Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Cassidy is a graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU) and LSU School of Medicine. A gastroenterologist, he was elected to the Louisiana State Senate from the 16th district which included parts of Baton Rouge, in 2006.

Jan 30, 2023 · WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) joined Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) in introducing the Educational Choice for Children Act, bicameral legislation to expand education freedom and opportunity for students.

Feb 4, 2025 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), along with a group of their Republican colleagues, introduced the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), legislation to expand education freedom and opportunity for …

2 days ago · Thune’s cautious optimism followed a week where the prospect of opposition from Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Todd Young of Indiana — both of whom have tried to maintain some independence from Trump — threatened to derail Kennedy and Gabbard. But after a series of intense phone calls and negotiations led by Vice President JD Vance, even in the moments leading up to ...

Feb 4, 2025 · After watching a young woman almost die of liver failure after contracting hepatitis B, the doctor helped to create a program offering free shots to school children.

May 22, 2019 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower(RISE) Act to help ease the burden of transitioning to college for …

Jun 16, 2022 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Educational Choice for Children Act.

Feb 4, 2025 · Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a former physician who has spent his career touting the safety of vaccines, will likely determine whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Committee Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., second from right, is joined by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., from left, Committee Ranking Member Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as he delivers his opening statement to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump’s nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services, during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor ...

Nov 18, 2024 · Young was one of several Republican senators, along with Collins, Murkowski and Cassidy, to vote for a 2022 bill to address gun violence.