On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
Republican senator and physician who chairs the Senate health committee
42 things Bill Cassidy said, verbatim, from June 18, 2026 to August 17, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“If there are ground troops, by definition, there needs to be a declaration of war from Congress on this, period,”
on the failed war powers resolution over Trump's Iran strikes
Fox News War powers resolution fails as Senate Republicans stand by Trump on Iran ›
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“Iran's nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future,”
Politics - CBSNews.com Facing bipartisan criticism of Iran deal, Trump lashes out at "fools" ›
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“the worst foreign policy blunder in decades”
Al Jazeera Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Trump’s MoU with Iran draws backlash from some Republicans ›
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“He goes, 'I'm really interested.' I stood up and I said, 'this is why,' and I listed those objectives that I did not see being achieved, and how the kind of endpoint of the war kept stretching out longer and longer,”
on Cassidy recounting objections he raised to Trump and Witkoff about the war's endpoint
Politics - CBSNews.com Cassidy says he passed a note to Witkoff during heated Trump meeting ›
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“Now we have to trust but verify, but as they laid it out, they have a plausible plan by which to achieve those, and that's what I was interested in,”
on Cassidy saying he now trusts the administration's plan to end the war
Politics - CBSNews.com Cassidy says he passed a note to Witkoff during heated Trump meeting ›
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“The Senate needs to know, and it does not appear, although I don't know for sure, that the course of this is going the way that we were told.”
on doubts the Senate was told the truth about how Iran actions are going
Latest Political News on Fox News ‘He named names’: Trump’s Senate meeting explodes into shouting match over Iran ›
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“You deny me that information, and I'm going to be frustrated, because my job is to serve with the information I have before me,”
on being denied information about the Iran war needed to do his job
CBS News Trump admin. touts its transparency. Yet few Iran war details have been shared. ›
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“This was supposed to last four weeks, it’s lasted four months,”
on the Iran war lasting far longer than Trump's four-week promise
Associated Press Republicans in Congress continue to back Iran war despite political risk ›
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“You should not be using the force of government to crash upon somebody just because the person in charge does not like them or finds them inconvenient. The fact that Bill did that is disqualifying for someone to be the director of national intelligence,”
on criticism of Trump's pick for a top intelligence aide role
MSNBC ‘Horrifying’: Pulte’s choice for top spy aide stokes fears of Trump vote tampering ›
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“So, when the president was berating the four people that voted for the War Powers Act, frankly, I'm not there to be berated,”
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“Good policy is good politics, and so if we can address the affordability issue, that’s important to the American people.”
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“Eventually, I think people’s pocketbooks are going to impose reality on them, and they’re going to quit watching Fox and pay more attention to the gas prices,”
on Republicans avoiding blaming Trump for rising gas prices
MSNBC Republicans worry about rising gas prices — but won’t blame Trump ›
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“I am concerned that IAM Union member dues are financing efforts to change U.S. policy related to the Cuban regime, a State Sponsor of Terror, instead of supporting American workers’ priorities,”
on concerns that IAM union dues fund efforts to shift US policy toward Cuba
Fox News Cuban ties put powerful US union under microscope over alleged communist influence push ›
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“was supposed to last four weeks. It’s lasted four months. Our original objectives have not been achieved, and I want to know what’s going on.”
on delays to the bipartisan housing bill amid Trump's SAVE Act demand
NBC News Politics Bipartisan housing affordability bill in limbo after Trump demands passage of SAVE Act ›
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“Breaking up vaccines will mean children have to get more shots to get the same protection, not fewer shots. It will increase hesitancy and make children less safe.”
on proposals to split combined childhood vaccines into separate shots
Atlanta Black Star Trump cuts the childhood vaccine schedule to 11 diseases and splits MMR into six shots, and a Republican doctor in the Senate calls it wrong ›
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“Parents should listen to their child’s pediatrician about vaccines rather than listening to an inaccurate executive order. This is so wrong,”
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“I’m a doctor. This executive order is wrong,”
The Advocate Doctors say to ignore Trump as he cites hearsay to upend vaccines amid historic measles outbreak ›
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“We need a CDC director that will actually stand up to crazy stupid things being said that undermine faith in immunization. You are the bulwark. So I’m asking: Will you have the ability and the firmness to stand up to that political meddling?”
