Monroe – Today, students and educators at the Monroe Federation of Teachers and School Employees office sounded the alarm against Congressman Bill Cassidy’s votes to cut more than $100 billion in Pell Grants and increase interest rates on student loans by $54 billion. “Congressman Bill Cassidy wants to make it [...]
BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Democratic Party today released the following statement from Chair Karen Carter Peterson on the 79th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law:“Our nation took a giant step forward 79 years ago today with enactment of the Social Security Act, [...]
Louisiana Families Face Second-Largest Wage Gap in the Nation Westwego -- Today working women gathered at the United Steelworkers hall to demand an explanation from Congressman Bill Cassidy on his votes against equal pay for women. While in Congress, Cassidy voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the [...]
