Watch Kennedy’s remarks here.MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement marking the 20th year since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana and...
Kennedy announces $171.5 million in aid to Louisiana for Hurricanes Laura and Ida, wildfires, storms and flooding
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $171,468,902 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana...
ICYMI: Kennedy in The Hill: Congress must hold cities accountable for holding back first-time home buyers
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Hill explaining how his Build Now Act would incentivize cities to build more housing.Key excerpts of the op-ed are below:“The...
Kennedy pushes back on misleading CBO Medicaid report: ‘All salt and no tequila’
Watch Kennedy’s comments here. WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor:“The Congressional Budget Office is a bipartisan entity, as you...
Kennedy, Schmitt introduce resolution to mark one-year anniversary of assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and 24 bipartisan colleagues in introducing a resolution to mark the one-year...
ICYMI: Kennedy in Newsweek: Congress must hold NATO to its 5% defense spending commitment
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in Newsweek arguing that Congress needs to hold NATO member countries to their 5% defense spending commitments.Key excerpts of the op-ed are...
Kennedy, Risch introduce bill to protect small firearm businesses from discrimination
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 16 colleagues in introducing the Equal Shot Act, which would prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from...
Kennedy champions resolution encouraging NATO members to meet their five percent defense spending commitments
WASHINGTON – Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today introduced a resolution urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to fulfill...
President Trump signs Kennedy, Cortez Masto bill to help Louisianians recover from natural disasters
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed into law Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)’s bipartisan Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, which will provide relief for...
Senate Homeland Security Committee unanimously passes Kennedy, Peters bill to end government payments to deceased Americans
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) today unanimously voted to advance Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Sen. Gary Peters’ (D-Mich.) Ending Improper...