Bill Cassidy - Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee | Official U.S. Senate headshot
Bill Cassidy - Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee | Official U.S. Senate headshot
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued a statement today following his vote against what he termed as Democrats' "latest political show vote" on in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Cassidy characterized the move as an attempt to misinform and scare voters ahead of the November election.
“Despite Democrats’ efforts to manufacture a campaign issue months before the election, access to IVF is not under threat. If we want to have a comprehensive conversation about IVF, we can do that, but forcing a vote on legislation that has already failed in the Senate is a bad faith attempt to mislead Americans,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Democrats’ continued fear-mongering on IVF is a disservice to all families who may pursue IVF treatments.”
In June, Cassidy joined the entire Senate Republican Conference in support of access to IVF. Earlier this year, he delivered a floor speech criticizing what he described as Democrats' ploy to misinform voters about IVF.
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