Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) argued that the federal government should not continue to use taxpayer dollars to subsidize the Corporation for Public...
Kennedy announces $2.6 million in Hurricanes Ida, Francine aid for Louisiana National Guard, Lafourche Parish
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,619,792 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana National Guard...
Kennedy: President Trump is prosecuting wasteful spending
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) celebrated the Trump administration’s effort to expose wasteful spending within the federal government in a speech on the Senate...
Kennedy champions bill to repeal woke CFPB rule forcing banks to collect data on sex, ethnicity from small businesses
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced a bill to repeal the Biden administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would implement Section 1071 of the...
Kennedy champions No Propaganda Act to end taxpayer funding of partisan government broadcasting network
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced the Senate companion to the No Propaganda Act to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting...
Kennedy announces $17.9 million for flood mitigation, generators and Hurricanes Ida, Laura aid
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $17,860,797 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for flood mitigation...
Work requirements would improve Medicaid — and the lives of those on the program
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in National Review on February 6, 2025.Medicaid is supposed to be an investment in our country’s health and well-being. So why doesn’t the...
Kennedy, Schmitt introduce bill to add work requirements to Medicaid, reduce reliance on government
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) today introduced the Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act. The bill would require...
Kennedy, Moran champion bill to protect veterans’ Second Amendment rights
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today led 14 colleagues in introducing the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection...
Kennedy introduces bill to punish fentanyl dealers, protect American communities
View Kennedy’s full remarks here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2025. The bill...