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...
Kennedy, Budd, colleagues introduce bill to update outdated bank examination requirement, help community banks thrive
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sens. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) in introducing the Tailored...
Census Numbers Paint a Misleading Picture of Poverty in America
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in National Review on February 11, 2026. Over the past 50 years, the federal government’s welfare spending has increased by 765 percent,...
Kennedy, Louisiana colleagues urge Trump administration to approve major disaster declaration request in wake of winter storm
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined all other members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation in supporting Louisiana Gov. Jeff...