Chair's Press

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...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), ranking member of the HELP Committee, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), John Hickenlooper (D-CO)...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), ranking member of the HELP Committee, Rick Scott (R-FL), chair of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging,...

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 Trump administration nominations for the Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.    The nominations include: Jonathan Berry to be Solicitor,...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, June 25, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Agenda: Nomination of Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Tim Scott (R-SC), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025. This legislation would allow for overfunded 401(h) retiree pension accounts to be transferred...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, June 18, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on three Trump administration nominees for the Department of Labor and one for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.    The nominations include:   Jonathan Berry to be Solicitor, Department of Labor  Andrew Rogers to...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released historic legislation to fix the broken higher education system that continues to fail students and trap them in a cycle of overwhelming college debt.  “American higher education has lost its purpose....

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 four Trump administration nominees at the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The nominations...

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 reauthorization of the Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Program.        Click here to watch the hearing live.  Cassidy’s speech as prepared for delivery can be...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, June 5, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on four Trump administration nominees at the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The nominations include: Penny Schwinn to be Deputy Secretary of Education,...

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 on the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidance calling on health care providers to stop performing dangerous gender transition procedures on children. HHS also instructed...

WASHINGTON – Today, May 22, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will consider multiple nominations at the Department of Labor, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and the Department of Education. Agenda: Nomination of Julie Hocker to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Office of Disability...

WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to approve seven of President Trump’s nominees at the Department of Labor, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and the Department of Education. The Committee approved these nominees en bloc by a party-line vote of 12-11. These nominations...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, May 22, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will consider multiple nominations at the Department of Labor, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and the Department of Education. Agenda: Nomination of Julie Hocker to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Office of...