WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today applauded the Senate’s passage of the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act, which Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) co-led and a bipartisan...
Kennedy, colleagues urge CFPB to pause unfair small business data collection rule
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, led senators in urging the Biden administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to pause the...
Kennedy, Scott, Risch raise concerns after Biden administration releases $6 billion to Iran in secret negotiation
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in raising concerns about the Biden administration’s decision to release $6 billion in...
Senate passes Kennedy-backed bill to combat fentanyl supply chain from Mexico, China
MADISONVILLE, La. – The Senate has passed an anti-fentanyl trafficking bill that Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, helped champion. The Fentanyl Eradication and...
Democrats block Kennedy amendment to prevent taxpayer money from flowing to dictators
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats today blocked Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to prohibit allocations of...
Kennedy, Carper introduce Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act to save millions of taxpayer dollars
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today introduced the Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act to save millions of federal dollars by curbing erroneous...
Kennedy introduces bill to increase scrutiny over Chinese investments on American soil
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Exposing China’s Belt and Road Investment in America Act of 2023 to review investments that businesses controlled by the Chinese...
Kennedy introduces resolution to reverse burdensome woke Biden CFPB rule
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule to implement...
Kennedy to Biden admin’s CFPB: “Why do you want to know what a small business woman’s sexual preference is?”
Watch Kennedy’s exchange here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today questioned Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection...
Kennedy introduces SPAC Act to protect investors by increasing transparency surrounding blank-check firms
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Sponsor Promote and Compensation (SPAC) Act, which would provide greater transparency for investors involved with Special Purpose...