WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today spoke on the Senate floor to explain how Pres. Biden’s assault on American fossil fuels is driving up prices in nearly every sector of...
ICYMI: Kennedy: How making insulin affordable can help NELA families
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed for the Ouachita Citizen focused on legislative solutions that would lower the cost of insulin for northeast Louisiana...
How making insulin affordable can help NELA families
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Ouachita Citizen on June 29, 2022.Diabetes is a tough diagnosis, and I wish no one had to live with it. While the world waits...
Kennedy announces $30.4 million in disaster relief for Hurricane Ida
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $30,403,845 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants in disaster aid for...
Kennedy announces $7.6 million in disaster aid for Hurricanes Ida, Laura
WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced $7,566,909 in disaster aid grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Louisiana.“I’m glad to see this $7.6 million...
Kennedy celebrates life, welcomes SCOTUS decision on Dobbs
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.“Despite attempts to intimidate the...
Kennedy to Maurstad: Why won’t FEMA share its algorithm with the American people?
Watch Kennedy’s remarks here.WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today questioned David Maurstad, the Senior Executive of the National Flood...
Kennedy, bicameral group issue statement calling on Biden administration to reverse its plan to circumvent U.S. law and create an unofficial U.S. Consulate to the Palestinians in Jerusalem
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and more than 80 members of Congress in releasing a joint bicameral statement in support of...
Kennedy to Powell: Inflation hitting Louisianians so hard they’re coughing up bones
WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about historically high inflation rates. Below are key...
Kennedy unclaimed savings bond legislation passes Senate Finance Committee
WASHINGTON – An amendment modeled on Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.)’s Unclaimed Savings Bond Act today passed the Senate Finance Committee. The amendment would help Americans claim more than $29...