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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Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who chairs the U.S. Senate Health Committee, blamed on Wednesday President Donald Trump's government's approach to vaccines for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania. Cassidy also pressured the president's indicated approach to the U.S. main public health office, Nicole Sapphier, to clearly state that vaccines do not cause autism.
‘Terrible legacy’: GOP senator sounds alarm over growing Trump administration crisis
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) delivered a dire warning Wednesday as the United States battles its worst measles outbreak in 35 years, saying the crisis is “going to be a terrible legacy for this administration.” “Misinformation and misguided policies are leaving children and adults unprotected against di...
Bill Cassidy Is Fed Up with Trump Nominees on Vaccines
“Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) lambasted the Trump administration for stoking vaccine doubts among Americans, after reports Tuesday that two unvaccinated Pennsylvanians had died of measles,” the Washington Sun reports. Said Cassidy: “It is irresponsible, it damages our country, and we have four people in Pennsylvania reportedly dead because of that sort of activity.”
Republican senator faults Trump vaccine policy for US measles deaths as panel weighs health nominees
The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate health committee on Wednesday blamed the Trump administration's approach to vaccines for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and pressed the president's pick for surgeon general to state plainly that vaccines do not cause autism.
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INTELLINEWSSen. Cassidy says measles surge will be administration’s ‘terrible legacy’
Under questioning by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Trump’s surgeon general pick Nicole Saphier called a combined vaccine “our greatest tool for combating measles infections.”
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