WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will speak on the U.S. Senate floor today touting his Health Care Freedom for Patients Act with U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. Later this morning, the Senate will vote on this historic Republican bill to lower health care costs and give money directly to families to control their own care. The bill offers Americans an alternative to Democrats’ plan, which sends taxpayer funds to giant insurance companies and leaves families with thousands of dollars in health care costs that they cannot afford.
Agenda: Floor Speech
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM ET / 10:00 AM CT
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*This is subject to change according to the U.S. Senate floor schedule.
Background:
Cassidy has continuously called for Congress to work together on solutions to lower the cost of health insurance for families. Over the past few months Cassidy has urged Congress to address rising health care costs in a Senate Finance Committee hearing, a HELP Committee hearing, and on the U.S Senate floor.
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