MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today urged U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to stop the International Monetary...
Kennedy statement on Afghanistan
Watch Kennedy’s full statement here. MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released this statement about President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Key excerpts are...
Kennedy, Republican senators urge Biden to reverse call on OPEC to increase oil production
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and 22 other Republican senators today urged President Biden to reverse his decision to call upon the Organization of...
Senate blocks Kennedy amendment to defend pain-capable babies in the womb
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) offered an amendment to the Senate budget resolution that would penalize abortion providers that perform elective...
Senate adopts Kennedy amendment to preserve like-kind exchanges that benefit Middle America
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) offered an amendment to the Senate budget resolution that would prohibit any changes to the treatment of...
Kennedy statement on infrastructure bill
Watch Kennedy’s extended remarks on the infrastructure package here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement upon voting against the Senate’s $1.2 trillion...
Kennedy, Cruz offer amendment to block tax that targets key Louisiana industry, jobs
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) filed an amendment to the Senate infrastructure bill that would block a new tax on chemical manufacturers. “The infrastructure...
Kennedy, Menendez offer amendment to reform National Flood Insurance Program
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced an amendment that will tackle problems with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), ensure the program’s...
Kennedy asks FEMA to explain plan to raise flood insurance rates
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today asked Deputy Associate Administrator for Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
ICYMI: Biden must act as Beijing targets U.S. savings
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) authored this op-ed for National Review, calling on President Biden to protect American savings from Chinese companies evading U.S. stock market...