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...
Kennedy champions resolution encouraging NATO members to meet their five percent defense spending commitments
WASHINGTON – Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today introduced a resolution urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to fulfill...
Congress must hold NATO to its 5 percent defense spending commitment
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in Newsweek on July 30, 2025.The main benefit of alliances, such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is deterrence. Our enemies...
Kennedy’s homeownership legislation passes key Banking Committee vote, gains momentum
Watch Kennedy’s comments from this morning’s Senate Banking Committee hearing here.WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Banking Committee today voted unanimously to advance Sen. John Kennedy’s...