WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $701,553 in grants from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support...
Senate GOP: Biden escalating border crisis by unlawfully freezing border wall funding
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sens. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and more than 35 colleagues in writing to Government Accountability...
Louisiana delegation introduces legislation to reauthorize the Atchafalaya Heritage Area designation for 15 years
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined members of Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation to introduce legislation that would reauthorize the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area (NHA) for 15...
Kennedy, Risch reintroduce bipartisan bill to boost R&D grants
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and fellow lawmakers in reintroducing bipartisan legislation to improve underserved states’ ability to successfully...
Kennedy announces $19.6 million for elevation projects in five Louisiana parishes
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $19,627,300 from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management...
Kennedy reintroduces bill to protect Americans with preexisting conditions, defend their private health insurance
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today reintroduced the Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act to keep in place legal protections for people with preexisting medical...
Kennedy announces $19.6 million in Hurricane Laura relief funds
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $19,623,422 from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management...
Kennedy announces $35 million for mental health, substance abuse prevention and treatment
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $35,432,883 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
Winter storm doesn’t stop Biden’s war on Louisiana oil and gas jobs
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the Mansfield Enterprise on March 10, 2021. The historic winter storm that hit our nation this February...
Kennedy: You’re not free if you can’t say what you think
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal...