MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $9,468,698 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster...
Kennedy, Warnock introduce bipartisan bill to research fiber optic cable connection to Africa
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in introducing the DiasporaLink Act. The legislation would direct the National Telecommunications and...
Kennedy supports Trump admin’s efforts to protect Diego Garcia military base from China
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) supported the Trump administration’s early efforts to prevent America’s Diego Garcia military base on the Chagos Islands from...
Senate passes Kennedy, Cassidy-backed bill to name Rayville post office after Luke Letlow
WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed a bill that Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) supported to designate the U.S. Postal Service facility located at 103...
Kennedy presses DHS to conduct oversight of TSA’s facial recognition technology
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari...
Kennedy demands answers about FEMA employee who denied hurricane assistance to Trump supporters
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined Sens. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in demanding answers from Federal...
Kennedy: Bidenflation hurts, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act worked
View Kennedy’s remarks here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement on how to grow the U.S. economy to help Louisianians and all Americans after President...
House passes Kennedy-backed bill to bring transparency to Louisianians about grants process
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives passed the Grant Transparency Act, a bill that Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) cosponsored. It now moves to the Senate for consideration.The Grant Transparency...
Kennedy urges Pres. Biden to oppose U.N. plastics agreement harmful to Louisiana manufacturing
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and colleagues in writing President Joe Biden to reject the United...
Kennedy announces $5.8 million in Hurricane Laura aid for Jefferson Davis Electric
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,781,660 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster...