WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations bill that will protect...
Sens. Kennedy (R-La.) And Durbin (D-Ill.) Praise The DEA For Lowering Opioid Quotas For Third Year In A Row
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R. La.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) applauded the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposal to reduce production for nearly all Schedule II...
Sen. Kennedy (R-La.) Congratulates State Bond Commission For Protecting Second Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) issued the following statement after the State Bond Commission blocked Citibank and Bank of America from doing business with the state of...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $1,190,584 Grant for Baker High School Recovery Effort
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that FEMA has awarded $1,190,584.42 to the Baker School System to help replace the contents of Baker High School that were...
Sen. John Kennedy defends religious freedom by protecting Maryland’s Bladensburg peace cross
There are certain things that deserve respect and appreciation, and a memorial dedicated to those who died fighting for our country is one of those things. The Bladensburg peace cross in...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Sends Letter To President Trump About The Failed Prison Reform Effort In Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) sent the following letter to President Donald J. Trump today about the failed prison reform effort in Louisiana: August 8, 2018The Honorable...
Just the Facts on Medicaid Fraud
In the popular 1960s TV show Dragnet (perhaps America’s first realistic cop show), police Sgt. Joe Friday always cautioned witnesses he wanted “just the facts.” The phrase “just the facts,...
Sen. Kennedy: Louisiana Department of Corrections Is Endangering the Public By Mishandling Early Release of Inmates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) raised concerns today about the Louisiana Department of Corrections’ ability to protect the public after the state’s district attorneys indicated...
President Trump Joins Sen. John Kennedy’s Call For Work Requirements For Food Stamp Recipients
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump tweeted support today for U.S. Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) call to add work requirements for food stamps to the final version of the Farm...
Sen. Kennedy (R-La.) Speaks On The Senate Floor About Work Requirements For Food Stamps
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate today to advocate that work requirements be added for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also...