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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), led 91 Republican lawmakers in filing another amicus brief in the Western District of Louisiana, supporting Louisiana’s lawsuit to protect women and their unborn children...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a legislative discussion draft that strengthens the 340B Drug Pricing Program to better serve vulnerable patients and families. This discussion draft builds on Cassidy’s years-long examination of...

WASHINGTON – Due to Thursday’s U.S. Senate votes being cancelled, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s vote on Trump administration nominees for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Labor Relations Board, and National Endowment for the Humanities is postponed. Agenda: Nomination of Brett Matsumoto to be...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor discussing how his Money and Value for Patients (MVP) agenda can make life more affordable by giving money directly to patients and increasing price transparency. “The...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s vote on Trump administration nominees for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Labor Relations Board, and National Endowment for the Humanities has been moved to Thursday, June 25 at 9:45 AM ET. Agenda: Nomination of Brett Matsumoto to be Commissioner of...