Tag: Bill Cassidy

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, was critical of the Republican tax reform plan on Wednesday. The legislation in the House and Senate carries high political stakes for President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress, who view passage of tax cuts as critical to the GOP's success at the polls next year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Healthcare fight consumes Senate tax debate

Robert King · November 16, 2017 12:31 am

During the debate over repealing Obamacare, Congressional Republicans often dismissed the Congressional Budget Office's projections, calling them unreliable. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

CBO may change analysis of individual mandate

Kimberly Leonard · November 7, 2017 9:56 pm

Dyslexia affects 20 percent of students, impairing their ability to process basic spoken and written language. However, less than a quarter of the plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act address screening and additional resources for the disorder. (iStock)

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Sen. Bill Cassidy says federal education law is failing 1 in 5 students

Charyssa Parent · October 31, 2017 8:57 pm

Republican senators are trying to win President Trump's support, but some Democrats are skeptical of making any alterations to the legislation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Big changes likely for Obamacare deal

Robert King · October 19, 2017 9:29 pm

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said there is a "light years" difference between President Trump and former President Barack Obama on how they use executive actions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Bill Cassidy: Trump is following Constitution better than Obama

Robert King · October 19, 2017 2:47 pm

A top Republican senator said President Trump "speaks in hyperbole," which can be "interpreted by some as lies, and by the president it's interpreted as just his exaggeration." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bill Cassidy: Trump uses ‘hyperbole’ which some interpret as lies

Pete Kasperowicz · October 19, 2017 12:22 pm

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has said an Obamacare repeal bill could become successful under a better process that gives him more time to sell the bill to Republicans and Democrats. An earlier bill was pulled by Senate leadership late last month after a handful of Republican senators defected and killed the bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Bill Cassidy plans to take up Obamacare repeal bill again

Robert King · October 18, 2017 1:40 pm

After the 2016 election, President Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham have begun to work together despite their major policy differences. (AP Photos)

Trump and Lindsey Graham: Washington’s odd couple

David M. Drucker · October 18, 2017 4:01 am

The medical device tax was created to help fund Obamacare. It charges a 2.3 percent tax on the sale of certain medical devices such as pacemakers and imaging devices like MRIs. More low-tech devices such as surgical gloves and contact lenses do not pay the tax.

Insurers, device makers try to kill return of Obamacare taxes

Robert King · October 16, 2017 4:01 am

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2017, file photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, speaks following a meeting with President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. The strained relationship between President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson came under renewed focus Sunday, Oct. 15, during an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN, as Tillerson insisted that Trump has not undermined him even as he again refused to deny calling the president "a moron."(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Weekend wrap: Washington catches up to Trump’s healthcare and Iran decisions while he golfs

Kyle Feldscher · October 16, 2017 1:29 am

"The payments are unconstitutional, according to a court, and his first responsibility is to uphold that," Cassidy said. "We absolutely have to think about that family around the kitchen table, which is why I think Congress should pass them." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Bill Cassidy: Trump made the right call ending subsidies to insurance companies

Kyle Feldscher · October 15, 2017 2:13 pm

After President Trump signed an executive order to loosen Obamacare rules, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said "I will continue to push for our legislation which will return healthcare power and decision-making to patients and states." Graham led an overhaul bill with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., that would have given Obamacare funding to states through block grants and cut Medicaid. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republicans renew commitment to repeal Obamacare after Trump order

Robert King · October 12, 2017 5:11 pm