on pressing a CDC director nominee to resist political meddling on vaccines
CNN One year after shooting, CDC workers say they still feel like targets ›
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“We need a CDC director that will actually stand up to crazy, stupid things being said that undermine faith in immunization,”
on the need for a CDC director who counters vaccine misinformation
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“There are challenges facing Americans’ health today. I will work with her to face those challenges and regain trust in the CDC,”
The Guardian Senate confirms Trump pick Erica Schwartz as new CDC director ›
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“Mr. Kaufman has said some pretty stupid things and irresponsible things regarding immunization,”
on Kaufman's past statements about immunization being irresponsible
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“is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
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“After multiple conversations with senior HHS officials, several actions have been taken and will be taken to address these concerns, including key personnel changes and better oversight to ensure that science, not ideology, is driving decision-making,”
on HHS personnel changes amid pressure over autism research
Washington Examiner Trump presses RFK Jr. for more autism research during Cabinet meeting ›
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“I'm confident that she knows what she is doing and will stand against those who do not,”
on the Senate confirmation hearing for CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz
CBS News Senate committee advances Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump's CDC director ›
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“It’s wrong because it’s going to frighten some parents from doing the right thing, which is to have their child vaccinated,”
on criticism of messaging that could discourage parents from vaccinating children
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“Scientists have not identified the root causes of autism. HHS continues to support rigorous scientific research and will update this page as reliable new evidence becomes available.”
on HHS position that autism's causes remain scientifically unidentified
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“It’s been firmly established — vaccines do not cause autism. That’s over decades. The fact that that is still there is almost an insult to the American people.”
on renewed criticism of the CDC's stance on vaccines and autism
Disability Scoop CDC Faces Renewed Criticism Over Stance On Autism, Vaccines ›
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“The fact that that is still there is almost an insult to the American people,”
on the CDC's website still linking vaccines to autism
USA Today 'Almost an insult': Republican senator slams CDC over autism, vaccines website ›
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“We don't care enough about you to tell the truth. We want to continue to promote that which has been proven false, but we don't want to admit it, whoever we is.”
on the CDC's handling of debunked vaccine-autism claims on its website
USA Today 'Almost an insult': Republican senator slams CDC over autism, vaccines website ›
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“Mr. Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this,”
Fox News Blanche survives Republican defectors as Trump gets his new attorney general ›
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“If you want a DOJ which is actually doing its job, you need stable leadership, and you need leadership which is effective,”
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“But the choice is not between perfection and Mr. Blanche. It is between Mr. Blanche and another acting attorney general, who may not run the department effectively under President Trump.”
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“The attorney general is supposed to give advice to the president, supposed to run the Department of Justice, and is supposed to make sure that the U.S. attorneys nationwide are doing their job. It really weighs strongly in his favor when I speak to my U.S. attorneys in Louisiana”
Washington Examiner Sen. Bill Cassidy defends ‘gradation of gray’ decision to back Blanche as attorney general ›
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“I am particularly concerned about episodes of apparent lawfare, DOJ bringing suits against political enemies. Presidents of both parties have been guilty of this. It must stop. It should stop now. A never-ending cycle of prosecuting political enemies undermines the rule of law,”
on DOJ lawsuits against political opponents during Fauci's hearing
Fox News Fauci in the congressional wringer: A test for Trump's newly-minted attorney general ›
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“It is between Mr Blanche and another acting attorney general who may not run the department effectively under President Trump and who indeed may not be as good as Mr Blanche.”
on Todd Blanche's Senate confirmation as attorney general
The Guardian Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as US attorney general ›
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“But the choice is not between perfection and Mr. Blanche. It is between Mr. Blanche and another acting attorney general who may not run the department effectively under President Trump and who indeed may not be as good as Mr. Blanche.”
on backing Blanche's confirmation over an alternative acting attorney general
NPR Blanche's path to confirmation appears clear after winning key Republican's support ›
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“Shouldn’t every American be afraid of the weaponization of the Justice Department? If there’s not adequate answers for that, then probably there needs to be somebody else,”
NBC News Trump defends ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, further complicating Blanche nomination ›
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“future leverage points for this committee over future appointees if these commitments are not kept.”
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“The President does not have the expertise to make these changes.”
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“I am sticking up for the American people, even if I’m speaking to the president.”
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“I make no apologies for standing up to the president,”
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“It does not appear, although I don’t know for sure, that the course of this is going the way that we were told.”
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