WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement upon voting against Sen. Schumer’s attempt to force states to legalize abortion up to the point of a child’s birth. The...
Kennedy, colleagues call on Supreme Court to end consideration of race in college admissions
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined a bicameral group of 82 legislators, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), in filing an amicus curiae...
Water Resources Development Act passes Senate committee with Kennedy wins for Louisiana
WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works today passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) with key provisions for Louisiana that Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.)...
Kennedy introduces bill to deter executives of foreign companies from insider trading at the expense of American investors
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act to hold the executives of foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges to the...
Kennedy’s statement on leak of SCOTUS document
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement on the leak of a draft opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...
ICYMI: Congress has an easy way to create American jobs and reduce greenhouse gases—the Senate must ratify
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) penned this op-ed for the Washington Times, which urges the Senate to build on the success of the American Innovation and...
Kennedy announces $9.9 million in Zeta, Ida recovery
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,925,219 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants in disaster aid...
Kennedy, Johnson bill to save Liberty Theatre in Eunice signed into law
MADISONVILLE, La. – The Save the Liberty Theatre Act, which Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced in the Senate and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) introduced in the House, was today signed into law...
Kennedy leads members of Louisiana delegation in urging Biden admin to help crawfish farmers
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today led members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation in urging Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to grant assistance to...
Kennedy, Judiciary Republicans push for hearing on Title 42 public health order, impact on border crisis
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and the other Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to call for a Committee hearing about...