WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in introducing the Open Courts Act, bipartisan legislation to modernize the...
Kennedy, Cotton to fight collection of American investors’ data with amicus brief
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking and Judiciary Committees, joined Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and 10 other colleagues in filing an amicus brief in American...
US must press UK to keep military base out of China hands
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in Newsweek on May 23, 2026.While President Trump was meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, America’s most important asset in deterring...
ICYMI: Kennedy in Newsweek: US must press UK to keep military base out of China hands
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in Newsweek explaining how the United Kingdom’s plan to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including Diego Garcia, to Mauritius could...
The Senate finally walks the walk on government shutdowns
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Washington Times on May 21, 2026.Government shutdowns cause nothing but pain for most Americans.Our national park rangers, FBI agents...
Kennedy in The Washington Times: The Senate finally walks the walk on government shutdowns
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Washington Times explaining why his resolution to withhold pay from senators during government shutdowns could prevent...
Kennedy, Warner introduce bipartisan legislation to modernize the Federal Reserve Discount Window
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) in introducing the Discount Window Preparedness Act, a bipartisan bill to...
Kennedy introduces bill to protect consumers from unfair medical debt reporting
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Protecting Americans from Treatment-related Credit Harm (PATCH) Act, a bill that would prevent credit reporting agencies from including...
Kennedy on California Medicaid fraud: “It’s got to stop now”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) explained how bad policies in states such as California and Minnesota have contributed to pervasive Medicaid fraud in a speech on...
Kennedy announces $1.9 million in aid for Hurricanes Laura, Ida and Francine
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced Louisiana will receive $1,869,915 million in federal funding from the Federal Emergency...