WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today introduced the Fair Access to Banking Act, which would prevent...
Kennedy, Louisiana delegation urge Biden to issue major disaster declaration following historic winter storm
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), along with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Reps. Mike Johnson (R-La.), Steve Scalise (R-La.), Clay Higgins (R-La.) and Garret Graves (R-La.) today urged...
Kennedy, Braun introduce legislation to prohibit EXIM from financing companies with delinquent tax debt
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) today introduced legislation that would prohibit the Export-Import Bank (EXIM) from providing loans to individuals and companies...
Kennedy announces $2.2 million for Erath flood elevation projects
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,232,261 from U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management...
Kennedy introduces Linemen Legacy Act to recognize utility linemen as first responders
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Linemen Legacy Act to revise the Department of Homeland Security’s definition of “emergency response providers” to...
Kennedy defends independence of infrastructure Permitting Council
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today defended the independence of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council), which focuses on streamlining the process for...
Kennedy, Cotton, colleagues urge President Biden to withdraw Becerra nomination
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and fellow lawmakers today sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to withdraw his nomination of California Attorney General...
Kennedy condemns President Biden’s continuing war on Louisiana energy jobs, cancellation of lease sale
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today condemned the Biden administration’s cancellation of an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled for March 17. The sale of available leases...
ICYMI: An easy win for Biden — don’t send stimulus checks to dead people
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) authored this op-ed, originally published in CNBC. Below are key excerpts from the article, which calls on President Biden to stop the federal...
An easy win for Biden — don’t send stimulus checks to dead people
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in CNBC on Feb. 17, 2021. At a time when the national debt is $27 trillion—the largest it’s ever been—the least we can do is...