WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today introduced the Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act to save millions of federal dollars by curbing erroneous...
Kennedy announces $4.9 million in Hurricane Laura aid for Calcasieu Parish
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,944,972 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana...
Kennedy announces $1 million for Terrebonne Parish for Hurricane Ida aid
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,011,747 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana...
Capping the price of insulin will save all Americans money
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the Washington Examiner on July 21, 2023.More than one in 10 Americans live with diabetes, and many of them cannot...
Aging nuclear arsenal poses dire threat to U.S.
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the July 2023 edition of Newsmax magazine.When the United States built much of its nuclear stockpile, the Cold War was...
Kennedy in the Washington Examiner: Insulin price caps will save taxpayer dollars
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) wrote this op-ed in the Washington Examiner urging his colleagues in Washington to join his effort to reduce federal spending...
Kennedy-led Energy and Water Development bill passes Appropriations Committee unanimously, includes billions for Louisiana priorities
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today applauded the Appropriations Committee for approving the...
Kennedy announces $327 million in Hurricanes Ida, Laura aid for Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $326,700,415 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana...
Kennedy amendment condemning racist attacks against Justice Clarence Thomas passes Judiciary Committee unanimously
Watch Kennedy’s full remarks here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced an amendment to the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 to condemn the...
Democrats’ attack on SCOTUS is dangerous and unserious: “Rhetoric has consequences”
Watch Kennedy’s full statement here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and...