WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), are urging U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson to “take immediate...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Attends Oral Arguments of Supreme Court Religious Liberty Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) attended today’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of the Bladensburg Peace Cross, a 100-year-old World War I...
Sen. Kennedy (R-La.) Joins Legislation To Help ALS Patients
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that he is a co-sponsor of the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act to ensure ALS patients no longer have to wait five months before...
U.S. Sen. Kennedy Demands Answers On How Much Money Was Wasted On Ineligible Medicaid Recipients
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today demanded that the Louisiana Department of Health tell taxpayers how much money was wasted on approximately 37,000 Medicaid recipients who...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces Approval of LNG Projects in Southwest Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the authorization of the Venture Global Calcasieu Pass liquefied...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy Announces Louisiana Wins In Appropriations Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today highlighted a number of wins for Louisianans in the appropriations package, including the passage of his proposal to increase the...
Sen. Kennedy Applauds the Passage of a Resolution Celebrating National FFA Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today the passage of S.Res. 77 designating Saturday through Feb. 23, 2019 as National FFA Week. Sen. Kennedy is a cosponsor of...
Sen. Kennedy Congratulates Louisiana Students For Appointments To U.S. Naval Academy, West Point
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced three service academy appointments today: Gabriella “Gabby” Berger, of Mandeville, and Annabel Avery Powers, of New Orleans, to the...
Sens. Kennedy, Schatz and Warner Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Workers Hurt by Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced legislation to prevent federal workers’ and contractors’ credit reports from being...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Votes In Favor Of Pay Raise For Members of Coast Guard
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after voting today in favor of a Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations...