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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,...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, May 8, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of James O’Neill to serve as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. Dr. Janette Nesheiwat will no longer appear before the HELP Committee following the withdrawal of her nomination to be Surgeon...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, May 14, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss President Trump's proposed HHS budget for fiscal year 2026. This is the first time in at least two decades that the HHS Secretary...