WASHINGTON – The United States Senate today passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) resolution to withhold pay from senators during government shutdowns. Kennedy’s resolution, which passed by voice vote,...
President Trump signs Kennedy, Daines, colleagues’ bill to protect Louisiana hydropower plants
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed into law a bipartisan bill from Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) to increase hydropower production in...
Kennedy urges Congress to pass the Build Now Act: “If we had more housing, the price would go down”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) urged Congress to pass his Build Now Act, a bill that would address the soaring cost of housing, in a speech on the U.S. Senate...
Kennedy on the cost of living: “It is as painful as hell”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) addressed the high cost of living in the United States and explained what Congress is doing to mitigate it in a speech on the...
Kennedy announces $18.9 million in Hurricanes Ida, Francine aid for Lafourche, Jefferson and Terrebonne Parishes, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $18,928,243 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster...
Kennedy resolution to withhold senators’ pay during government shutdowns clears key procedural hurdle
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) resolution to require the U.S. Senate to withhold the pay of all senators during government shutdowns cleared a key procedural...
Kennedy introduces bill to lock in $35 insulin price cap for all Americans: “My bill saves money”
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Affordable Insulin Now Act to ensure that every American, including those without health insurance, has access to a 30-day supply of...
Congress can save taxpayers billions by capping the price of insulin
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in RealClearHealth on May 12, 2026.The government has a knack for finding the least efficient way to solve a problem, and that’s certainly the...
Kennedy, Booker reintroduce bipartisan bill to give law enforcement more tools to solve crimes
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), in introducing the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological...
Kennedy in The Hill: Congress should come together to address young adult suicide
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Hill arguing that Congress should take action to address the persistently high suicide rate among young adults in America.Key excerpts...