WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Delivers Floor Speech Calling for Two Year Extension of National Flood Insurance Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor calling for a two-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to give Louisiana families stability. Cassidy also demanded Congress takes action to extend NFIP before it expires on March 14,  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Releases Statement After Productive Meeting with President Trump WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today releases a statement after a productive meeting with President Trump along with other members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. The group discussed the president's reconciliation priorities. "President Trump wants to preserve the American Dream. We agree," said D  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy to Meet with President Trump at the White House WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced that he will accept President Trump's invitation to meet at the White House on Thursday along with other members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. "Both President Trump and Senate Republicans want to keep taxes low, reduce inflation, and grow our economy. I'm looking fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Coons, Colleagues Celebrate AmeriCorps Week WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chris Coons (D-DE), and colleagues introduced a resolution in celebration of AmeriCorps Week, which runs March 9-15, 2025. Founded 30 years ago to increase national service opportunities while providing a pathway to education, AmeriCorps members come from all backgrounds and walks of life to   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation to Modernize Trade Facilitation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025 to modernize U.S. customs laws and streamline the movement of goods and services across our borders. "Trade done right has the ability to create more jobs in the United States and lower t  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Kennedy Introduce Flood Insurance Extension to Give Louisiana Families Stability WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to give Louisiana families stability. The bill would extend the program through December 31, 2026, significantly longer than the typical short-term extensio  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 12, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy on Senate Vote to Confirm Keith Sonderling as Deputy Secretary of Labor WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Keith Sonderling to be Deputy Secre  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy on Senate Vote to Confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 12, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Colleagues Launch Senate Republican Working Group to Reform CDC WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rand Paul (R  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Chairman Babin Applauds Administration's Dismissal of Chemical Lawsuit Washington, D.C. - Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin issued a statement following the Justice Department's decision to drop a longstanding chemical lawsuit initiated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) u  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairs Cassidy, Aderholt, Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief Defending Parents' Religious Freedoms, Protecting Children from Forced Indoctrination in Schools WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Robert B. Aderholt (  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of March 10, 2025 Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, March 11, the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "Innovative Techniques in Military Construction." * * * Armed Services On Tuesday, Mar  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Congressman Carter Statement on Reckless Government Funding Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement in response to House Republicans' partisan, extreme government funding bill: "Tonight, House Republicans have chosen to introduce a dangerous government funding bill that would further embolden the reckless Musk-Trump ad  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Higgins Introduces Legislation Strengthening Right-To-Work Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA), which would prevent the federal government from discriminating against contractors based on labor union affiliation and require neutrality on Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) in the federal procurement process. Senator Young (  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Higgins Opens Hearing on Enhancing Federal, State, and Local Immigration Law Enforcement Efforts Against Criminal Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "Enhancing Federa  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Higgins, Carter Bipartisan Legislation Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Passes House WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Troy Carter's (D-LA) bipartisan legislation, the Securing the Cities Improvement Act, passed the House today. The bill would ensure the stability of DHS' Securing the Cities (STC) program, helping cities maintain security capabilities against  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Higgins, Nehls Introduce the Save the Shrimpers Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Troy Nehls (R-TX) reintroduced the Save Our Shrimpers Act, which prohibits federal funds from being made available to International Financial Institutions (IFIs) that finance activities related to shrimp farming, shrimp processing, or the export of shrimp to the United States. This legislat  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * House Passes Rep. Carter's Securing the Cities Improvement Act to Help Major Urban Areas Prepare for and Respond to Terrorist Attacks WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) praised the passage of his bipartisan bill H.R. 1374, the Securing the Cities Improvement Act, by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would enhance the Department of Homeland S  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Speaker Johnson Sits Down with Punchbowl News WASHINGTON -- This afternoon, Speaker Johnson attended Punchbowl News' Conference and sat for a fireside chat with reporter Jake Sherman. The interview covered a range of topics, including government funding, budget reconciliation, the DOGE effort, and House Republicans' priorities for the 119th Congress. Watch Speaker Johnson's full interview  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy on Maine lawmaker censured after defending women's sports: "A lot of Americans agree with her" Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) argued that the American people largely agree that it is unfair to allow biological males to compete against women in sports in a speech on the Senate floor. Kennedy highlighted the story of Rep. Laurel Libby, a Maine lawm  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Daines, colleagues introduce bipartisan bill that would protect Louisiana hydropower plants WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today joined Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to increase hydropower production. The bill would requ  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Hyde-Smith champion bill to block government from using aborted babies' tissue for research WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act. "Bureaucrats inside government agencies are using tax dollars to fund research on fetal tissue taken from   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Scott, Schmitt champion bill to teach students dangers of communism WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) today introduced the Crucial Communism Teaching Act to help educate students about the history and dangers of communism. "Communism is a cancer, and it always produces the same results: oppression, suffering and death. We must   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Longview News-Journal: Congressman Moran named to House Ethics Committee, says he'll work to 'restore trust' Congressman Moran named to House Ethics Committee, says he'll work to 'restore trust' The Longview News-Journal March 15, 2025 The U.S. representative serving upper East Texas has been appointed to the House Ethics