Watch Kennedy’s remarks here.MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement marking the 20th year since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana and...
Kennedy announces $171.5 million in aid to Louisiana for Hurricanes Laura and Ida, wildfires, storms and flooding
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $171,468,902 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana...
ICYMI: Kennedy in The Hill: Congress must hold cities accountable for holding back first-time home buyers
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Hill explaining how his Build Now Act would incentivize cities to build more housing.Key excerpts of the op-ed are below:“The...
Kennedy, Schmitt introduce resolution to mark one-year anniversary of assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and 24 bipartisan colleagues in introducing a resolution to mark the one-year...
Kennedy pushes back on misleading CBO Medicaid report: ‘All salt and no tequila’
Watch Kennedy’s comments here. WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor:“The Congressional Budget Office is a bipartisan entity, as you...
Congress must hold cities accountable for holding back first-time home buyers
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Hill on August 1, 2025.The market for first-time home buyers in America is dismal. Since 2021, the annual income needed to qualify for a...
Kennedy, Risch introduce bill to protect small firearm businesses from discrimination
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 16 colleagues in introducing the Equal Shot Act, which would prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from...
ICYMI: Kennedy in Newsweek: Congress must hold NATO to its 5% defense spending commitment
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in Newsweek arguing that Congress needs to hold NATO member countries to their 5% defense spending commitments.Key excerpts of the op-ed are...
Senate Homeland Security Committee unanimously passes Kennedy, Peters bill to end government payments to deceased Americans
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) today unanimously voted to advance Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Sen. Gary Peters’ (D-Mich.) Ending Improper...
President Trump signs Kennedy, Cortez Masto bill to help Louisianians recover from natural disasters
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed into law Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)’s bipartisan Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, which will provide relief for...