WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) and seven colleagues in introducing the Child Interstate Abortion Notification...
Kennedy applauds President Trump for standing up to U.K.’s Chagos Islands giveaway
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement in support of President Donald Trump’s comments denouncing the United Kingdom’s deal to give away...
Building our way out of our housing crisis
This letter first appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 16, 2026.In “How Mamdani and Cea Weaver Plan to End Private Housing” (Life Science, Jan. 12), Allysia Finley explains how rent...
Kennedy in the Wall Street Journal: Building our way out of our housing crisis
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this letter in the Wall Street Journal, urging Congress to pass the Build Now Act so that the Department of Housing and Urban Development can use...
Kennedy gives update on his plan to stop paying dead people: “It’s on its way to President Trump’s desk”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement marking the passage of his Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act in both...
Shutdowns should be painful for members of Congress, too
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Hill on January 15, 2026. Millions of Americans have yet to dig out of the holes they found themselves in after they missed...
Kennedy in The Hill: Shutdowns should be painful for members of Congress, too
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Hill arguing that members of Congress should not get paid during government shutdowns. Kennedy calls on the Senate to vote on his...
Kennedy delivers $284.7 million for Louisiana special projects in package of three spending bills
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, secured a total of $284.7...
Kennedy secures major Louisiana wins, cuts wasteful spending, and strengthens defense priorities in FY 2026 Energy and Water Development spending bill
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today voted in favor of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Energy and Water...
Kennedy urges House to pass the Build Now Act to address housing costs: “Vote for it.”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) called on Congress to pass the Build Now Act to address the cost of housing in America in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.Key...