WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a total of $204,100 in rural development grants to Amite, Basile and Athens,...
Sen. Kennedy Issues Statement On Death Of Former Gov. Blanco
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) issued the following statement today on the death of former Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco:“Becky and I are deeply saddened by Gov. Blanco’s passing...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Thanks Administrator Wheeler For Backing Louisiana Refinery Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today thanked Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler for granting 31 exemptions that will protect Louisiana’s small refineries...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $5 Million in Grants for Louisiana Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today 31 Health and Human Services grants totaling $5.1 million for communities across Louisiana.These grants will help fund Louisiana...
U.S. Senate Passes Sens. Kennedy (R-La.) and Booker’s (D-N.J.) Small Business Disaster Relief Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) bill, the Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act. This legislation...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy Files Legislation To Protect Children From Sexual Predators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) filed the Jurists United to Stop Trafficking Imitation Child Exploitation Act of 2019 (the JUSTICE Act of 2019) Thursday to prohibit the...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $1.2 Billion in Disaster Mitigation Funding from HUD
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is finalizing the delivery of $1.2 billion in disaster mitigation funding...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy Files Legislation To Help People Claim $25 Billion In Unredeemed Savings Bonds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) filed the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act (USB Act) today that will give states access to records on billions of dollars in matured, unredeemed...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Issues Statement on Disappointing Budget Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate’s budget legislation:“The United States is already $22 trillion in debt, and that...
Sens. Kennedy (R-La.) and Durbin (D-Ill.) Urge DEA to Reduce Opioid Production Quotas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today urged the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to use their new authorities to lower the pharmaceutical industries’...