“This funding will help Monroe support key public transit services as it recovers from the coronavirus outbreak.”WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations...
Sen. Kennedy announces $5.5 million for Louisiana health care projects
“Through Louisiana’s Department of Health and Tulane University, this HHS funding will help promote the good health of children and seniors in our state.”WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.),...
Kennedy to Barr: Prosecute people who appropriate the banner of peaceful protest to carry out violence
“The rising ‘cancel culture’ movement is fundamentally coercive. . . . Given the present danger the mob poses to individual Americans, common sense, and common decency, I call upon you to vigorously...
Kennedy, Van Hollen introduce Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act as NDAA amendment
“Now is the time for both chambers of Congress to ensure that firms beholden to Communist China finally let U.S. regulators examine their books—to stop them from swindling American...
Sen. Kennedy announces $26.4 million for Louisiana health, education projects
“This HHS funding will promote the wellbeing of Louisiana communities by supporting key health care and education programs.”WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate...
Kennedy announces $3 million to help Louisiana State Police combat opioid abuse
“Opioid abuse has crippled communities in our state, and this funding will help law enforcement keep these deadly drugs off of Louisiana streets and out of Louisiana homes.” WASHINGTON...
Kennedy, Cornyn, Cotton introduce Targeting Child Predators Act
“Children are uniquely vulnerable to wicked people who hide in the internet’s shadows. Law enforcement needs modern resources to stop and punish child predators, and this bill delivers a critical...
Kennedy announces $135 million for LA Highway 1 elevation
“Flooded roads can put Louisianians at risk, and this funding will help elevate LA Highway 1 to make travel in Lafourche Parish safer.”WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the...
Kennedy announces $15.2 million in FEMA grants for Louisiana hospitals
“FEMA and Louisiana took unprecedented steps to respond to this pandemic, and this funding will help pay for vital resources needed to combat the virus.”MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy...
Don’t shortchange Louisiana on offshore revenues
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Advocate on June 11, 2020.For fifteen years, a federal statute — the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, or GOMESA — has shortchanged...