WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today urged the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to use their new authorities to lower the pharmaceutical industries’...
Bipartisan Artist Copyright Protection Legislation, the CASE Act, Passes in Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced today that the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance their...
Sen. Kennedy Questions Facebook Executive on Its Proposed Cryptocurrency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) questioned David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s new digital currency program Libra, in today’s Senate Banking Committee hearing.In June, Facebook...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Issues Statement on Passage of Defense Spending Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) issued the following statement today on the Senate passage of fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 86-8:“This defense...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Issues Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Border Supplemental Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement today on the Senate passing a bipartisan supplemental...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Retirement Plans for American Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) filed legislation today to improve retirement savings plan options for millions of American small businesses and their employees. This...
U.S. Sens. Kennedy, Cassidy Demand Immediate Restitution From Bank For Stanford Victims
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), are demanding that Toronto-Dominion Bank provide a plan within 21 days for paying restitution to the thousands...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy: Louisiana’s Medicaid Savings Prove Widespread Eligibility Checks Are Needed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today pointed to the Louisiana Medicaid program’s $400 million in savings from income eligibility checks as further evidence that more widespread...
U.S. Sens. John Kennedy, Doug Jones, Bill Cassidy File Legislation To Improve Emergency Evacuation Routes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), filed the BE SAFE ACT of 2019 to improve emergency evacuation routes in rural areas by...
Sen. Kennedy Applauds The Passage Of Legislation To Deter Robocallers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today the Senate’s passage of the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act). Sen. Kennedy is a...