Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) condemned some members of the Krewe of Carrollton for harassing police officers during a recent Mardi Gras parade in a speech on...
Kennedy, Budd, colleagues introduce bill to update outdated bank examination requirement, help community banks thrive
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sens. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) in introducing the Tailored...
Kennedy, Grassley, colleagues introduce bill to expose third-party funding behind lawsuits
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Litigation Funding...
Kennedy introduces bill to address welfare waste by providing better poverty data to Congress
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) recently introduced the Poverty Statistics Enhancement Act, a bill that would instruct the United States Census Bureau to include an additional poverty metric...
President Trump signs Kennedy bill to end government payments to deceased Americans
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which will save hard-earned taxpayer money by curbing erroneous payments to...
Kennedy, Louisiana colleagues urge Trump administration to approve major disaster declaration request in wake of winter storm
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined all other members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation in supporting Louisiana Gov. Jeff...
Kennedy, Wicker, colleagues introduce bill to renew Gulf state partnerships, protect Louisiana wildlife
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and ten bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act, which would renew key...
Kennedy in Fox Opinion: Democrats’ defund-the-police plan failed, but here they go again
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed for Fox News arguing that the calls to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could backfire as quickly as the defund-the-police...
Kennedy, Cassidy, colleagues urge FEMA to halt Risk Rating 2.0, block flood insurance premium hikes
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), along with Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tommy Tuberville...
Kennedy delivers another $122 million for Louisiana special projects in spending package
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured approximately $122 million for Louisiana special projects in a package of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026...