WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement on Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) 1,445 page (and climbing) Endless Frontier Act.“Based on conversations with the Budget...
Kennedy, Scott announce resolution reaffirming U.S. commitment to Israel, condemning attacks by Hamas
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and 16 other senators in announcing a resolution condemning Hamas’s attacks against Israel and reaffirming the...
Kennedy, Rubio call on Biden to withhold sanctions relief from Iran for support of anti-Israel terrorism
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and other Republican senators in calling on President Biden to cut off negotiations with and refrain from giving...
Kennedy, Higgins introduce Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act in wake of Seacor Power tragedy
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act in the wake of the Seacor Power tragedy, in which a commercial lift boat capsized in the Gulf of...
ICYMI: Kennedy honors linemen as first responders
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this letter to the editor, originally published in the Ouachita Citizen, highlighting the crucial work of Louisiana linemen and calling...
Senate unanimously passes Kennedy’s CONFUCIUS Act to protect free speech at U.S. colleges
WASHINGTON – Today the Senate unanimously passed the Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.)...
ICYMI: Louisiana investors need accountability for foreign companies—and Congress delivered
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, published this op-ed in the Baton Rouge Business Report on December 11, 2020. Below are key...
House passes Kennedy, Van Hollen bill to protect Americans from fraudulent foreign companies
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) bill to protect American investors and their savings from foreign companies that...
Kennedy issues statement on Sec. Pompeo’s Confucius Institutes declaration
“I’m grateful that Secretary Pompeo made the commonsense move to require Confucius Institutes to register as foreign agents to Communist China, but we must do more. The House must immediately send...
Kennedy, Van Hollen introduce Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act as NDAA amendment
“Now is the time for both chambers of Congress to ensure that firms beholden to Communist China finally let U.S. regulators examine their books—to stop them from swindling American...