Latest news with #andPensionsCommittee
Time of India
4 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
'A lot of that's going to criminals…': Senators erupt over explosive healthcare fraud revelations - The Economic Times Video
During the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing titled "Making Health Care Affordable: Solutions to Lower Costs and Empower Patients," Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) stressed the need for price transparency, while Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) exposed rampant fraud in the healthcare system. Watch key moments from the heated exchanges as lawmakers push for reform. Show more Show less
Politico
6 days ago
- Business
- Politico
'Shoot the messenger': Democrats condemn Trump's call to fire BLS chief
'Instead of helping people get good jobs, Donald Trump just fired the statistician who reported bad jobs data that the wanna-be king doesn't like,' Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said on X. Other Democrats likened Trump's demand to actions taken by totalitarian governments. New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich called the move 'pure Soviet shit.' Sen. Bernie Sanders, ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that oversees the Department of Labor, said Trump's statement reminds him of 'what authoritarians do.' Sanders is an Independent but caucuses with Democrats. 'Today's jobs report shows what many Americans already knew: despite record highs in the stock market, the 'economy' is not working for ordinary people,' Sanders wrote on X. 'Rather than accept reality & try to address it, Trump chooses to fire the bearers of bad news.' The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Some Republicans reacted warmly to Trump's call and agreed with the president's skepticism over the accuracy of the department's jobs numbers. Sen. Rick Scott, a Republican from Florida, called for 'somebody non-political' to replace McEntarfer. 'I'd like somebody that just put out the darn numbers,' he said in an interview on Friday. 'All the numbers we get up here are all massaged because somebody has an agenda.' Sen. Roger Marshall from Kansas, who joined 85 other senators to confirm McEntarfer last year, praised the president for seeking to fire her. 'I have been raising concerns for the past year about inaccurate job numbers put out by Dr. Erika McEntarfer. Her cooked-up numbers have misled the American people for too long,' he wrote on X. Jacob Wendler contributed to this report.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
US health chief says Sen. Cassidy promised pick on vaccine panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he told U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy that he would allow Cassidy to pick a candidate for a key panel of vaccine advisers. Cassidy, a Republican, serves as chairman the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. "What I told Senator Cassidy is that I would allow him to put one of his candidates on, which we're going to do," Kennedy said on Thursday during an interview on Fox News' "The Story with Martha MacCallum," referring to the vaccine advisory panel. Kennedy on Wednesday named eight members to serve on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which advises the agency on who should get the shots after they are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after gutting the panel last week.
Reuters
12-06-2025
- Health
- Reuters
US health chief says Sen. Cassidy promised pick on vaccine panel
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he told U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy that he would allow Cassidy to pick a candidate for a key panel of vaccine advisers. Cassidy, a Republican, serves as chairman the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. "What I told Senator Cassidy is that I would allow him to put one of his candidates on, which we're going to do," Kennedy said on Thursday during an interview on Fox News' "The Story with Martha MacCallum," referring to the vaccine advisory panel. Kennedy on Wednesday named eight members to serve on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which advises the agency on who should get the shots after they are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after gutting the panel last week.
NBC News
15-05-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested after Senate protest
Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, was arrested at a Senate committee hearing after a pro-Gaza protest. Cohen was one of seven people detained after interrupting the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
