Sen. Cassidy says measles surge will be administration’s ‘terrible legacy’
Cassidy said misinformation and vaccine skepticism are driving the outbreak as senators question nominees for top Health and Human Services posts.
- On Wednesday, Senator Bill Cassidy called the measles resurgence a "terrible legacy" for the Trump administration during Dr. Nicole Saphier's surgeon general confirmation hearing.
- The nation grapples with its worst measles outbreak in more than 35 years, with three people in Pennsylvania dead and a fourth death under review due to misinformation and misguided policies.
- Pressing for scientific clarity, Cassidy secured Saphier's affirmation that vaccines are "overwhelmingly safe and effective" after she initially hedged on the autism link.
- Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan questioned both nominees on independence, receiving assurances they would follow the law if their duties conflicted with Trump's orders.
- Cassidy, who lost his Republican primary and is not seeking reelection, has become increasingly defiant of Trump, who previously endorsed a rival over the senator's 2021 impeachment vote.
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Senator grills nominees for key leadership roles
WASHINGTON — The Senate health committee's Republican chairman on Wednesday blamed the approach toward vaccines taken by President Donald Trump's administration for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and pressed the president's pick for surgeon general to state plainly that vaccines…
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There’s more reason than ever for Louisianans to remind Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy not to let the door hit him on the way out of the Senate after his intemperate remarks made recently about increasing numbers of measles cases in the country and health care policy under GOP Pres. Donald Trump. At a conference sponsored […]
Cassidy Traces Measles Cases to Trump Administration
A Senator who is also a physician says today's measles cases could become what people will remember most about President Trump's health record. At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy called the worst US measles outbreak in 35 years "a terrible legacy for this administration," pointing to...
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