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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, delivered remarks during today's hearing on how to best support apprenticeships to strengthen America’s workforce and economy.  Click here to watch the full hearing. Cassidy’s speech as prepared for delivery can be found...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act. This legislation protects Americans’ private health data by expanding health privacy protections to account for new technologies that are not currently...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced legislation to prevent left-wing activists from jeopardizing millions of Americans’ retirement savings. “Fiduciaries’ sole responsibility is to prioritize what is best for the...

WASHINGTON – Today’s Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on the nomination of Dr. Casey Means to be Surgeon General is postponed. The hearing will be rescheduled at a future date. Agenda: Nomination of Casey Means to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and Surgeon...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, November 6, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on increasing financial transparency in higher education to empower families with better information and increase students’ access to higher education. Title: Reforming Financial Transparency in Higher Education Date:...