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Cassidy’s defeat complicates Senate Health committee’s future
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.
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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.
↵↵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
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