WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), filed the BE SAFE ACT of 2019 to improve emergency evacuation routes in rural areas by...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Co-sponsors Legislation to Cut Prescription Drug Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) co-sponsored the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act today to end the spiraling cost of prescription drugs. The legislation increases...
U.S. Sens. Kennedy, Klobuchar File Legislation To Protect Newspapers From Social Media Giants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today filed the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to allow news publishers, including the struggling...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy Thanks President Trump For Signing Flood Insurance Program Extension
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that President Donald Trump has signed his two-week National Flood Insurance Program extension into law. Without Sen. Kennedy’s...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy Announces $4.5 Million Grant For Lafayette Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today a grant for $4.5 million from the Department of Transportation for improvements at Lafayette Regional Airport.The grant will...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, Drug Czar Jim Carroll Meet With Local Leaders To Discuss Louisiana’s Opioid Epidemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Jim Carroll, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, met with local leaders in New Orleans today to discuss...
Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) NFIP Extension Heads to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for two weeks passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today through a...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Reacts to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Public Statement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today in response to special counsel Robert Mueller’s public...
U.S. Sen. Kennedy Urges House To Take Immediate Action On National Flood Insurance Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the flood stage of the Mississippi River breaking nearly century-old records, U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call members in...
U.S. Sen. Kennedy Calls For Special Counsel Robert Mueller To Make His Testimony Public
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today issued the following statement on reports that special counsel Robert Mueller wants to make a public opening statement to the House...