WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Reform Act, which would improve Board standards and put...
Kennedy, Budd, colleagues introduce bill to update outdated bank examination requirement, help community banks thrive
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sens. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) in introducing the Tailored...
Kennedy, Cassidy, colleagues urge FEMA to halt Risk Rating 2.0, block flood insurance premium hikes
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), along with Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tommy Tuberville...
Kennedy, Kim reintroduce bill to close “shadow banking” loophole and ensure a fair banking system
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), members of the Senate Banking Committee, today reintroduced the Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act to ensure companies that operate...
Kennedy in the Wall Street Journal: Building our way out of our housing crisis
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this letter in the Wall Street Journal, urging Congress to pass the Build Now Act so that the Department of Housing and Urban Development can use...
Kennedy urges House to pass the Build Now Act to address housing costs: “Vote for it.”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) called on Congress to pass the Build Now Act to address the cost of housing in America in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.Key...
U.S. House of Representatives passes Kennedy, Peters, Wyden bill to end government payments to deceased Americans
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.)’s Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which...
Kennedy on U.S. Senate Floor: ‘The federal government has your money, and we want to get it back to you.’
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) spoke on the U.S. Senate floor about his efforts to help Americans claim the money that the federal government may owe them...
Kennedy’s Build Now Act moves closer to passage with U.S. House of Representatives introduction
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Build Now Act, a bill to incentivize new home construction and open the door to homeownership for young Americans, advanced toward Congressional passage with...
Kennedy releases FDIC report outlining steps to confront workplace misconduct and restore accountability
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today released a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) report outlining long-overdue plans to...