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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor discussing the progress on his Money and Value for Patients (MVP) agenda to lower health care costs. Yesterday, the HELP Committee voted 21-1 to advance the Patients...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 23, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on the nomination for Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Due to the vote being in the Senate Lobby, it is closed to the press. Vote totals will come out shortly after. Agenda: Nomination of Erica Schwartz to be...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 23, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on the nominations for the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Agenda: Nomination of Sean Kaufman to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services Nomination of...

WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to favorably report multiple bills making health care more affordable and accessible to American families. “I come to this issue not only as a senator, but as a doctor who practiced medicine in a hospital for the uninsured and underinsured for over 25...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on bills to increase Americans’ educational opportunities and give them more tools to secure a strong retirement. The bills under consideration include: Special Education Administration Protection Act To prohibit the transfer of certain...