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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, requested information from stakeholders on ways to improve transparency in higher education to lower costs and ensure students and families choose the best college option for them. “Americans want the most value for...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded President Trump’s recent Executive Order (EO) strengthening American workers’ access to retirement investments. As Chairman of the HELP Committee, Cassidy is committed to working with President Trump and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is seeking answers following allegations that Stanford University and Stanford Graduate Workers Union (SGWU) forced graduate students to pay union dues under threat of termination. SGWU is affiliated with the United...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) and Glen “GT” Thompson (R-PA-15) to introduce a resolution recognizing September 22nd –26th 2025 as “National Hazing Awareness Week.” Cassidy’s...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, blasted New York Governor Kathy Hochul for her new policy that undermines workers’ right to join a union if they choose. According to federal law, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has the sole authority to...