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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor. Cassidy previously led an amicus brief in this case supporting parents’ constitutional right to be notified of and able to...

WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to advance eight of President Trump’s nominees at the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Under the leadership of HELP Chair Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), the Committee has voted to...

WASHINGTON – Today, June 26, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on multiple nominations at the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  Agenda:  Nomination of Penny Schwinn to serve as Deputy Secretary of Education, Department of...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, June 26, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on multiple nominations at the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  Agenda:  Nomination of Penny Schwinn to serve as Deputy Secretary of Education, Department of...

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 Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. Click here to watch the hearing live.  Cassidy’s speech as prepared for...