WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and colleagues in urging Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to seek answers following two...
Kennedy in LaPolitics: The Biden administration should help Louisiana fight fentanyl
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today penned this column in LaPolitics’ Beltway Beat newsletter arguing that President Joe Biden must do more to help Louisiana combat fentanyl. Kennedy...
Kennedy on Fox News: Decriminalizing drugs has had disastrous consequences
Watch Kennedy’s remarks here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today spoke on Fox News and penned this op-ed explaining how several cities and states have abandoned their drug...
Kennedy on antisemitic campus protests: “President Biden could stop this stuff on a dime”
View Kennedy’s full remarks here. WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and colleagues in calling on...
Senate Democrats kill Kennedy effort to hold full Mayorkas impeachment trial
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats today blocked Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) attempts today to stop them from effectively dismissing two impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security...
Kennedy issues final warning against Mayorkas impeachment dismissal: “It’s an insult to the Senate”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today cautioned his colleagues against breaking centuries of Senate precedent by quashing the impeachment of Department...
Kennedy introduces bill to restore bipartisan decision-making at Sentencing Commission
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Consensus in Sentencing Act to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to achieve bipartisan...
Kennedy, Landry in Shreveport Times: We must return law and order to Louisiana
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Gov. Jeff Landry penned this op-ed in The Shreveport Times to explain how soft-on-crime policies have harmed Louisiana residents. Kennedy and...
Kennedy questions Bureau of Prisons on early release of criminals: “You don’t have the slightest idea how many of them committed another crime and came back?”
View Kennedy’s full exchanges here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Colette Peters, the director of the Bureau of Prisons,...
Kennedy in Newsweek: Stopping gun violence starts with enforcing the laws
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, penned this op-ed in Newsweek explaining how soft-on-crime policies are driving gun violence in American...