MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Louisiana will receive $70,508,829 million in federal funding from the...
Kennedy urges Sec. Lutnick to adjust Census poverty definitions: “Please fix it.”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) called on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to have the Census Bureau add a new definition of poverty to reflect the benefits...
Kennedy urges New Orleans officials to address public housing complex’s unpaid water bills: “Get your act together”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today called on elected officials in New Orleans to hold the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) accountable for the $1.5...
Kennedy thanks President Trump for approving Louisiana’s major disaster declaration request following winter storm
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today applauded President Donald Trump and his administration for approving Louisiana’s major disaster...
Kennedy on U.S. Senate floor: Anti-cop stupidity at the Krewe of Carrollton was disgraceful
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) condemned some members of the Krewe of Carrollton for harassing police officers during a recent Mardi Gras parade in a speech on...
Kennedy on possible DHS shutdown: “The Karen wing of the Democratic Party is the cause of this.”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) explained how the desire of some Democrats to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could result in a partial...
Kennedy, Barrasso, colleagues introduce Pay Less at the Pump Act to scrap tax on American energy
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and eight colleagues in introducing the Pay Less at the Pump Act, which would repeal an unnecessary tax that raises...
President Trump signs Kennedy bill to end government payments to deceased Americans
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which will save hard-earned taxpayer money by curbing erroneous payments to...
Kennedy introduces bill to address welfare waste by providing better poverty data to Congress
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) recently introduced the Poverty Statistics Enhancement Act, a bill that would instruct the United States Census Bureau to include an additional poverty metric...
Kennedy, Grassley, colleagues introduce bill to expose third-party funding behind lawsuits
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Litigation Funding...