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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, slammed United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain for engaging in workplace retaliation to advance his personal agenda at the expense of union members. According to a court-appointed Monitor, President Fain’s office...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) support the Trump administration taking action to implement the No Surprises Act, which protects patients from surprise medical bills and ensures they know the cost of care before receiving...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded President Trump’s recent plan to lower costs and make health care affordable for American families. “I absolutely agree with President Trump that we must make health care affordable and give power to the...

WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted unanimously to favorably report four bipartisan pieces of legislation to improve American families’ health. The bills include: S. 1157, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act S. 921, Tyler's Law S. 2169, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing on protecting women and unborn children from dangerous chemical abortion drugs. This is the first HELP hearing in 2026 and the first pro-life hearing of any committee this Congress. “Scientifically and...