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CASSIDY: The Three-Year Obamacare Hustle
With the passage of Obamacare’s third anniversary, I’ve been thinking about all the implications of the law and, frankly, I feel hustled. This is how every American should feel about Obamacare. Since 1981, I have practiced medicine, treating uninsured patients... (Continue reading)
CASSIDY: Is Louisiana Natural Gas The Future Of American Energy?
America’s economy, manufacturing sector and energy security is poised for a comeback if Washington is willing to get out of the way and let a new fuel source once again lead us to prosperity: domestic natural gas. There are major... (Continue reading)
CASSIDY: It’s Time To Address America’s Mental Health Problem
As a doctor, I know it can be tempting when treating a complex disease to try and cover up the symptoms instead of diagnosing the source of the problem. America is in the midst of a heated debate about gun... (Continue reading)
CASSIDY: Obama’s Medicaid Expansion Will Bankrupt States
As a practicing doctor serving in Congress, I am glad Mitt Romney and President Obama are debating Medicaid. For 20 years, I have taught and treated patients in a safety-net hospital. For 20 years, I have seen well-meaning politicians harm... (Continue reading)
CASSIDY: There Are Great Opportunities In Natural Gas If We Fix The Tax Code
As gasoline prices rise, it is wise to ask what our country can do to lower gas prices. Some things are obvious. We can lower gas prices by increasing the supply of domestic oil. This can be achieved by quickening... (Continue reading)
CASSIDY: Fundamental Shift Needed To Tackle Deficit, Health Care
By Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.), Kenneth Thorpe, Emory University American health care spending continues to rise, and by 2019, health care costs will approach $4.5 trillion – nearly 20 percent of our projected GDP. With this... (Continue reading)
BILL CASSIDY: Why I Voted Against The Payroll Tax Cut Extension
Last week, I voted against the payroll tax extension. Although I gave several reasons for voting no, attention has been paid to my objections that Louisiana was singled out to partially pay for the deficit spending included in the bill. These objections... (Continue reading)
The Promise Of Hydraulic Fracturing
As the debate continues over the best way to create jobs in America, Democrats continue to claim that increasing energy costs through regulation will create opportunities in the “green” economy. This argument fails to realize that with the advent of... (Continue reading)
CASSIDY: Washington Dysfunction And The Payroll Tax
Last week, House Republicans passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. The areas of agreement between House Republicans and President Obama have been far and few between, but this bi-partisan legislation did exactly what he... (Continue reading)
On The Failure Of The Super Committee
Several people have asked me what my thoughts are after the Super Committee failed to agree upon spending cuts. My first thought and emotion was one of frustration. The national debt continues at $14 trillion and is growing. The longer... (Continue reading)
Washington Should Take A Page From Louisiana’s Constitution On The Budget
Americans are discussing the federal government’s debt and deficits. America’s budget deficits — the amount of money the United States spends annually beyond what we take in — are unsustainable. The deficit this year is $1.5 trillion and 42 percent... (Continue reading)
CASSIDY: This Is A Jobs Plan That Works
During the past couple years, debate has raged over how our country can create jobs and grow out of the recession. Many of the jobs Washington, D.C., has subsidized in the “green energy” industry are in companies competing with lower-cost... (Continue reading)
CASSIDY: ‘Recovery Summer’ This Ain’t
One year ago, President Obama declared that America was on the cusp of a “Recovery Summer.” His hope was that the $1 trillion stimulus and his health care plan known as Obamacare, which he and the Democrat-controlled Congress enacted, would... (Continue reading)
CASSIDY: The GOP Approach To Medicare
Paul Ryan’s budget has ignited the debate over the future of Medicare. CMS Director Don Berwick recently opined in the Wall Street Journal on the superiority of Obamacare in controlling Medicare costs. Dr. Berwick and Congressional Democrats believe that increasing... (Continue reading)
Louisiana House Delegation Calls For Adequate Dredging Of State Rivers, Increased Levee Protection
The Louisiana House Delegation today called on President Obama and the House Appropriations Committee to ensure adequate dredging of state rivers as well as increased protection to its levee systems in response to recent record flooding. Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA)... (Continue reading)
Ten Good Reasons For An Obamacare Repeal
Written on 19 Jan, 2011 at 10:06 By: Congressman William Cassidy in National
Today, the House of Representatives is voting to repeal the health care law that President Obama enacted last year. As a practicing physician, I can think of many reasons why this bill is bad for patients, bad for doctors, bad... (Continue reading)
Dangers Of The Medicaid Illusion
Forty-two years before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Earl K. Long Hospital opened its doors in Baton Rouge, La., promising access to health care for Louisiana’s poor and uninsured. As a provider of last resort, the state-run hospital’s... (Continue reading)
Cassidy On WBRZ; Election Reactions
Written on 3 Nov, 2010 at 14:52 By: Congressman William Cassidy in General
“Here, sir, the people govern.”... (Continue reading)
Cassidy: Reject Tax Hike For Small Business
Written on 6 Oct, 2010 at 13:29 By: Congressman William Cassidy in General
This piece ran at POLITICO this morning… President Barack Obama again talked about small businesses last week. “Government can’t create jobs to replace the millions that we lost in the recession,” the president said at the White House, “but it... (Continue reading)
Why Did Bipartisan Oil Spill Commission Die In Speaker’s Office?
Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 11:14 By: Congressman William Cassidy in General
This piece originally ran in the Washington Examiner… In his May 22 weekly address, President Obama announced the creation of a National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, “tasked with providing recommendations on how we can... (Continue reading)
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