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Senator Bill Cassidy acknowledged that Louisiana had higher rates of cancer than other states but denied it down to the petrochemical industry, and instead blamed lifestyle choices
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A Republican senator from Louisiana has taken offense to President Joe Biden’s recent reference to the state’s “Cancer Alley”.
During a call with reporters this week, Senator Bill Cassidy called the description a “slam upon our state”.
“I'm not going to accept that sort of slam upon our state,” Sen Cassidy said, according to Nola.com. “It sounds like great rhetoric. But again, I don't accept that slam."