"“Am I going to deliberately push back on things? No, I'm going to do what's good for my country and my state,” he said. Asked about the nominees coming through the panel he chairs - which could include a new Labor secretary and FDA commissioner - Cassidy noted that there were already nominees who were not able to get through the committee. “I'm going to continue to do what is best for my state and best for my country and try and make every decision with that consideration,” he said about whether his approach to the administration will change."
"Those comments came after Cassidy delivered a withering, if veiled, condemnation of Trump in his concession speech, raising the possibility that he could become increasingly outspoken in his disagreements with the president over the next seven months. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., speaks to supporters during an election night watch party Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. | AP Photo/Gerald Herbert"
"“Insults only bother me if they come from somebody of character and integrity. I find that people of character and integrity don't spend their time attacking people on the internet,” Cassidy said during the speech Saturday night. Cassidy largely avoided addressing Trump directly when speaking with reporters Monday. He declined to say, for instance, if he thought Trump had done something that constituted a high crime or misdemeanor during his second term. He was one of the seven Republicans to vote to convict the president on impeachment charges after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters."
"Instead, Cassidy said he wanted to “give a better vision of how we should do things” and signaled that's an area where he will speak out on before his term ends in early January. “I think people want me to say negative things,” he said. “I'm saying positive things, positive things that may reflect upon the current circumstance, but it's coming from my heart about maki"
Cassidy said he would not deliberately push back on administration actions, instead choosing what he considers best for his state and country. He noted that some nominees already failed to advance through the committee he chairs, including potential future Labor and FDA nominees. After delivering a concession speech that included a veiled condemnation of Trump, he suggested he could become more outspoken in disagreements over the following months. Cassidy said insults only matter when they come from people of character and integrity, and that such people do not spend time attacking others online. When speaking with reporters, he avoided directly answering whether Trump committed high crimes or misdemeanors and emphasized offering a better vision for how things should be done.
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