WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,263,291 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants in disaster aid for...
Kennedy, bipartisan group call for ongoing U.S. leadership in Israel and West Bank
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 29 other senators in a bipartisan push to protect a key U.S. military and...
ICYMI: Kennedy: Louisianians deserve better than Biden’s gas hikes
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed for The Farmerville Gazette. Below is the full text of the article, which explains how Pres. Biden’s energy policy is financially...
Kennedy asks FEMA to extend deadline for Hurricane Katrina recovery
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) have asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend the August 2023 deadline for...
Kennedy announces $47 million in disaster aid for Hurricanes Ida, Laura
WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced $47,374,642 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in disaster aid grants for Louisiana. “Hurricanes Ida and Laura hit our state...
Kennedy, Thune introduce Political Bias Emails Act to hold Big Tech accountable for political bias
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and more than 20 other senators in introducing the Political Bias In Algorithm Sorting (BIAS) Emails Act. The legislation...
Kennedy supports bipartisan legislation to keep rural hospitals open
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has cosponsored the bipartisan Rural Hospital Support Act introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bob Casey (D-Penn.). The legislation would...
Kennedy raises concerns about flood insurance and FEMA’s cost hikes
Watch Kennedy’s exchange here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today questioned witnesses in the Senate Banking Hearing about FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 plan and why FEMA refuses to let...
Kennedy, FSGG Republicans challenge SEC’s unconstitutional move to collect investor data
WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), which has jurisdiction over the Securities and Exchange...
Kennedy and Banking Republicans challenge SEC climate disclosure rule
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and their Republican colleagues on the Senate Banking Committee in requesting information regarding the...