Ranking Member's Press

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a white paper detailing proposals to improve the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Last year, Cassidy requested feedback from stakeholders on policies Congress could consider to modernize NIH....

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mike Crapo (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, raised concerns that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) December 2023 guidance could put U.S. taxpayers on the hook for the...

WASHINGTON – Bipartisan, bicameral Committee leaders in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives urged the Department of Education (DeptEd) to prioritize the timely rollout of the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. FAFSA provides schools with the information they need to produce financial aid offers so...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged President Biden to issue a plan detailing the administration’s research priorities related to the H5N1 influenza (Avian Flu) outbreak. Cassidy stressed the importance of coordination and clear...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following President Biden’s veto of the bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) joint employer rule. The rule...