WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) today introduced the Stuck on Hold Act, a bill to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to inform callers of their...
Kennedy, Cassidy to grocery chains: Gulf shrimp is safer than foreign imports
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) sent a letter to the United States’ largest grocery stores advocating for the sale of shrimp from the Gulf of America rather than...
Kennedy backs Hagerty bill to stop foreign billionaires from meddling in U.S. elections
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and six colleagues in introducing the Preventing Foreign Interference in...
Paul, Democrats block Kennedy effort to pay federal workers during shutdown, not Members of Congress
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today attempted to pass three bills via unanimous consent that would have blocked pay to Members of Congress and restored...
Kennedy introduces bill to protect Americans from ideologically motivated violence
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Ideologically Motivated Violence Accountability Act, a bill allowing courts to consider whether a...
Kennedy urges Senate to withhold members’ pay during the shutdown: “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor:“Tomorrow, I will be bringing two bills before the Senate. They both...
Kennedy supports Ernst, Markey resolution recognizing National Veterans Small Business Week
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined a bipartisan U.S. Senate resolution led by Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Small...
Kennedy introduces critical bills prohibiting lawmakers from receiving a paycheck during government shutdowns
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, last week introduced two critical pieces of legislation that ensure Members of Congress do not receive a...
Kennedy celebrates LSU’s academic excellence: “It truly is an extraordinary university”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today praised Louisiana State University for its contributions to Louisiana and the rest of the country.Key excerpts of the...
Kennedy in the Beltway Beat: Democrats are using Americans for political leverage
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in LaPolitics’ Beltway Beat newsletter urging Senate Democrats to stop using the American people as leverage and vote to reopen the...