Bill Cassidy
ON THE RECORD · 16 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“[Ronald Reagan] and [Lindsey Graham] would be ashamed of this,”
Bill Cassidy · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-20
Cassidy wrote on X in response to a Wall Street Journal editorial on Trump's Russia decision.
“Would you feel comfortable communicating with clarity … Is the MMR vaccine extremely lethal, as the president said?”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Cassidy asked Saphier whether she would clearly state the MMR vaccine is not lethal, as the president had claimed otherwise.
“To suffer from any disease is awful, but to suffer one which is avoidable, that’s even worse,”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Cassidy made the remark while challenging Trump's surgeon general nominee amid a measles outbreak that has killed three people in Pennsylvania.
“who make decisions based on science, not politics or ideology”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Cassidy said the country needs health leaders who make decisions based on science rather than politics or ideology.
“I’m not sure that you reach people who are vaccine hesitant by feeding into untruths,”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Cassidy expressed doubt that feeding into untruths is an effective way to reach vaccine-hesitant people.
“I’m so sensitive to this because I’ve had wriggle room from people sitting there … who later use that wriggle room to do things which are quite contrary?”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Cassidy pressed Saphier on vaccine safety, referencing broken promises from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“a terrible legacy for this administration”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Cassidy warned that the measles outbreak would be a terrible legacy for the Trump administration.
“While I respect Dr Overton’s experience as a physician, I have strong concerns about her nomination to be FDA Commissioner. Her lack of managerial experience does not prepare her well for leading a large organisation that is already dealing with staffing and morale issues,”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-19
Senator Bill Cassidy expressed concerns about Heidi Overton's managerial experience following her nomination as FDA commissioner.
“calls into question her commitment to standing up for sound science and protecting children’s health. That alone is almost disqualifying.”
Bill Cassidy · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Cassidy criticized Overton's participation in the childhood vaccine executive order signing.
“Additionally, Dr Overton’s active role in last week’s nonsensical vaccine executive order calls into question her commitment to standing up for sound science and protecting children’s health. That alone is almost disqualifying.”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-19
Senator Bill Cassidy criticized Heidi Overton's involvement in a recent executive order regarding vaccines.
“Her lack of managerial experience does not prepare her well for leading a large organization that is already dealing with staffing and morale issues,”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-19
Cassidy voiced concerns about Overton's nomination in a social media post.
“That is what gives some parents hesitancy regarding having their children vaccinated,”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-07-26 · reported 2026-07-26
Cassidy told CNN host Dana Bash that the CDC's website language gives parents hesitancy about vaccinating their children.
“The fact that that is still there is almost an insult to the American people,”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-07-26 · reported 2026-07-26
Cassidy said on CNN that the CDC's continued posting of disproven claims is almost an insult to the American people.
“it's been firmly established vaccines do not cause autism.”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-07-26 · reported 2026-07-26
Cassidy told Bash that it has been firmly established that vaccines do not cause autism.
“the right thing, which is to have their child vaccinated.”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-07-26 · reported 2026-07-26
Cassidy told Bash that parents should do the right thing by having their children vaccinated.
“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.”
Bill Cassidy · said 2026-07-26 · reported 2026-07-26
Cassidy criticized the CDC for continuing to promote claims that have been proven false.