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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is leading the Pathways to Paychecks Act, which empowers states to better connect employers with American workers. The Wagner-Peyser Employment Service (ES) program facilitates connections between job seekers and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) postponing a vote to change the recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. If a recommendation for a vaccine is altered...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following the U.S. Senate passage of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, which bolsters prevention, treatment, and recovery services for Americans with substance use...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, highlighted the importance of delivering President Trump and Secretary Kennedy’s mission to restore radical transparency at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to protect children’s health. This...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today’s hearing on the troubling state of K-12 education. According to the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 12th graders are leaving high school with the lowest...