CASSIDY RELEASES STATEMENT APPLAUDING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION APPROVAL FOLLOWING SEVERE WINTER STORM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), released the following statement applauding President Trump's approval of an expedited federal Major Disaster declaration following Winter Storm Fern, which caused widespread power outages, road closures, and water system disruptions across northern Louisiana. Cassidy, alongside all members of Louisiana's congressional delegation, expressed (https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-louisiana-delegation-call-for-support-of-disaster-declaration-following-winter-storm-fern/) support for Governor Jeff Landry's request for an expedited federal Major Disaster declaration.

"This cannot bring back the lives of...