WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement upon President Joe Biden’s nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Dana Douglas to a seat on the Fifth Circuit Court of...
Kennedy, McConnell, Judiciary Republicans urge Garland to prosecute criminal protests outside judges’ homes
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and other Republican members of the Senate Judiciary...
Kennedy introduces legislation to ensure felons can’t avoid paying restitution to victims
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Inmate Financial Accountability Task Force Act to ensure that crime victims receive the restitution offenders owe...
Kennedy announces $6 million in Hurricane Ida recovery
WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced a $6,160,056 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant in disaster aid for Louisiana.“This much needed $6 million will go towards...
Kennedy, Louisiana delegation urge Bureau of Prisons to ensure staff levels at FCC Oakdale
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) led Louisiana’s congressional delegation in urging the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to address staffing shortages and roles at Federal Correctional Complex...
Kennedy joins Republican colleagues in opposing SEC’s move to overregulate farmers, ranchers
WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sens. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), in addition to 29 other colleagues, in opposing a proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange...
Kennedy, Inhofe introduce the Keep Our Communities Safe Act to fix “catch-and-release” loophole
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), joined a group of more than 10 senators, led by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), in introducing the Keep Our Communities Safe Act. The legislation would close...
Kennedy announces $2 million for Rapides Parish flood mitigation project
WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy today announced $2,121,496 in Federal Emergency Management Agency grants in disaster aid for Rapides Parish in Louisiana.“I’m thankful for this grant that will directly...
Louisianians deserve better than Biden’s gas hikes
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Farmerville Gazette on June 9, 2022.Most Louisianians get up every day, go to work, obey the law, pay their taxes, and try to...
Kennedy, Marshall introduce Safe Schools Act
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) today introduced the Safe Schools Act to use any unspent COVID relief funds provided through the Elementary and Secondary...