WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined 18 of his Republican colleagues in urging Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (Wyo.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to oppose...
Kennedy, senators warn Chinese Communist Party not to meet peaceful protests with violence
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and more than 40 other senators in writing to China’s ambassador to the U.S., Qin Gang. The bipartisan group...
Kennedy statement on marriage legislation
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 8404. “Gay marriage is legal in the U.S. as a result of the Obergefell decision. There is...
Kennedy meets with Baton Rouge Rotary: “I believe in what we accomplished. We can do it again.”
BATON ROUGE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) spent the morning with the Baton Rouge Sunrise Rotary Club, taking questions from Louisianians on issues related to the economy, federal regulation...
Senate passes Kennedy, Peters Patriot Week resolution
WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Gary Peters’ (D-Mich.) resolution designating the week of Sept. 11 through Sept. 17, 2022 as Patriot Week. Patriot Week...
Kennedy celebrates the release of Sister Suellen from captivity in West Africa
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today celebrated the release of Sister Suellen Theresa Tennyson of the Marianites of Holy Cross convent, headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, from...
Kennedy, Klobuchar, Judiciary committees unveil bill text to ensure independent newspapers, conservative publishers get fair share against Big Tech
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), along with Senate and House Judiciary Committee Chairs Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Ken...
Kennedy celebrates life, welcomes SCOTUS decision on Dobbs
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.“Despite attempts to intimidate the...
Kennedy, bicameral group issue statement calling on Biden administration to reverse its plan to circumvent U.S. law and create an unofficial U.S. Consulate to the Palestinians in Jerusalem
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and more than 80 members of Congress in releasing a joint bicameral statement in support of...
Kennedy, bipartisan group call for ongoing U.S. leadership in Israel and West Bank
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 29 other senators in a bipartisan push to protect a key U.S. military and...