WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) introduced the Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act today to improve college students’ access to available...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Files Legislation To Crack Down On Fentanyl Traffickers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) filed the Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019 today to ensure that...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy Announces $9 Million in Grants for Louisiana Airports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced $9 million in grants from the Department of Transportation for Lafayette Regional Airport and Alexandria International Airport.A $2.6...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Co-sponsors Legislation to Cut Prescription Drug Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) co-sponsored the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act today to end the spiraling cost of prescription drugs. The legislation increases...
U.S. Sens. John Kennedy, Doug Jones, Bill Cassidy File Legislation To Improve Emergency Evacuation Routes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), filed the BE SAFE ACT of 2019 to improve emergency evacuation routes in rural areas by...
U.S. Sens. Kennedy, Klobuchar File Legislation To Protect Newspapers From Social Media Giants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today filed the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to allow news publishers, including the struggling...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy Announces $4.5 Million Grant For Lafayette Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today a grant for $4.5 million from the Department of Transportation for improvements at Lafayette Regional Airport.The grant will...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy Thanks President Trump For Signing Flood Insurance Program Extension
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that President Donald Trump has signed his two-week National Flood Insurance Program extension into law. Without Sen. Kennedy’s...
Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) NFIP Extension Heads to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for two weeks passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today through a...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, Drug Czar Jim Carroll Meet With Local Leaders To Discuss Louisiana’s Opioid Epidemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Jim Carroll, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, met with local leaders in New Orleans today to discuss...