Bill Cassidy
Conservative
Republican
Senator
Louisiana
Current Position: Senator from Louisiana
Running For: Senator
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- Against raising taxes on American families; supported largest tax cut in a generation
- For lengthening Social Security solvency through $1.5 trillion investment fund proposal
Health Care
- Against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare); co-sponsored Graham-Cassidy repeal bill
- Against Medicare-for-all, arguing it would 'triple taxes' and force Americans into 'one size fits all plan'
- For advancing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as Health Secretary despite concerns about his anti-vaccine positions
Education
- For school choice to give parents power to secure best educational opportunity for their child
Environment
- For domestic energy production and against Biden administration's energy policies including Keystone XL pipeline termination
- For carbon tariff on imports from countries with higher emissions than the United States through Foreign Pollution Fee Act
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; opposes federal funding for abortion and supports 20-week abortion ban
- For supporting overturning Roe v. Wade, calling it recognition that 'an unborn child has a right to life'
Voting Rights & Democracy
- Against Trump remaining in 2024 presidential race after indictment for mishandling classified documents
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For securing the southern border and against 'open borders' policies
- Against applying human rights provisions to U.S. aid to Israel's military
Public Safety
- Against gun control as a matter of principle; supports Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
- For the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act including red flag laws and expanded background checks for buyers under 21
- For convicting Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial