MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $13,213,995 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana...
Kennedy, Thune, colleagues introduce bill to repeal the death tax, promote passage of family businesses to next generation
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and dozens of other Republican senators introduced the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 to permanently repeal the federal estate...
Kennedy, Klobuchar introduce bill to ensure Big Tech does not shortchange independent news outlets, conservative publishers
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA). This...
Kennedy’s plan directing NOAA to transfer NMFS building to University of Louisiana at Lafayette for lab school completed
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) plan for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to transfer the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) building to the...
Senate passes Kennedy, Capito resolution to prevent Biden admin from expanding EPA regulation of waters with bipartisan support
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) applauded the Senate’s passage of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to prevent the Biden administration’s Environmental...
Kennedy, Menendez introduce bipartisan bill to stop flood insurance contractors from defrauding disaster victims
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Consultant Accountability...
Kennedy, Lee introduce AMERICA Act to stop Big Tech from monopolizing digital ad space
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and other senators in introducing the Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability...
Kennedy: Stop and frisk is constitutional, let New Orleans use it to prevent crime
Watch Kennedy’s speech here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor on behalf of crime victims in New Orleans. He...
Kennedy introduces welfare accountability package to bolster U.S. economy, empower workers
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced two bills, the Jobs and Opportunities for SNAP Act and the Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act, to bring capable Americans back into...
Kennedy, Graham introduce Ending the NARCOS Act to designate nine major Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
Watch Kennedy’s full remarks here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in introducing the Ending the...