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Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administration<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/16/donald-trump-iran-russia-midterms-north-carolina-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US politics live – latest updates</a>Senator Bill Cassidy, the Republican chairman of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US Senate</a> health committee, blamed the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Trump administration</a>’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/14/trump-administration-cdc-measles-deaths-pennsylvania" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">vaccine-skeptical approach</a> for ‌recent measles <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/pennsylvania-measles-outbreak-death" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">deaths in Pennsylvania</a> and challenged Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general to directly state that vaccines do not cause autism on Wednesday.Cassidy, a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/louisiana" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Louisiana</a> physician who chairs the panel, said three people in Pennsylvania had died of measles, with a fourth death under review, because of misinformation and misguided policies. His remarks come as the US grapples with its worst measles outbreak in over three decades. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/republican-senator-bill-cassidy-blames-trump-administration-measles-deaths-pennsylvania" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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