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Opinion: Sen. Cassidy should block FDA nominee Heidi Overton

Dr. Heidi Overton, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration, has a very worrisome record on vaccination policy. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy should try to vote down her nomination.

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Baton Rouge Advocate· Oct 23, 10:00 AMOpinion: Sen. Cassidy should block FDA nominee Heidi Overton

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$5.81 million allocated to improve railroad bridges between Baton Rouge and New OrleansThe U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration will provide $5.81 million to improve railroad services between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Senator Bill Cassidy announced on Tuesday.

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Senator warns ‘clock is ticking’ as Social Security funds run drySocial Security's 3.6% COLA for 2027 aims to help retirees manage inflation, but Sen. Bill Cassidy says larger benefits could accelerate the trust fund's depletion.

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Senator warns ‘clock is ticking’ as Social Security funds run drySen. Bill Cassidy warns the 3.6% Social Security COLA could drain the trust fund faster, leaving Congress roughly five and a half years to act before retir

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Opinion: Unregulated weight-loss drugs must be stoppedAttorney and nurse Kerr Vidrine warns that unregulated, foreign products claiming to be a new weight-loss drug called “reta” are being marketed online, especially to teens, and calls on Sen. Bill Cassidy to press the FDA director nominee Heidi Overton to have a plan to stop it.

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Stephanie Grace: Flaws and all, we’ll miss Bill CassidyBill Cassidy lost the Republican primary but the senator is still trying to remind the Louisiana voters who ditched him of what he delivered. Columnist Stephanie Grace thinks that’s fair, and predicts the state will miss his bipartisan advocacy when he’s gone.

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