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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Katie Britt (R-AL), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Kayla...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) for failing to address a culture of antisemitism that marginalizes its Jewish members. AFT’s current Vice President, Dr. Todd Wolfson, has a pattern of engaging in...

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 growth of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and its impact on patients. Since 2023, Cassidy has been investigating how covered entities use and generate 340B revenue to benefit...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, October 30, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Dr. Casey Means to be Surgeon General. Dr. Means will appear virtually before the Committee. Agenda: Nomination of Casey Means to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, October 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on how we can better deliver lifesaving cures to patients and maintain American dominance in medical innovation. Title: The Future of Biotech: Maintaining U.S. Competitiveness and Delivering Lifesaving Cures to...