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 statement after the Biden-Harris administration announced it will continue its contract with Maximus to run Medicare call centers, preserving a call center in Bogalusa, LA that employs 650...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and James Lankford (R-OK) filed an amicus curiae brief to the U.S Supreme Court in Oklahoma v. Department of Health and Human Services. This brief comes following the Biden administration’s decision to withhold...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Mark Warner (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced legislation to strengthen cybersecurity in the health care sector and protect Americans’ health data. This legislation is a...

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 after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed his legislation requiring the Department of Education (DeptEd) to make the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form available to...

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 after President Trump’s announcement that he will nominate Linda McMahon for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.  “I agree with President Trump's statement that we need...