The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Nov. 16, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face the Nation. On Friday, we spoke with the Chairman of one of the Senate committees responsible for crafting health care legislation, Louisiana's Bill Cassidy, who is also a doctor. We began by showing him what the President is thinking of for a healthcare fix.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I'm calling today for insurance companies not to be paid, but for the money, this massive amount of money to be paid directly to the people of our country so that they can buy their own health care, which will be far better and far less expensive than the disaster known as Obamacare.

MARGARET BRENNAN:

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