“To create thousands of jobs, save billions of dollars and safeguard the environment, we must invest in alternatives to HFCs. I’m thankful that Chairman Barrasso and Sen. Carper are championing this...
Kennedy introduces bill to lift arbitrary cap on oil revenue for Gulf states
“The existing cap arbitrarily siphons money away from conservation in oil-producing states. This cap isn’t smart, sustainable or fair. The commonsense solution here is eliminating the cap on oil...
Sen. Kennedy praises Federal Reserve for making more loans available to oil and gas firms
“The Federal Reserve’s decision to make relief more available to the companies and workers who drive America’s energy independence comes in the nick of time. There’s still more we should do to...
Kennedy and Cassidy ask President Trump for royalty relief to save Louisiana oil and gas jobs
“Unless the Federal Government provides meaningful relief to the independent offshore oil and gas companies in the next 30 days, the continued viability of the industry will be in serious jeopardy....
Sen. Kennedy asks Interior Secretary Bernhardt for royalty relief to save Louisiana oil and gas jobs
“Oil and gas jobs remain a vital part of Louisiana’s economy, and factors outside workers’ control are jeopardizing those jobs. The simplest, smartest lifeline we can extend to the oil producers is...
Sens. Kennedy, Cruz, Barrasso, Inhofe, Toomey, Lee, Enzi, Cassidy, Capito and Lankford applaud President Trump’s commitment to saving the jobs of blue-collar refinery workers
Issue statement following reports that the administration will appeal the Tenth Circuit’s decisionWASHINGTON—Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jim Inhofe...
Sen. Kennedy Secures Wins for Louisiana in Funding Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), today announced the bipartisan...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Issues a Statement on Proposed Biofuel Regulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) issued the following statement regarding the White House’s decision to require non-exempt refineries to increase their ethanol usage in order to...
Sen. Kennedy Asks Agriculture Secretary Perdue To Stop Threatening Thousands of Louisiana Energy Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue in a letter that he will block the confirmation of department nominees until the...
Sen. Kennedy Urges Administration To Block Senate Democrats From Crippling Louisiana Refineries And Killing Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Pat Toomey (R-Penn.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Mike Enzi...