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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 legislation relevant to the committee’s jurisdiction. Click here to watch the full hearing. Cassidy’s speech as prepared for delivery can be found below: The Senate...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing next Thursday on how Congress can reform college athletics to better protect students and ensure they have opportunities to succeed. As Chairman of the HELP Committee, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) is leading efforts. Last week, Cassidy...

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...