Transcript Released of Sen. Bill Cassidy Interview on CBS’s Face the Nation, Aug. 9, 2026

CBS News Politics posted the transcript of an interview with Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, conducted for “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” and aired on Aug. 9, 2026. The posted transcript provides the verbatim text of Cassidy’s responses in the program.

The transcript is published as part of CBS’s routine release of “Face the Nation” interview materials. It frames the interview as a discussion between Cassidy and Brennan, with Cassidy speaking to questions posed during the segment.

Cassidy is serving in the U.S. Senate as a member of the Republican Party from Louisiana, and the interview appearance reflects his role in federal legislative deliberations. As with other Senate interviews, the transcript can be used to review what Cassidy said on the record during the broadcast.

The transcript publication includes Cassidy’s statements as aired, without altering the order or wording of his answers. Readers seeking to understand the senator’s positions on the issues discussed in that episode are directed to the transcript for the specific language used.

No additional official action, such as the introduction of legislation, a vote, a court filing, or an agency decision, is described in the information provided here beyond CBS’s release of the interview transcript itself. Any claim about policy specifics raised during the interview would require review of the transcript text.

For congressional tracking, the transcript can be relevant as a contemporaneous record of a sitting senator’s statements during the 2026 election-cycle period. Researchers and reporters typically compare such remarks with subsequent legislative or administrative actions to determine whether statements align with later proposals or votes.