Rep. Bill Cassidy

Republican  •  6th District, Louisiana  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2009
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06/01/12
Victims angry at delay

She said an agency representative told her that the organization will make a decision before then. U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, isn’t surprised by the SIPC delay, he said. The case is complex, with investors living as far away as South America

Source: theadvocate.com
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05/31/12
PFCD Hill Briefing Explores Medicaid "Hot Spots" as Key to Managing Soaring Medicaid Costs

Titled "Understanding and Addressing 'Hot Spots' Critical to Bending the Medicaid Cost Curve," the event kicked off with opening remarks from Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. (LA-6), founder of the Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic and featured ...

Source: Marketwatch
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05/29/12
Illinois anti-bullying measure dies in Senate

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, who is a lesbian ... conservative lawmakers objected to it in part because she is openly gay. "It's not a gay bill," Cassidy said. "The bigger message is just how far the anti-gay forces will go." The Senate voted down the ...

Source: Windy City Times
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05/27/12
Anti-bullying bill in jeopardy over LGBT support

Bill HB 5290, introduced by lesbian Rep. Kelly Cassidy, would bolster the state's anti ... equated the bill with her own sexual orientation. "It's not a gay bill," Cassidy said. "The bigger message is just how far the anti-gay forces will go."

Source: Windy City Times
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05/27/12
Washington Watch: Cassidy and a new medicine

The New York Times and Forbes magazine both featured the growing health-care model this past week, including legislation filed by doctor and U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge. Cassidy’s bill is dubbed the Direct Medicare and Dual-Eligible Care Act ..

Source: theadvocate.com
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05/23/12
Anti-bullying bill in jeopardy over LGBT support

Bill HB 5290, introduced by lesbian Rep. Kelly Cassidy, would bolster the state's anti ... equated the bill with her own sexual orientation. "It's not a gay bill," Cassidy said. "The bigger message is just how far the anti-gay forces will go."

Source: Windy City Times
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05/23/12
The Rare Bipartisan Health Idea: Affordable Concierge Medicine

The pilots would provide “monthly fee-based payments for direct primary care medical homes” for these beneficiaries, according to the legislation introduced late last year by Rep. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican and physician.

Source: Forbes
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05/22/12
POLITICO Pulse: New FDA bill

TODAY ON POLITICO PRO: --AMA JOINS LOBBYING PUSH AGAINST PHARMACY BILL — The influential doc group has waged a last-minute fight against Rep. Bill Cassidy’s Online Pharmacy Safety Act. The issue: the bill creates a federal definition for what ...

Source: Politico.com
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05/22/12
Language study ranks Congress’ members

The Louisiana delegation ranged all over with Rep. Rodney Alexander ... Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia, and Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, scored the lowest in Louisiana. Landry came in 13th lowest in Congress with an 8.64 grade level and Cassidy was 35th ...

Source: theadvocate.com
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05/22/12
PEP Program gives Brazil unfair rice advantage

...Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) led a bipartisan group of rice-state representatives in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that expresses concerns and seeks specific responses about Brazil's

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05/22/12
Tracks greased for new FDA bill - Feds in the lead on state exchanges - A comparative effectiveness research update - AMA joins lobbying push against pharmacy bill

...PRO : --AMA JOINS LOBBYING PUSH AGAINST PHARMACY BILL — The influential doc group has waged a last-minute fight against Rep. Bill Cassidy’s Online Pharmacy Safety Act. The issue: the bill creates a federal definition for what constitutes a “valid

Source: The Politico
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05/21/12
Members of Congress speak at lower grade levels than seven years ago

Here are the scores of the other members of the Louisiana delegation: Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, a doctor, ranks 35th lowest, with a grade of 9.4. Sunlight says the scores are the average for the time served in Congress by 531 current ...

Source: nola.com
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05/21/12
Simply put: La. members of Congress are sophomore-ish

The remainder of the delegation is all over the map but tends to be below average (I guess we can thank Alexander’s erudition for lifting the state’s composite score): In ascending order from the bottom are Rep. Bill Cassidy (9.3 or 496 out of 531 ...

Source: The INDsider
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05/21/12
Louisiana congressmen spent thousands on mass mailings

He ranked 338th out of House members. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-1st District, sent 86,953 pieces of mail at a cost of $44,773.57. Rep. Bill Cassidy, 6th District, spent $92,939 to send 234,980 pieces of mail.

Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk
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05/21/12
Louisiana congressmen spent thousands on mass mailings

...of mail. He ranked 338th out of House members. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-1st District, sent 86,953 pieces of mail at a cost of $44,773.57. Rep. Bill Cassidy, 6th District, spent $92,939 to send 234,980 pieces of mail. Scalise ranked 221st and Cassidy 121st.

