Bill Cassidy, M.D.

“Americans looking to retire are counting on the benefits they have earned. They ought to have the best financial information possible when the time comes,”

The political system should serve the people, not be designed so that the people serve politicians. Forty-five percent of the American electorate are Independents. Some Republicans and some Democrats want to vote for the person not for the…

I’d want them to understand that we need to act. The idea that if we do nothing means that nothing bad happens is false.

As parents, we know our children better than anyone. When we put parents in charge of their child’s education, we give children the best opportunity to thrive.

“I wake up every morning, and I think about how to make life better in Louisiana and in the United States of America.”

“Mr. President, when one member of the family is serving our country, the whole family serves.”

“That’s why we must reauthorize WOTC, which expired last December. People in Louisiana and across the country support this bill and have contacted my office requesting that Congress reinstate it as soon as possible.”

We just need Congress to have the guts to step up and take action now and not continue to postpone until it’s too late. And they can’t even pass a bill to even discuss ideas. That’s the big problem.

What I am suggesting is we set up an investment fund. You called it a sovereign wealth fund. You could call it the nation’s 401k, and you set it up, separate from the Social Security Trust Fund, you put money in it, and you allow it to…

I’ve got my own plan. Bernie Sanders has his. Bernie Moreno has his. Give us all the chance to put them forward. I have senators objecting to merely agreeing to consider the issue!

People are objecting to doing their job. They can offer their own proposal. That’s what’s frustrating. Congress needs to get down to work. Congress needs to fix Social Security this year.