pre-approved handguns require manufacturers to include costly features like microstamping, loaded chamber indicators, and magazine disconnect mechanisms on firearms, preventing law-abiding citizens from purc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Thursday, September 26, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold an oversight hearing called "United States Postal Service's Role in 2024 Election Mail Readiness." Education and the Workforce On Tuesday, September 24, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) announced today that his legislation to combat fentanyl trafficking, the Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act, passed the House Homeland Security Committee by unanimous vote. The CATCH Fentanyl Act would create a pilot program using next-generation technology at border checkpoints to stop drug trafficking and make commercial trade more effi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) announced passage of their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to protect America's borders and combat transnational criminal organizations. The DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act now heads to the President's desk and is expected to be signed into law. The legislation reauthorizes the Joint Task Forces (JTFs) of the Department of Home  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) sent the following letter to his colleagues as we head into the October district work period: Dear Colleagues, It's hard to believe, but only two years ago the Democrats were signing their deceptively named "Inflation Reduction Act" into law. That capped four years of unified Democrat control of Washington, where they  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.) to discuss how the disastrous Biden-Harris agenda has created one crisis after another while making life unaffordable for hardworking American families and how  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in The Washington Times for their special Energy Week edition highlighting an industrial manufacturing and trade policy to counter competition from China. The piece highlights Cassidy's Foreign Pollution Fee Act, legislation to level the playing field with Chinese manufacturing and expand American production. "For years, China has strengthened its economy  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, has introduced the Taxpayer Data Protection Act to safeguard Americans' sensitive data and increase penalties for those who steal and leak Americans' tax information. "American taxpayers deserve to know that their financial data is safe from criminals and bad actors. My bill would discourage would-be crooks and vigilantes from exposing   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, helped secure an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as part of the recent government funding package. Kennedy also helped secure language in the bill to help provide urgent disaster aid to Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Francine. "Our state is still picking up the pieces that Hurricane   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced a bill designating Oct. 13 through 19 as National Wildlife Refuge Week. The resolution praises the benefits of national wildlife refuges and recognizes their role in promoting hunting, fishing and conservation. "Louisiana is home to more than 23 refuges that help protect our state's unique species and make us the sportsman's  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and a bicameral group of more than 42 colleagues in urging Pres. Joe Biden to hold the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) accountable for the mismanagement and misplacement of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children. "As a result of your open-borders policies, overseen by Vice Pres  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and colleagues in introducing the Empowering Main Street in America Act to promote Americans' access to capital and investment opportunities. The legislation also fosters transparency of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) so that regulators are held accountable to the public. "Every day, the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-New Jersey) is leading a bipartisan effort, alongside U.S. Representatives Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-Puerto Rico) and Troy Carter (D-Louisiana), urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to apply its new disaster aid rule retroactively. This would ensure that those affected by past events, like Hurricane Ida, can benefit from the improved and more acce  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement on the continuing resolution passed in the U.S. House of Representatives to extend the government funding deadline: "Funding the government is a fundamental responsibility of elected officials. This extension safeguards important programs that people rely on, refills the Disaster Relief Fund, and renews the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced $124,319,367 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance Program to support 13 projectsthroughout LA-02. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Congressman Carter helped craft and voted for, greatly increased funding for the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program. "The Flood Mitigation  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.) to discuss how the disastrous Biden-Harris agenda has created one crisis after another while making life unaffordable for hardworking American families and how Republicans inte  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- 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, delivered remarks during today's Committee hearing to discuss weight loss drugs. See below for the remarks as prepared for delivery. Thank you, Chair Sanders. Nearly one in three Americans live with   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- 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, introduced the Restoring Integrity in Fiduciary Duty Act, which prevents asset managers from prioritizing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors over the financial success of Americans' retir  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- 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 requesting information from two drug manufacturers as part of his ongoing investigation into how covered entities use and generate revenue from the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Under the 340B program,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- 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, slammed President Biden and Vice President Harris for failing to take action to prevent a strike of unionized dockworkers at the East and Gulf Coast ports. Since June, negotiations have stalled between th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- 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, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and 41 other Republican lawmakers called out the Biden-Harris administration for its failure to address the abuses at the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR),   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that their resolution to recognize National Hazing Awareness Week passed the U.S. Senate. The resolution designates this week, September 23 through 27  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- 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 Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chair of the HELP Committee, released a joint statement after the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to hold Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House passed HR 5717, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act: "While the Biden-Harris Administration was busy opening our borders to allow illegal aliens to flood into American communities, sanctuary cities were providing them with things like with free housing and healthcare - at the same time shielding them from federal law enforcement. Ev  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Improving Forest Management and Restoring American Forest Health Thanks to regulatory burdens that hinder the ability to responsibly manage federal lands, over 117 million acres of our nation's forests are currently overgrown, fire-prone, unhealthy, and in need of active management, contributing to the growing threat   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: In 2020, President Trump negotiated a plan for a peaceful and strategic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan that would not put our servicemembers or Americans in the country at risk called "The Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan", or the Doha Agreement. This plan was conditional, with the requirements that the Taliban cease its terrorist activities, renounce associations   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Ensuring Accountability for the Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal In 2020, President Trump negotiated a plan for a peaceful and strategic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan that would not put our servicemembers at risk called "The Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan", or the Doh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Capitol Police issued the following news release: The United States Capitol Police's (USCP) new Rapid Response Team (RRT) stopped an armed and wanted felon, while the bicycle officers were proactively patrolling the area near the Senate Office Buildings. The armed felon also has extraditable warrants related to gun charges from Maryland and the District of Columbia. Just before 3:30 p.m., the RRT officers spotted a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was illegally parked   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Following the discharge petition led by U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) reaching the 218 signatures necessary to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act to eliminate both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), several organizations representing the interests   more