“Expanding testing helps people in Baton Rouge return to their jobs while keeping communities safe. I’m grateful HHS is providing additional support for communities hit hardest by this...
Kennedy, King Propose Tool to Remove Unknowns, Help Small Businesses Calculate PPP Loan Forgiveness
“The Paycheck Protection Program helped countless small businesses keep their doors open and their workers on payroll. . . . I’m glad to work with Sen. King on getting those businesses another tool...
Kennedy announces $11 million for Louisiana Department of Health
“Health care professionals around Louisiana took unprecedented steps to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, and this HHS funding will help our hospitals continue to prepare for public health...
Kennedy announces $3.5 million for Registered Apprenticeship Program
“Apprenticeships equip workers with skills and experience to excel in today’s workforce, and this funding will give Louisiana workers the chance to build meaningful careers that enrich their...
Senate passes Carper, Kennedy bill to stop IRS payments to dead people
“Every so often, Washington actually saves taxpayer dollars instead of watching that money circle the bureaucratic drain. Today, the Senate made the commonsense move to pass the Stopping Improper...
Kennedy secures transmission electron microscope for LSU research
“This transmission electron microscope will reinforce LSU’s position as a top research institution that attracts leading educators, research scientists and students. The investment will also create...
Kennedy statement on SCOTUS move to strike down Louisiana protections for expectant women
“It’s disappointing to see the Supreme Court add to the misguided legacy of Roe v. Wade by striking down a Louisiana law that fundamentally protects women. . . . We can’t deny our responsibility to...
Kennedy announces $4.8 million for Monroe transit system
“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...