WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Senate Banking Committee members, led a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue...
ICYMI: Louisiana investors need accountability for foreign companies—and Congress delivered
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, published this op-ed in the Baton Rouge Business Report on December 11, 2020. Below are key...
Louisiana investors need accountability for foreign companies—and Congress delivered
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report on Dec. 11, 2020. Luckin Coffee, known as “China’s answer to Starbucks,” has a casual...
Kennedy leads delegation letter asking President Trump for additional hurricane relief funds
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), together with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Reps. Clay Higgins (R-La.), Steve Scalise (R-La.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Garret Graves (R-La.) and Ralph...
ICYMI: Kennedy delivers speech honoring WAFB’s Diane Deaton
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La) gave a speech honoring Diane Deaton, a weather forecaster in Baton Rouge, who announced she will retire after 37 years on the job.Ms. Deaton has worked for...
Kennedy introduces bill to streamline forgiveness for PPP loans up to $100,000
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced legislation to streamline the forgiveness process for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $100,000 or less. “The Paycheck...
Kennedy, senators introduce Conservation Funding Protection Act to protect Louisiana jobs, coastlands
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced legislation to protect jobs and drilling opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico and the conservation efforts they fund. Sens. Cindy...
Kennedy, Johnson welcome $39 million I-20 reconstruction project
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) welcomed news that an estimated $39 million is headed to repair...
House passes Kennedy, Van Hollen bill to protect Americans from fraudulent foreign companies
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) bill to protect American investors and their savings from foreign companies that...
Kennedy introduces bill to improve mental health services for students
WASHINGTON – Today Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Youth Mental Health Services Act to improve mental health services for students in primary and secondary schools.“It’s a lot harder...