Press Releases
Cassidy Announces Major Economic Development Project with Cleco
ALEXANDRIA - Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) joined the leadership of Cleco to announce that they will receive $9 million from the federal government to perform a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) study for a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) facility at Cleco's Brame Energy Center in Lena. Cassidy inserted those funds in the 2022 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The study brings Cleco one step further to completing this project, known as Project Diamond Vault. When finis… Continue Reading
04.11.22
Cassidy Announces Broadband Grant at Ville Platte High School
LAFAYETTE - Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) informed students at Ville Platte High School that they would benefit from a $29.9 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) that would connect most Evangeline Parish residents to broadband internet, including Ville Platte High School. Afterwards, Senator Cassidy joined area officials at the Evangeline Parish Courthouse to celebrate the grant. Last August, Cassidy wrote a letter to the NTI… Continue Reading
04.11.22
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Research on COVID Impacts on Mental Health and Brain Function
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act, which would authorize the National Science Foundation to fund research on mental illnesses associated with both short-term and long-term COVID-19 infections among adults, children and adolescents. "The pandemic showed us the need to prioritize mental health and support those suffering," said Dr. Cassidy. "Our bill increases res… Continue Reading
04.11.22
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Promote Early Hearing Detection in Children
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022, which would reauthorize current research and improve public health programs for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss in newborns, infants, and young children for five additional years. The current funding for these programs is set to expire at the end of fiscal year 2022. "For all of us to do be… Continue Reading
04.08.22
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Russian Oligarchs
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the Kleptocrat Liability for Excessive Property Transactions and Ownership (KLEPTO) Act, which gives law enforcement crucial information that helps them track down Russian oligarchs' luxury assets in the U.S. financial system. "Putin and his cronies move millions of dollars to buy yachts and fund Putin's war machine while the Russian people suffer. It's time the U.S. … Continue Reading
04.08.22
Cassidy Announces $51 Million in Disaster Relief
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will grant Louisiana a total of $50,702,927.27 in relief for Hurricanes Laura and Ida. The City of Lake Charles, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, Grant Parish, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District, the City of Slidell, Terrebonne Parish, and Plaquemines Parish will al… Continue Reading
04.08.22
Cassidy Honors Louisiana Radio Legend on Senate Floor
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the Senate floor recognizing the career of Louisiana journalist and radio host, Robert J. Wright. Recently, Robert announced he was retiring after 50 years in radio. A Shreveport native, Robert has been a staple on Northwest Louisiana radio since 1996, with the last eight years hosting his daily morning show with longtime cohost Erin McCarthy on 710 KEEL. Robert officially retires on April 29th, a day after his 70th birthday. "Robert … Continue Reading
04.07.22
Cassidy Defends School Choice, Calls on Biden Administration to Rescind Anti-Charter School Policies on Senate Floor
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling on the Biden administration to roll back its new proposal that imposes harmful regulations on the Charter School Program (CSP) and makes it harder for charter schools to receive federal grants. On March 14th, the Department of Education (DOE) proposed rules that require new charter schools to show an "unmet demand for the charter school" and an "over-enrollment at existing public schools" in order to be e… Continue Reading
04.07.22
Cassidy, Burr Urge Biden Administration to Counter Illegal Fentanyl, Support HALT Fentanyl Act
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) urged the Biden administration to support their Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, which makes permanent the classification of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs as Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Its current Schedule I classification is temporary and set to expire later this year. The HALT Fentanyl Act was introduced by Cassidy and Burr in December of 2021. "Fentanyl is now the number one cause of de… Continue Reading
04.06.22
Cassidy, Burr, Colleagues Urge for Extension of Public Comment to Save School Choice
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Mike Braun (R-IN), Tim Scott (R-SC), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) today urged the Department of Education to extend its 30-day public comment period following its recent decision to discourage Charter School Programs (CSP) from participating in federal grants. "The proposed requirements for the CSP are a blatant reversal of three decades' worth of bipartisan support for charter schools. In addition to being overly pres… Continue Reading
04.06.22
Cassidy, Scott Working to Save School Choice After Bureaucrats Threaten to Gut It
