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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Michael Bennet (D-CO) reintroduced the Equitable Access to School Facilities Act, legislation that ensures charter schools can access public property and provide federal grants to states for charter school...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate HELP Committee, reintroduced the Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act. The legislation would help more Americans aged 18 to 20 years old access employer-sponsored...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, May 15, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will host “Chartering Excellence: A Policy Briefing on Charter School Innovation,” an event on how to strengthen access to charter schools, so students can receive the best education that meets their...

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 nomination of James O’Neill to serve as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.          Click here to watch the hearing live.  Cassidy’s speech as prepared for...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, May 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will consider the nomination of Janet Dhillon to serve as the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Agenda: Nomination of Janet Dhillon to serve as Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Date: Thursday, May 15,...