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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Jim Banks (R-IN), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) applaud the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) recent proposed rule giving independent workers much needed clarity and consistency. This reverses...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold two field hearings in Louisiana next week to discuss how Congress can make health care affordable and improve mental health and substance use disorder treatment. The Committee will hear from a variety of perspectives within the health care system,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined pro-life advocates at the annual Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Gala to recognize their work and discuss his ongoing efforts to protect women and unborn babies from abortion. “As a doctor, caring for a...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Improving Financial Aid Offers for Students Act to make the cost of college more transparent. The bill aims to make higher education more affordable by equipping students...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Jim Risch (R-ID), and six Republican senators introduced the Heat Workforce Standards Act to protect Louisiana workers from dangerous Biden-era heat standards that threaten jobs and create new safety risks. This...