WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced legislation that would improve Louisianians’ access to telehealth services. The package of bills would raise reimbursement levels for...
Kennedy introduces No Dollars for Dictators Act to prevent taxpayer money from flowing to China, Russia, Iran
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the No Dollars for Dictators Act. The legislation would prohibit allocations of special drawing rights at the International Monetary Fund...
Kennedy explains benefits of nuclear energy over renewables
Watch Kennedy’s comments here. WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today gave a...
Kennedy calls for answers on NIH ties to Wuhan Institute of Virology
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today urged Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to give Congress a comprehensive list of NIH grants awarded to Dr....
Kennedy announces $46.5 million for debris removal in Lake Charles
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $46,498,869 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for...
Kennedy introduces bill to stop Biden administration from unilaterally raising flood insurance premiums
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Flood Insurance Fairness Act to stop the Biden administration from unilaterally making changes to the National Flood Insurance...
Kennedy introduces legislation to give Louisianians more control over their retirement savings
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Keeping Your Retirement Act and the Increasing Retirement Amount Act to give Louisianians more control over their own retirement...
Kennedy: Biden budget a recipe for American weakness
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s announced budget. “America’s debt is already economic quicksand, and President...
Kennedy statement on Endless Frontier Act CBO score: China is a bad actor, this is a bad bill
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today issued the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) estimated cost of Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) Endless...
Democrats tank Kennedy amendment, voting to send taxpayer money to China, other dictators
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats today voted down Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) amendment to the Endless Frontier Act. The amendment, S.Amdt. 1710, would prohibit...