Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, chairman of the U.S. Senate health committee, blamed the Trump administration's vaccine policy for measles deaths in Pennsylvania as of September 16–18, 2026, calling the outbreak a 'terrible legacy' while pressing Trump's surgeon general nominee on vaccine views.
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Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administration US politics live – latest updates Senator Bill Cassidy, the Republican chairman of the US Senate health committee, blamed the Trump administration ’s vaccine-skeptical approach for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and challenged Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general to directl