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...
Kennedy urges PM Starmer to scrap plan that threatens U.S-U.K. base on Diego Garcia: “This is just a terrible idea”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) urged United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer to halt his plan to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including the island...
Kennedy in The Telegraph: Starmer can restore trust in the special relationship by halting the Chagos deal
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Telegraph explaining why the United Kingdom’s plan to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius would be detrimental to the security of the...
Kennedy announces $3.8 million in winter storm aid for Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,787,500 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for the Louisiana Governor’s...