WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to seek comprehensive United Nations (UN) sanctions against Iran’s ballistic...
Kennedy joins bipartisan bill to increase VA Home Loan Program awareness
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) co-sponsored Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Sherrod Brown’s (D-Ohio) VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023, which would help veterans finance homes with benefits...
Kennedy announces $9.7 million in Hurricane Laura, Zeta, Ida aid for south Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,722,145 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster...
Kennedy, Marshall introduce bill to require DHS to notify states when the Biden administration brings migrants into local communities
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) in introducing the National Oversight of Transported Immigrants to...
Kennedy joins bill to sanction Iranian oil purchases
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has joined Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act of 2023 to sanction purchases of Iranian oil. The SHIP Act would impose...
Kennedy, Daines introduce bill to redesignate Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in introducing the Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act to redesignate Ansarallah, more commonly known as the...
Kennedy, Vance, colleagues urge Biden administration to reverse guidance requiring loans for illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. J.D. Vance and all other Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to...
Kennedy, Cornyn introduce Southern Border Transparency Act to require Biden DHS to disclose catch-and-release data
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing the Southern Border Transparency Act to require...
Kennedy in Newsweek: Congress must step in to stop Iran from receiving billions through the IMF
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in Newsweek urging Congress to work together to prevent Iran and other state sponsors of terrorism from receiving billions of dollars in...
Kennedy announces $6.7 million in Hurricane Ida aid for Terrebonne Parish
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $6,747,163 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana...