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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, released a statement after the U.S. Senate passed several provisions to lower prescription drug prices and rein in health care middlemen profiting off of American patients. These policies, strongly supported by Senate...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is seeking information from the 340B prime vendor, Apexus, on how it generates revenue from and structures its business practices around the 340B Drug Pricing Program. This is part of Cassidy’s years-long investigation...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, February 5, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing to discuss how Congress can learn from the successes of the Railroad Retirement Board to strengthen the American retirement system. Title: On Track for Secure Retirement: Examining the Success of the Railroad Retirement...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today’s hearing on how to empower families to choose the best education option so their children can succeed.    Click here to watch the full hearing.    Cassidy's speech as prepared for...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement after Senate Democrats blocked his and U.S. Senator Ashley Moody’s (R-FL) Pregnant Students’ Rights Act, which empowers pregnant women with resources to continue their college career. Cassidy...