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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, and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released draft legislation to eliminate fraud and abuse of federal child care funding. This comes as Cassidy is investigating multiple states, including Minnesota, New York, Oregon,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act to help young people afford higher education. The legislation makes it easier for higher education institutions to inform students of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, demanded accountability from multiple state governors for failing to protect American families and taxpayers from fraud in federal child care funding. Cassidy previously led the entire U.S. Senate Republican...

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 hearing on authoritarian regimes like China using financial contributions to influence America’s schools and advance an anti-America agenda. Cassidy is leading efforts to ensure...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing to give members an opportunity to advocate for legislation relevant to the committee’s jurisdiction on Thursday, March 19. Title: Member Day Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM ET/ 9:00 AM CT Location: 430 Dirksen Senate Office...