GOP Senator Wants Cognition Tests For Aging Leaders

Axios reports:

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a physician, told me during an “Axios on HBO” interview that he favors cognition tests for aging leaders of all three branches of government. Cassidy, a gastroenterologist, told me during our wide-ranging interview in Chalmette, La., that in your 80s, you begin a “rapid decline.”

Noting he wasn’t talking about specific people, Cassidy said: “It’s usually noticeable. So anybody in a position of responsibility who may potentially be on that slope, that is of concern. And I’m saying this as a doctor.”

“I’m told that there have been senators in the past who, at the end of their Senate terms were senile,” Cassidy added. “I’m told that was true of senators of both parties.”

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GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, told “Axios on HBO” that he favors cognition tests for aging leaders of all three branches of government.

“I’m told that there have been senators in the past who, at the end of their Senate terms were senile.” https://t.co/2u1LBSzJNj

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