Watch Kennedy’s questioning here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the Biden administration’s...
Kennedy introduces NDAA amendment to block Taliban from receiving U.S. tax dollars through IMF allocations
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would require an act of Congress before the Taliban could receive any current...
Kennedy introduces bill countering antisemitism in Palestinian classrooms
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act to address whether Palestinian students are being taught inaccurate or racist content...
Kennedy, Boozman, colleagues denounce misguided USPS program that threatens to make mail delivery worse
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) and colleagues in writing to the postmaster general to condemn a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) pilot program that...
Sen. John Kennedy: COVID funding should be used for disaster relief
This letter to the edior by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on Nov. 10, 2021. First came Laura. Then Delta. Then Zeta. Then February’s deep freeze,...
ICYMI: COVID funding should be used for disaster relief
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this letter to the editor, originally published in the Lafayette Daily Advertiser. The piece, which is below, outlines Kennedy’s work on the...
Kennedy announces $5.4 million in disaster relief for Lake Charles
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $5,355,592 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for unmet...
Kennedy, Hoeven, colleagues introduce legislation to prevent Biden from cutting nuclear forces
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and colleagues in introducing an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would prevent the Biden...
Kennedy, Cruz, colleagues urge Biden to take steps to lower energy prices before winter
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and colleagues in urging President Biden to take steps to ease energy prices and reduce energy shortages. ...
Kennedy urges NIH to relocate lab chimpanzees to Chimp Haven in Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today sent a letter to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Francis Collins, condemning the waste of taxpayer dollars and the NIH’s...