![Louisiana Represented On Jimmy Kimmel](http://townsquare.media/site/183/files/2017/05/Sen.-Bill-Cassidy-Photo-by-Alex-Wong-Getty-Images.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana Represented On Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel made headlines last week with a heartfelt monologue about his newborn son's open heart surgery. In the monologue, Kimmel lamented the fact that the Republican-controlled Congress was in the process of dismantling the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) which made it possible for those with pre-existing conditions to get insurance. He stated that his son's condition would have been considered pre-existing and therefore would not have been covered if Obamacare were repealed.
Inevitably Kimmel's comments met with some pushback from those with a different point of view including Newt Gingrich. But, by and large, they struck a chord with average Americans; so much so that our own Republican Senator, Bill Cassidy, said on CNN that he thinks that any legislation proposed by the Senate should pass the "Jimmy Kimmel Test". Basically that would be that a child born with a congenital defect would be able to get everything they need in their first year of life.
Last night Kimmel invited Cassidy to appear on his late-night show where the two discussed what changes Cassidy would like the Senate to make to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that was passed by the House. Cassidy, who is a doctor, acquitted himself well during the segment.
More From Highway 98.9
![Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy Says He Won’t Vote Trump in 2024](http://townsquare.media/site/159/files/2020/07/GettyImages-1208601491.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Does Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy Really Know What’s In the Infrastructure Bill He’s Supporting?](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2021/08/attachment-cassidy-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![How Much Relief Money is on the Way for South Louisiana?](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2021/05/flood-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Bill Cassidy Opens Up About Voting to Impeach Donald Trump](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2021/01/GettyImages-1223642808.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Sen. Cassidy Explains Senate Impeachment Vote Switch, But ‘Bar for Conviction Still High’ [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2021/02/cassidy-9.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Senator Cassidy in Support of Trump Impeachment](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2017/01/Sen.-Bill-Cassidy-Photo-by-Alex-Wong-Getty-Images.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Sen. Cassidy Blasts Biden Energy Policy: Destructive to Louisiana [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2021/01/cassidy-11.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Sen. Cassidy Blasts Biden for ‘Leftward Slant’](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2021/01/cassidy-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Senator Bill Cassidy Responds To Siege On US Capital](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2021/01/NBC-News-Capital.jpg?w=980&q=75)