Watch Kennedy’s speech here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today attempted to pass his Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act to crack down on fentanyl trafficking and...
Kennedy: Stop and frisk is constitutional, let New Orleans use it to prevent crime
Watch Kennedy’s speech here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor on behalf of crime victims in New Orleans. He...
Kennedy on pro-criminal DC crime bill: “The first purpose of government is to protect people and their property”
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today denounced the passage of the D.C. Council’s soft-on-crime revision of the city’s criminal code. Despite rising crime rates and decreasing law...
Kennedy introduces bill to crack down on rogue prosecutors who refuse to prosecute violent crime
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act to require district attorneys (DAs) to report violent...
Kennedy calls on Garland to extend special counsel authority for Hunter Biden investigation
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 30 Republican colleagues in urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to extend special counsel protections and...
Kennedy: To lower crime, stop defunding and disrespecting the police
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today addressed rising crime rates Americans are experiencing in the wake of Pres. Biden’s soft-on-crime policies.Kennedy outlined the four steps needed...
Kennedy: Empower cops to keep our communities safe
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) spoke on the senate floor about the rise in crime in Louisiana and across the country.Key excerpts from his remarks include: “In my state, and in my...
Kennedy, Cotton, Graham introduce bill to stop contraband cellphone use among prisoners
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in introducing the Cell Phone Jamming Reform Act to combat the use of contraband cellphones...
Kennedy receives Senator of the Year award from National Narcotic Officers’ Associations’ Coalition
WASHINGTON – The National Narcotic Officers’ Associations’ Coalition has named Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) its Senator of the Year for his support of its mission to fight illegal drugs by...
Kennedy, Grassley introduce commonsense reforms to combat violent crime
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in introducing the Combatting Violent and Dangerous Crime Act to fight the surge in crime by reforming the...