Committee. U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran, a Republican from Tyler, ann  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Rep. Troy Carter Statement on Tulane University and Free Speech WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02) issued the following statement on the targeting of Tulane University by the Musk-Trump Administration and their assault on the First Amendment Right to free speech: "As I previously stated, I remain deeply troubled by the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a le  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Scalise on House Republicans Voting to Keep the Government Open WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House floor before the passage of House Republicans' Continuing Resolution to keep the government open and allow President Trump to continue to carry out his agenda. Leader Scalise slammed Democrats for putting their hatred of Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise on House Republicans Voting to Keep the Government Open Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House floor before the passage of House Republicans' Continuing Resolution to keep the government open and allow President Trump to continue to carry out his agenda. Leader Scalise slammed Democrats for putting their hatred of President Trump above all e  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats Choosing Anger at Trump Over Federal Workers They Pretend to Care About Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (R-Utah), and Congressman Andy Harris (R-Md.) to discuss Democrats prioritizing their ha  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Scalise: Democrats Choosing Anger at Trump Over Federal Workers They Pretend to Care About WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (R-Utah), and Congressman Andy Harris (R-Md.) to discuss Democrats pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Scalise: Democrats Want to Shut Down Government to Stop Trump's Progress WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss tonight's vote to keep the government funded as Democrats work against American families. Leader Scalise also highlighted Vice President Vance's visit with House Republicans   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats Want to Shut Down Government to Stop Trump's Progress Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss tonight's vote to keep the government funded as Democrats work against American families. Leader Scalise also highlighted Vice President Vance's visit with House Republicans and shared how Hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats vs. Senate Democrats WASHINGTON -- "The House has done its job and passed a clean CR to fund the federal government," Speaker Johnson said. "If Senate Democrats block an up-or-down vote, then it's crystal clear: they are responsible for the ensuing government shutdown. Period." For years, Senate Democrats were vehemently opposed to government shutdowns and always supported conti  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats vs. Senate Democrats For Immediate Release March 13, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- "The House has done its job and passed a clean CR to fund the federal government," Speaker Johnson said. "If Senate Democrats block an up-or-down vote, then it's crystal clear: they are responsible for the ensuing government shutdown. Period." For years, Senate D  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 13, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee Votes to Approve President Trump's Nominations for NIH Director, FDA Commissioner WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to favorably report the nominations of Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya to be Director of the National Institutes of Health and D  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall, Chair Cassidy, and Colleagues Launch Senate Republican Working Group to Reform CDC Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), along with Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rand Paul, M.D. (R-K  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Exposes Democrats' CR Misinformation "No poison pill riders... no cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security... no cuts to veterans' benefits. It's all a lie." For Immediate Release March 11, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed House Republicans'  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Exposes Democrats' CR Misinformation WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed House Republicans' clean 6-month continuing resolution (CR) and Congressional Democrats' attempt to force a government shutdown. "Here's the bottom line. If Congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean CR, they will be resp  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Hosts Annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon WASHINGTON -- Today in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol, Speaker Johnson hosted President Donald Trump and Taoiseach Micheal Martin for the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon, a St. Patrick's Day tradition which began in 1983.  The event featured remarks from Speaker Johnson, President Trump, and Taoiseach Martin as wel  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Hosts Annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon WASHINGTON -- Today in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol, Speaker Johnson hosted President Donald Trump and Taoiseach Micheal Martin for the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon, a St. Patrick's Day tradition which began in 1983. The event featured remarks from Speaker Johnson, President Trump, and Taoiseach Martin as well as a musical an  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Statement on 212 Democrats Voting to Shut Down the Government: "A Shameful Display of Coordinated Political Theater" WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement after 212 House Democrats supported a government shutdown. "Today, House Republicans stood for the American people and voted to maintain funding the paychecks for our troops, the agents who secure our b  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Statement on 212 Democrats Voting to Shut Down the Government: "A Shameful Display of Coordinated Political Theater" For Immediate Release March 11, 2025 Contact: Athina Lawson WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement after 212 House Democrats supported a government shutdown. "Today, House Republicans stood for the American people and vot  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: I Hope Chuck Schumer Does the Right Thing "Is he going to cast a vote to keep the government open? Or is he going to be blamed for shutting it down?" WASHINGTON -- This morning, following passage of House Republicans' clean 6-month continuing resolution (CR), Speaker Johnson made appearances on Fox and Friends on Fox News and Squawk Box on CNBC.  Watch Speaker J  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: I Hope Chuck Schumer Does the Right Thing WASHINGTON -- This morning, following passage of House Republicans' clean 6-month continuing resolution (CR), Speaker Johnson made appearances on Fox and Friends on Fox News and Squawk Box on CNBC. Watch Speaker Johnson's on Fox News here, on CNBC here On House Republicans passing a clean, continuing resolution: This was a big night   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Keeping the Government Open for Americans Without Wasteful Spending For too long, responsible spending has been a foreign concept to Washington, sticking the American people with a national debt that now exceeds $36 trillion. The largest increase of the national debt under   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of March 10, 2025 Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Keeping the Government Open for Americans Without Wasteful Spending For too long, responsible spending has been a foreign concept to Washington, sticking the American people with a national debt that now exceeds $36 trillion. The largest increase of the national debt unde  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of March 10, 2025 Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Keeping the Government Open for Americans Without Wasteful Spending For too long, responsible spending has been a foreign concept to Washington, sticking the American people with a national debt that now exceeds $36 trillion. The largest increase of the na  more