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WASHINGTON – On Thursday, October 23, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing to evaluate the growth of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and its impact on patients. Since 2023, Cassidy has been investigating how covered entities use and generate 340B revenue to benefit low-income patients. Title: The 340B...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced the 21st Century Dyslexia Act, legislation that incorporates the modern, scientific understanding of dyslexia into federal statute and prevents the harm unidentified...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led Republican senators seeking answers on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of another generic chemical abortion drug that endangers the health and safety of mothers. This decision undermines...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed California Governor Gavin Newsom’s new policy that hurts American workers and undermines their rights in the workplace. Recently, Newsom signed a law allowing California to usurp the National Labor Relations...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, October 22, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a second hearing on reforming federal labor law to protect worker freedoms and strengthen workers’ rights. This will follow up on the HELP Committee’s first hearing on labor reform last week. Title: Labor Law Reform Part 2: New...