MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today received confirmation from the White House that the Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project will receive New Start Construction...
Kennedy again condemns mob violence at joint session of Congress
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La) released the following statement on the events surrounding yesterday’s joint session of Congress.“What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was...
Cruz, Kennedy, colleagues issue joint statement ahead of Electoral College vote count
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in releasing the following statement in advance of Congress’s meeting on Jan. 6, 2021 to count the Electoral College...
Kennedy announces Louisiana wins in federal spending package
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, helped secure key provisions of the funding bill that Congress is expected to vote on soon.“Louisianians...
Senate includes Kennedy, Carper legislation to stop improper payments to dead people, save taxpayer dollars in funding package
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate will vote to pass the major provisions of Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper’s (D-Del.) Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased...
President issues executive order based on Kennedy’s effort to reunite Americans with $26 billion in unclaimed savings bonds
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has issued an executive order based on Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) legislation requiring the Treasury Secretary to provide states with information to help...
Kennedy supports relief for Louisiana venues in COVID package
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today issued the following statement in response to urgent relief for entertainment venues included in the bipartisan, bicameral COVID relief package....
Kennedy, senators announce historic bipartisan agreement on American Innovation and Manufacturing Act
WASHINGTON – Today Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in announcing a historic...
Kennedy secures funding for new Lake Charles courthouse
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, secured language to require the General Services...
ICYMI: Despite 2020’s challenges, we can be confidently thankful this Christmas
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) published this op-ed in the Baptist Message on December 18, 2020. Below are key excerpts from the article, which focuses on the challenges...