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Bill Cassidy’s loss in the Louisiana Republican primary over the weekend puts the future of the powerful Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in flux.
Julia Letlow, who had the president’s endorsement, was in first place in the GOP primary with around 45 percent while state Treasurer John Fleming was at 28 percent.
Julia Letlow, state Treasurer John Fleming and businessman Mark Spencer.
Louisiana Sen.
Kennedy Jr.'s attacks on them despite ultimately supporting Kennedy's nomination for Health and Human Services secretary.Â
↵↵Senate Energy-Water Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Kennedy, R-La., ranks third in the Senate, with $450.6 million in funding secured. His largest project — shared with Sen.
↵↵Cassidy, a physician seeking his third Senate term, has the backing of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and campaigned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., in Louisiana last week
John Couvillon, a Louisiana pollster who founded JMC Analytics & Polling, said the state’s previous primary system — in which all candidates ran in the same race and the top two finishers advanced to the
Campaign pledge fulfilled: Trump signed an executive order last week directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismantling the U.S.
ICYMI #LASEN: Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins said Thursday he won’t run for Senate next year but predicted that Republican Sen.
Bill Cassidy, R-La., a gastroenterologist who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said he was struggling to reconcile his loyalty to the Trump administration with his duty