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...
Kennedy, Wyden introduce bipartisan bill to modernize federal court records system
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...