U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (2017)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-08-23
Duration: 00:27:15
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | CASSIDY, BILL | Mental Health | Tax reform | Immigration | Health Care | United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | National Flood Insurance Program (U.S.)
Contributors:
- Cassidy, Bill Speaker
Description
A speech by United States Senator Bill Cassidy before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on August 23, 2017. He discusses: the legislation that he has worked on, including the Mental Health Reform Bill of 2016 and overturning OSHA’s Volks Rule; President Donald Trump’s agenda in the areas of creating manufacturing jobs, improving infrastructure, tax reform, and immigration reform; the Republicans’ efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare; his work on the Cassidy-Graham amendment; his work in co-sponsoring the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; and the upcoming debate on tax reform. He also answers questions from the audience.