WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) in introducing the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act to provide relief for taxpayers in states...
Kennedy introduces bill extending National Flood Insurance Program for Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension Act of 2021 to extend the program for one year, to Sept. 30, 2022. Without that...
Kennedy requests FEMA extend Critical Needs Assistance program deadline
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today asked Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deanne Bennett Criswell to extend the September 12th deadline of...
Kennedy meets with hurricane victims, delivers supplies in Houma, Thibodaux, LaPlace
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) traveled to Houma, Thibodaux and LaPlace to visit with and deliver supplies to victims of Hurricane Ida. Kennedy also met with local officials and...
Kennedy, Louisiana delegation write letter asking for Louisiana disaster relief funding
BATON ROUGE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), together with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Reps. Clay Higgins (R-La.), Steve Scalise (R-La.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Garret Graves (R-La.), Julia...
Kennedy urges Treasury to stop over $400 million from flowing to Taliban
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today urged U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to stop the International Monetary...
Kennedy statement on Afghanistan
Watch Kennedy’s full statement here. MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released this statement about President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Key excerpts are...
Kennedy, Republican senators urge Biden to reverse call on OPEC to increase oil production
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and 22 other Republican senators today urged President Biden to reverse his decision to call upon the Organization of...
Senate adopts Kennedy amendment to preserve like-kind exchanges that benefit Middle America
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) offered an amendment to the Senate budget resolution that would prohibit any changes to the treatment of...
Senate blocks Kennedy amendment to defend pain-capable babies in the womb
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) offered an amendment to the Senate budget resolution that would penalize abortion providers that perform elective...