Press Releases

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 the failure of East and Gulf Coast ports and unionized dockworkers to agree on a collective bargaining contract before the September 30 deadline. As a result of the failed...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Restoring Integrity in Fiduciary Duty Act, which prevents asset managers from prioritizing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors over the financial success of Americans’ retirement...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chair of the HELP Committee, released a joint statement after the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to hold Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for defying...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today asked for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to hold Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to comply with the committee’s subpoena. This follows the committee’s...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that their resolution to recognize National Hazing Awareness Week passed the U.S. Senate. The resolution designates this week, September 23 through 27, 2024, as “National...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and 41 other Republican lawmakers called out the Biden-Harris administration for its failure to address the abuses at the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR),...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 – As millions of Americans struggle with diabetes and obesity, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today led the committee in a hearing to examine why Novo Nordisk charges the American people the highest prices in the world for its lifesaving drugs,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today’s Committee hearing to discuss weight loss drugs. Click here to watch the hearing live.  See below for the remarks as prepared for delivery.   Thank you, Chair Sanders.  Nearly one...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed President Biden and Vice President Harris for failing to take action to prevent a strike of unionized dockworkers at the East and Gulf Coast ports. Since June, negotiations have stalled between the ports...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report uncovering how Novo Nordisk, as one health insurance plan described it, is using its “position of power” to “squeeze” plans, and “boost its corporate profits.” “Today, Novo Nordisk charges...

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is requesting information from two drug manufacturers as part of his ongoing investigation into how covered entities use and generate revenue from the 340B Drug Pricing Program.     Under the 340B program, drug...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 – As millions of Americans struggle with diabetes and obesity, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), on Tuesday will lead the committee in a hearing to examine why Novo Nordisk charges the American people the highest prices in the world for its lifesaving...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chair of the HELP Committee, released a joint statement after the Committee voted to hold Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 – In a major bipartisan vote, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) today held Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in civil and criminal contempt for his failure to comply with the committee’s subpoena and absence from last week’s hearing.  This is the first time in modern American...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 – In a major bipartisan vote, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) today held Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in civil and criminal contempt for his failure to comply with the committee’s subpoena and absence from last week’s hearing.This is the first time in modern American...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 – In light of Steward CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre’s failure to comply with the committee’s subpoena and absence from last week’s hearing, the Senate HELP Committee will vote this Thursday to adopt two resolutions: one for civil enforcement and another for certification to the United States Attorney for criminal contempt.“Last...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Angus King (I-ME), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced a resolution recognizing October 2024 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. U.S....

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered a floor speech condemning the Biden-Harris administration’s actions that have led to the continued exploitation of unaccompanied migrant children in its care.   Cassidy’s remarks came ahead of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed the Biden-Harris administration for forcing call-center employees to unionize even if they do not want to join a union. These efforts threaten the closure of 12 call centers employing 10,000 employees...