WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today asked VH1 to cancel Cartel Crew, which glorifies the lives of people with ties to the worst drug lords in history. The latest cast...
Sen. John Kennedy Files Legislation To Protect Consumers And Community Banks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) filed the Eliminating Corporate Shadow Banking Act of 2019 today to close loopholes that would allow commercial companies to offer banking services...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Meets with Authors John Grisham, Dan Brown and Douglas Preston To Discuss CASE Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) met with authors John Grisham, Dan Brown, Douglas Preston and other members of the Authors Guild today to discuss the senator’s work to pass the...
Sen. Kennedy Issues Statement On Delay In Changes To National Flood Insurance Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) issued the following statement today on FEMA’s decision to delay a new risk rating system for the National Flood Insurance Program: “This is...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces Conviction of Fentanyl Traffickers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today the conviction of multiple drug traffickers in China for illicit fentanyl production and distribution. The convictions follow a...
Sen. John Kennedy Announces $17 Million Grant for Road Improvements in Ruston
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today a $17 million Department of Transportation (DOT) grant for the construction and revitalization of roads in Ruston. This grant...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.): “How can you defend paying a dead man?”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) questioned U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Hon. Gene L. Dodaro about improper payments to deceased people during a...
Sens. Kennedy and Durbin Secure Amendment to Help Reduce Opioid Production Quotas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today secured an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2020 Commerce, Justice and Science funding bill to equip the Drug...
Sen. Kennedy Announces $875,000 In Federal Grants To Battle Drug Addiction
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that Louisiana will receive $875,000 from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to reduce substance abuse...
Sens. Kennedy And Carper File Legislation To Save Jobs During Phasedown Of Hydrofluorocarbons
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) filed the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act today to give businesses clarity by authorizing a 15-year phasedown of...