WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing the Preventing Usurpation of Power and Privileges by Extralegal Territories’ Sedition (PUPPETS) Act...
Kennedy introduces RETURN Act to remedy IRS tax return backlog
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Require Employees To Uniformly Return Now (RETURN) Act to require teleworking Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees to return to...
Kennedy, Sullivan call on Biden to strengthen American power in the face of Russia, China ahead of SOTU
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and more than 20 other senators in urging President Biden to boost defense spending and reverse his anti-energy...
Kennedy statement on State of the Union
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address.“Here's the unvarnished truth as I see it: President...
Kennedy raises concern over threat to religious freedom in Finland
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) urged Ambassador-at-Large in the Office of International Religious Freedom, Rashad Hussain, and Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Ian Campbell, the current...
Kennedy introduces Tracking Bad Actors Act to protect public from financial crime and abuse
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Tracking Bad Actors Act to create a public database of people who have committed financial crimes or have civil liability...
Kennedy announces $16 million in hurricane relief for south Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $16,157,989 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for south Louisiana in...
Kennedy, Hagerty urge Yellen to prevent IMF from bankrolling Russian aggression
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) and more than 30 other lawmakers in urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to advocate...
Kennedy statement on Biden’s SCOTUS nomination
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement regarding the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court nomination process: “I look forward to meeting with Judge Jackson and...
Kennedy: “We need to make Putin a pariah.”
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today addressed the United States’ response to Russia’s ongoing attack on Ukraine. Key excerpts from his remarks are below:“Weakness invites the...