Bill Cassidy

I think if we put Samoans, though, it would bend up like that.

We are grateful to Senator Cassidy for bringing forth the draft legislation to create a grant program through VA for organizations working in suicide prevention.

We applaud the work of the Senators Crapo, Tester, Cassidy and Sullivan on this in-depth, well thought out reform plan.

S.____, to be introduced by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to award grants to organizations (not 'persons') to provide and coordinate the provision of suicide prevention…

FRA strongly supports Senator Bill Cassidy's draft bill 'Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act;'

FRA supports the draft legislation, sponsored by Senator Bill Cassidy (LA), to require the VA to create a program to provide grants for persons to provide and coordinate provisions of the suicide prevention services for certain veterans;

But I do not want the best to be the enemy of the adequate.

I cannot help but say that under Graham-Cassidy, the amendment that we had put up, Medicaid in Alaska would have been--had their true costs recognized.

It does not seem inherent that it is going to be the Federal government because, as Dr. Book convincingly tells me, the overhead associated with Medicare is actually more costly than private plans.

Frankly, docs perceive the prior auth is used merely as an obstacle by which they will not prescribe a certain therapy even if it is indicated.

There is mansions built upon waste, fraud, and abuse from Medicare.

I am very interested in trade-based money laundering and the way by which transnational criminal organizations or terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah move dollars outside of the U.S. to wherever they wish to take them.

Thank you for your consideration.

John has been nominated by the President to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development at the Department of Commerce.

The HELP Committee will meet again Wednesday, July 25 for an executive session.

It is frightening to people and could potentially keep people out of emergency rooms when they need them.

I think we, on this Committee, would be interested in helping out on issues such as surprise medical bills.

What do we do about a state like Tennessee, a state like Iowa or Louisiana where we have maybe one or two or there is no insurers competing in the individual market, the Obamacare exchanges.

I think we need more experimentation, more tests of different models.

What can we do to aid that?

If you are going to shut down a coal plant which is providing baseload to substitute in a renewable and on that particular day the sun and the wind decide to take a break, as Mr. Murchie would suggest, do you have in your algorithm, we…

Thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record on the July 11, 2018 Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy hearing.

Chairman Bill Cassidy applauded the steps many private employers are already taking to provide these benefits to their employees.

Common sense tells us that it's important for parents to spend time with their newborn.

It is long overdue that Congress not just have a conversation on these matters but get serious about a path forward.