WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement upon voting against Sen. Schumer’s attempt to force states to legalize abortion up to the point of a child’s birth. The...
Kennedy introduces bill to establish Special IG to oversee use of American taxpayer aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Independent and Objective Oversight of Ukrainian Assistance Act to establish a Special Inspector General (IG) for Ukraine. The...
Kennedy, Daines urge Biden administration against banning lead ammo and tackle on public lands
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and other Senate Republicans in urging Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Martha Williams not to cave to...
Kennedy, colleagues call on Supreme Court to end consideration of race in college admissions
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined a bicameral group of 82 legislators, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), in filing an amicus curiae...
Water Resources Development Act passes Senate committee with Kennedy wins for Louisiana
WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works today passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) with key provisions for Louisiana that Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.)...
Kennedy’s statement on leak of SCOTUS document
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement on the leak of a draft opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...
Kennedy introduces bill to deter executives of foreign companies from insider trading at the expense of American investors
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act to hold the executives of foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges to the...
ICYMI: Congress has an easy way to create American jobs and reduce greenhouse gases—the Senate must ratify
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) penned this op-ed for the Washington Times, which urges the Senate to build on the success of the American Innovation and...
Congress has an easy way to create American jobs and reduce greenhouse gases—the Senate must ratify
This op-ed by Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) first appeared in the Washington Times on April 27, 2022.Win-win opportunities aren’t easy to find in politics, but...
Kennedy, Johnson bill to save Liberty Theatre in Eunice signed into law
MADISONVILLE, La. – The Save the Liberty Theatre Act, which Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced in the Senate and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) introduced in the House, was today signed into law...