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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member of the HELP Committee, Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced legislation to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today’s confirmation hearing for Sean Kaufman to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Dr. Erica Schwartz, M.D. to...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 22, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on bills to increase families’ access to affordable health care. The bills under consideration include: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act INSULIN Act of 2026 Making America’s Food Safer Act Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act Expedited...

WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to approve four of President Trump’s nominees at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Labor Relations Board, and National Endowment for the Humanities. “Getting these nominees in place is critical to delivering results for the American people,” said Dr....

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will speak on the U.S. Senate floor today to discuss how his MVP agenda makes health care more affordable by giving money directly to families. Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Time: 4:45 PM ET/ 3:45 PM CT Click here...