Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) explained why extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the most important thing Congress can do in the budget reconciliation...
Kennedy, Merkley, Marshall, Markey champion bill to end involuntary facial recognition screenings, protect Americans’ privacy at airports
Watch Kennedy’s comments in the Senate Budget Committee here.WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the...
Kennedy reintroduces CRAWDAD Act to support Louisiana jobs, culture
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today reintroduced the Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters and Droughts (CRAWDAD) Act. The...
Kennedy introduces bill to lower health care costs for patients, taxpayers
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today introduced the Same Care, Lower Cost Act. The bill would fix a part of Medicare’s billing structure that allows...
Kennedy in the Washington Times: Congress must help Trump admin hold IMF accountable
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, penned this op-ed in the Washington Times arguing that Congress must step up to help the Trump administration hold...
Congress must help Trump administration hold IMF accountable
This op-ed first appeared in the Washington Times on May 4, 2025. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently argued that the United States must play a bigger role in global...
Kennedy, Cassidy introduce resolution commemorating 100 years of Southeastern Louisiana University
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) recently introduced a resolution commemorating 100 years of Southeastern Louisiana University and the major impacts the institution...
Kennedy, Blumenthal champion bipartisan bill to protect animals, penalize abusers
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today reintroduced the Better Collaboration, Accountability, and Regulatory...
Kennedy announces $7 million in Hurricane Ida aid for southeast Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $7,044,721 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster...
Students can thrive without Department of Education
This op-ed first appeared in Newsweek on April 18, 2025. As graduation season approaches, some high school seniors face a sad reality: They never learned to read.Graduates throughout the...