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Cassidy Announces Appropriations, HELP Subcommittees

Date: Jan. 29, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care

Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. announced he will serve on the following subcommittees:

Appropriations:

Homeland Security
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP):

Primary Health and Aging
Children and Families
Employment and Workplace Safety

***Subcommittee assignments for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee have not yet been announced.

Dr. Cassidy issued the following statement:

"These subcommittees provide the opportunity to tackle issues important to Louisiana's future. We must be responsible when funding policies and programs that will create jobs and provide for a strong national defense.

"We also have the opportunity to put forward health care policies that empower patients, not bureaucrats. These subcommittee assignments will be a starting point for discussing these solutions."

Dr. Cassidy is a member of the Energy and Natural Resources, HELP, Veterans Affairs, Appropriations and Joint Economic Committees.


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