MADISONVILLE, La. – President Donald Trump signed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to reverse the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM)...
Senate passes Kennedy-backed bill to crack down on fentanyl, help law enforcement tackle opioid crisis
WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, helped introduce. The bill...
Kennedy on Maine lawmaker censured after defending women’s sports: “A lot of Americans agree with her”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) argued that the American people largely agree that it is unfair to allow biological males to compete against women in sports in a...
Kennedy, Daines, colleagues introduce bipartisan bill that would protect Louisiana hydropower plants
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today joined Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and John Fetterman...
Kennedy, Hyde-Smith champion bill to block government from using aborted babies’ tissue for research
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research...
Kennedy, Scott, Schmitt champion bill to teach students dangers of communism
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) today introduced the Crucial Communism Teaching Act to help educate students about the history and...
House passes Kennedy resolution to repeal Biden admin rule targeting offshore oil and gas production
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to reverse the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s...
Kennedy, Merkley introduce bipartisan bill to curb the practice of legacy admissions at colleges
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in introducing the bipartisan Fair College Admissions for Students Act. The bill would prohibit higher education...
Kennedy on taxpayer-funded NPR, PBS: “The audience for public radio and public television is declining”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) explained why taxpayer-funded news services, including National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS),...
Kennedy, Scott, Banking Republicans introduce bill to protect law-abiding Americans from debanking
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and colleagues in introducing the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management...