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...
Kennedy announces $11.4 million for four Louisiana health care centers
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $11,352,580 in grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services...
Kennedy statement on vote to acquit former President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement upon voting “not guilty” in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump: “My job as a senator and juror in an...
Kennedy becomes lead Republican on Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee for 117th Congress
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has been selected to represent Louisiana on five key committees in the 117th Congress. He will also lead the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on...