WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Announces $566 Million from WEP & GPO Repeal Given Back to Louisianans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced nearly 73,000 Louisianans have already received a total of $566,209,833.81 in retroactive payments after the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This comes after Cassidy successfully secured a vote  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Meets Business Leaders in Metairie, Tours DSC Dredge Facility in Reserve METAIRIE - Yesterday in Metairie, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) met with the Jefferson Business Council, a collection of Presidents and CEOs of major companies in Jefferson Parish. They discussed their concerns about issues affecting families and business owners in the parish. "The members of the Jefferson   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Meets Tech Leaders in Lafayette LAFAYETTE - This afternoon, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) met with leaders of the Lafayette Regional Technology Council to discuss their efforts to encourage the growth of high-tech businesses in their community. They also discussed how the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the Opportunity Machine incubator is supporting their efforts. "We   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * CASSIDY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BILL TO CRACK DOWN ON PBM PRICING SCHEMES IN MEDICAID WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act to put an end to harmful pricing schemes used by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The bill targets 'spread pricing,' a practice where PBMs ove  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Crapo, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Correct Biden-Harris Attack on Louisiana Commuters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and a group of Republican colleagues reintroduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act to repeal the aggressive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe rule from President Biden and Vice President Harris  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Lujan, Trahan Introduce Legislation to Increase Online Transparency, Simplify User Agreements WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) introduced the Terms-of-Service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act to require commercial websites and mobile apps to create a simple, readable, and accessible summa  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Sheehy Introduce Bill to Protect Gun Owners from ATF Overreach WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced the Protecting Americans' Right to Silence (PARTS) Act to cut government red tape and ensure gun owners and businesses are not unfairly targeted by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The bill modernizes outda  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy Applauds Trump Effort to Return Education Power to Students & Families WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement on President Trump's executive order to reform the Department of Education, returning education auth  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Higgins Launches Oversight Committee Investigation into "Swatting" Attacks on Conservatives WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, will launch an investigation into the growing number of politically motivated "swatting" attacks against conservative figures. In a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney G  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Fields Stands Strongly Against President Trump's Unconstitutional Decision to Dismantle the Department of Education Baton Rouge, LA - For decades the Department of Education has served our nation's students and teachers ensuring that all children have access to a quality education regardless of income, race, gender, or zip code. President Trump's decision to supersede Congress and unila  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- 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 20, 2025: * * * Higgins Launches Investigation into Rising "Swatting" Attacks on Conservatives Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) has announced an investigation into the growing number of "swatting" incidents targeting individuals based on political affiliation. In a   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy: The National Debt is Crushing the American Dream WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in The Hill highlighting the need for Congress to address the national debt and put an end to runaway spending moving the American Dream further out of reach for many families. "Interest payments now consume 18 percent of federal spending. The $882 billion spent on  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Photos from Cassidy Meeting with President Trump WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released photos from his meeting last week with President Trump along with other members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. The group discussed the president's reconciliation priorities. "Great in-person meeting at the White House last week with President Trump and Senate Republic  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy announces passport acceptance event for constituents MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced that his office will host a passport acceptance event with the New Orleans Passport Agency for constituents to obtain or renew their passports. Date: March 26, 2025 Time: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: 7932 Wrenwood Blvd., Suites A and B, Baton Rouge, La. "My staff is work  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy: Congress must start putting America's land assets to use to pay down the national debt Watch Kennedy's comments here. MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) explained how the federal government has failed to put America's public land assets to use to help pay down the debt in a speech on the Senate floor. Key excerpts of the speech are below: "I have seen an estimate from th  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Letlow Provides Information on Farm Assistance Program Funding now available through Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the expediting of $10 billion in economic assistance payments to certain agricultural producers to mitigate increased economic headwinds faced in 2024. This funding, which provides a  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump signs Kennedy resolution repealing rule targeting offshore energy production into law MADISONVILLE, La. - President Donald Trump signed Sen. John Kennedy's (R-La.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to reverse the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) rule that targeted oil and gas production in the outer continental shelf into law. "Burdensome re  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Senate HELP Committee to Hold Hearing to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses WASHINGTON - On Thursday, March 27, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing to address the continued antisemitic attacks and harassment against Jewish students on college campuses. According to the Anti-De  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Marshall, Hawley Introduce Legislation to Provide Reliable, Affordable Energy to Kansas & Missouri WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation to help provide stable energy rates and a reliable electric grid to states in the Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA), including Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mis  more