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC), and 11 colleagues today urged the Department of Education to reconsider proposed rules redefining the Charter School Program, stripping parents of their ability to choose the best school for their child. "Rather than overseeing and enforcing existing safeguards intended to ensure that high-quality schools are able to open or expand, the Department of Education is engaging in an aggressive attempt to dictate Federal, one-size-fits-all ru… Continue Reading
04.05.22
Cassidy Announces $207 Million in Hurricane Ida Relief
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will grant the Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness a total of $207,468,682.19 in Hurricane Ida relief. The funding is a reimbursement for costs related to emergency shelters in the wake of Hurricane Ida last summer. "Louisiana's resilience has shown in the recovery after Ida," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding is a large step towards positioning the state to fully recover." The grant cove… Continue Reading
04.05.22
VIDEO: Cassidy Blasts New Biden Hypocrisy on Ending Border Security Policy
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today blasted the Biden administration's hypocritical repeal of Title 42-a Trump administration policy that expedited the deportation of migrants at the Southern border to prevent the spread of COVID-19-citing the receding pandemic while still enforcing broad COVID restrictions on American citizens. Earlier today, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Title 42 "is a health care related law. When the science and the evidence… Continue Reading
04.05.22
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Police Respond to Mental Health Crisis
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act, which would help law enforcement respond more effectively to people with mental or behavioral health issues through improved training and the assistance of mental health professionals on crisis intervention teams. The bill would also empower police and the mental health professionals working with them to connect individuals to mental and beha… Continue Reading
04.04.22
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Police Against Attacks Targeting Law Enforcement
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced a bill to protect police officers from attacks targeting law enforcement. The Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act builds on existing reporting requirements for attacks targeting police. The bill increases our understanding of ambush-style attacks against law enforcement to help prevent similar attacks in the … Continue Reading
04.04.22
Cassidy to Vote Against Judge Jackson for Lifetime Supreme Court Appointment
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) today released a statement announcing his intent to vote against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. "I appreciate Judge Jackson meeting with me. She is gracious, intelligent and accomplished. But, when the political left opposed Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney Barrett, not because they were not qualified but because of their presumed jurisprudence, they established the criteria by which future nominees should be judged. President B… Continue Reading
04.01.22
Cassidy Reacts to Biden Rescinding Trump-Era Policy to Stop Mass Migration
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) released the following statement in response to President Biden's repeal of Title 42, a Trump administration policy that expedited the deportation of migrants at the Southern border to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Once the policy is lifted, an estimated 170,000 migrants are expected to attempt entry into the United States. "Removing Title 42 is a mistake that will encourage another wave of illegal migration and drug trafficking to overwhelm the Souther… Continue Reading
04.01.22
VIDEO: Cassidy Advocates for Louisiana Shrimp, Rice Producers at Senate Finance Hearing
During a Senate Finance Hearing on "The President's 2022 Trade Policy Agenda," U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) questioned Katherine C. Tai, the U.S. Trade Representative, on the Biden administration's progress in preventing the "dumping" of shrimp and rice from India. Because the Indian shrimp and rice industries are highly subsidized, Indian producers are able to sell their products at a much lower rate than American producers, a trade practice known as "dumping." This practice hurts Ame… Continue Reading
04.01.22
Cassidy Announces $38 Million in Hurricane, COVID-19 Relief
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will grant Louisiana a total of $37,958,678.90 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricanes Katrina, Ida, and Laura. The City of New Orleans, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, the Louisiana Children's Medical Center, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the City of Iowa, the Terrebonne Parish School Board, the City of Grand Isle, St. John the… Continue Reading
03.31.22
Cassidy Responds to Biden Invoking Defense Production Act to Increase Mineral Production
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) released the following statement in response to President Biden's announcement that he will invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to increase the production and processing of critical minerals used to make batteries including lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, and manganese. This comes after a March 14th letter, where Cassidy and Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Jim Risch (R-ID) urged Biden to invoke the DPA to increase mineral pro… Continue Reading
