WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) in introducing the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) Penalty Increase Act,...
Kennedy, Coons introduce bipartisan bill to adjust federal diversity jurisdiction threshold for inflation
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) in introducing the Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act, bipartisan...
Kennedy on the Iran memorandum of understanding: “We ought to give peace a chance”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) explained why he is optimistic about the memorandum of understanding that the Trump administration struck with Iran and the...
Kennedy in National Review: Autism centers are defrauding Medicaid to the tune of millions
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in National Review explaining how Medicaid fraud at autism-related care facilities spiraled out of control and how federal and state...
Kennedy, colleagues’ bill to prevent foreign adversaries from influencing American public policy passes Senate Foreign Relations committee
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and seven bipartisan colleagues in applauding the passage of their...
Autism centers are defrauding Medicaid to the tune of millions
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in National Review on June 18, 2026. Autism is a breathtakingly complex disorder. Some children with autism grow up to become CEOs,...
Kennedy announces $6.8 million in aid for Hurricanes Laura and Ida
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $6,763,833 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support...
Kennedy announces $1.2 million in aid for Hurricanes Francine and Ida
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that Louisiana will receive $1,247,642 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management...
Kennedy explains why Congress is unlikely to pass new budgets: “Every single Democrat will vote no”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) explained why he believes Senate Democrats will refuse to pass a new budget in favor of another government shutdown before the...
Kennedy on DHS funding: “These men and women are running out of money”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) urged his colleagues to get serious about funding the Department of Homeland Security before it runs out of money in a speech on...