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WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, February 25, 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.   Agenda: Nomination of Casey Means to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and Surgeon General of the Public Health...

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 58 Republican lawmakers in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Western District of Louisiana supporting Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s lawsuit to protect women...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a landmark report detailing legislative and regulatory reforms to modernize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These proposals aim to maintain American biomedical dominance and ensure patients have...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, continued to pressure Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s administration to comply with a Senate investigation into the alleged rampant child care fraud in his state. Specifically, the Walz administration refused to provide...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Ted Budd (R-NC), introduced the Workforce Development Modernization Act and the Employer-Directed Skills Act to increase Americans’ access to job opportunities by eliminating red tape, increasing flexibility, and...