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05/20/12
Louisiana lawmakers spent thousands on mass mailings

He ranked 338th out of House members. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-1st District, sent 86,953 pieces of mail at a cost of $44,773.57. Rep. Bill Cassidy, 6th District, spent $92,939 to send 234,980 pieces of mail.

Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk
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05/20/12
Louisiana lawmakers spent thousands on mass mailings

He ranked 338th out of House members. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-1st District, sent 86,953 pieces of mail at a cost of $44,773.57. Rep. Bill Cassidy, 6th District, spent $92,939 to send 234,980 pieces of mail.

Source: The Daily Advertiser
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05/20/12
Louisiana lawmakers spent thousands on mass mailings

...of mail. He ranked 338th out of House members. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-1st District, sent 86,953 pieces of mail at a cost of $44,773.57. Rep. Bill Cassidy, 6th District, spent $92,939 to send 234,980 pieces of mail. Scalise ranked 221st and Cassidy 121st.

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05/18/12
House extends insurance program

“Flood insurance is critically important to the half a million Louisianans who depend on it,” said Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, in a prepared statement after the vote. “While a 30-day extension is not ideal, we cannot let it lapse for even a day

Source: theadvocate.com
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05/16/12
Drones bring notice to coastal research

Ramachandran said that in the last few weeks, he has been contacted by Time magazine, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy’s office, other local newspapers and various state agencies who heard about the program’s capabilities over the radio and the Wall Street Journ

Source: Daily Review
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05/16/12
PEP Program gives Brazil unfair rice advantage

...Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) led a bipartisan group of rice-state representatives in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that expresses concerns and seeks specific responses about Brazil's

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05/15/12
Drones bring notice to coastal research

Ramachandran said that in the last few weeks, he has been contacted by Time magazine, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy’s office, other local newspapers and various state agencies who heard about the program’s capabilities over the radio and the Wall Street Journ

Source: Daily Review
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05/13/12
Sorting it out

But most people who think seriously about health care, including high-profile Affordable Care Act opponents such as Bruce Greenstein, Louisiana's top health care official, and Dr. Bill Cassidy, Baton Rouge's Republican congressman, believe ...

Source: Baton Rouge Business Report
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05/13/12
Graduates adjust to tough job market

The hotel was the site of a job fair organized by U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, featuring 42 companies drawing about 1,000 job seekers. Asked what his confidence level is, Gopaul replied with a laugh, “At this point? Maybe zero.” Gopaul said he has come to .

Source: theadvocate.com
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05/11/12
U.S. Lawmakers Create Caucus Devoted to Dyslexia

In a letter to fellow members of Congress, Rep. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, and Rep. Pete Stark, a Democrat from California, note that dyslexia is the most common disability. "All too often dyslexics are either misdiagnosed or ...

Source: Education Week
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05/11/12
U.S. Lawmakers Create Caucus Devoted to Dyslexia

In a letterto fellow members of Congress, Rep. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, and Rep. Pete Stark, a Democrat from California, note that dyslexia is the most common disability. "All too often dyslexics are either misdiagnosed or ...

Source: Education Week
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05/11/12
Congressman to address BPCC graduates

Republican Congressmen Bill Cassidy will deliver the spring commencement address to graduates of the Bossier Parish Community College. Friday's ceremony will be at the college in the Health and Physical Education Complex in Bossier City.

Source: Erie Times-News
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05/11/12
Congressman to address BPCC graduates

Republican Congressmen Bill Cassidy will deliver the spring commencement address to graduates of the Bossier Parish Community College. Friday's ceremony will be at the college in the Health and Physical Education Complex in Bossier City. The address will .

Source: WFTV
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05/01/12
Louisiana Congressional Races Dull, GOP, Democrat Parties Lively

Then they wooed state Rep. Patrick Williams, an African-American ... Cedric Richmond, a Democrat in the 2nd District; and Bill Cassidy, a Republican in the 6th District. If that happens, the state’s U.S. House delegation would be comprised of five ...

Source: Bayou Buzz
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05/01/12
Cassidy to host jobs fair

Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. will host a Jobs Fair on May 3.  It will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Baton Rouge Marriott at 5500 Hilton Avenue. The fair will focus on job opportunities for veterans and those in Generations X, Y and Z. Currently ...

Source: Gonzales Weekly Citizen
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Official website: http://cassidy.house.gov/
Address:
1535 Longworth Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3901
Fax: 202-225-7313

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