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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing October 2026 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. “As the father of a daughter with dyslexia, this is...

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to favorably report multiple Trump administration nominees at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and National Mediation Board. Dr. Nicole Saphier, Dr. Timothy Westlake, and Ms. Mary Lazare were advanced en bloc by a party-line vote of...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Finance Committee, reintroduced the Ensuring Accurate Payments to Specialty Pharmacies Act. This bipartisan legislation includes specialty and mail-order...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following the Protect College Sports Act passing the U.S. Senate as amended by a 77-22 vote. Cassidy secured two amendments to strengthen the legislation by protecting student...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing September 2026 as National Literacy Month. “Literacy opens the door for children to achieve the American Dream,” said Dr. Cassidy, “Congress...