This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Daily Comet on Oct. 6, 2021. For some people, the words “flood insurance” might bring up images of millionaires buying beach...
Senate passes Kennedy, Peters Patriot Week resolution celebrating American history, honoring Sept. 11 victims
MADISONVILLE, La. – The Senate passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Gary Peters’s (D-Mich.) resolution designating the week of Sept. 11 through Sept. 17 as Patriot Week.Cofounded by Judge...
Republican legislators: Why we’re against Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Reps. Steve Scalise, Garret Graves, Clay Higgins, Mike Johnson, and Julia Letlow first appeared in The Advocate on October 1,...
Kennedy votes to send disaster aid to Louisiana and extend flood insurance, Senate passes
Kennedy outlined Monday how storms have devastated Louisiana and the nearly $150 billion in damages they caused in just 13 months.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) voted today in...
Kennedy, colleagues oppose harmful marriage penalties in Democrats’ spending bill
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and more than 30 other senators in writing to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Finance...
Kennedy, Marshall, colleagues urge Biden to reject U.N. gun control treaty
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and more than 30 other senators in urging President...
Kennedy announces $4 million for Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery expansion
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,229,552 in funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) National...
Kennedy supports sending disaster aid to Louisiana without raising debt limit, Democrats block
Kennedy outlines the storms that have devastated Louisiana and the nearly $150 billion in damages they caused in just 13 months.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today spoke on the Senate...
Kennedy introduces bill to help Louisianians claim $337 million in unredeemed savings bonds
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2021 to help Americans claim more than $26 billion in unredeemed savings bonds, including $337 million...
Kennedy introduces legislation to make lifesaving medicine more affordable for Louisianians
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy today introduced the Seniors Saving on Insulin Act and the Vital Medication Affordability Act to help make insulin and epinephrine more affordable for...