WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Promoting New and Diverse Depositories Act, which would direct the...
Kennedy calls for transparency in the search for next New Orleans police chief: “Let us hear from them”
Watch Kennedy’s full remarks here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) urged New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell to be transparent in her search for the next chief of the New Orleans Police...
Kennedy: We can lower cost of insulin without adding to federal budget
Watch Kennedy’s questioning here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today questioned witnesses in the Senate Appropriations Committee on the bipartisan Affordable Insulin Now Act of...
Kennedy, colleagues introduce bill to protect investor privacy by prohibiting vulnerable SEC database
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act, which would protect...
Kennedy announces $68.4 million for Calcasieu, Lafourche, Winn, Jefferson, Terrebonne Parishes, Hammond for Hurricanes Laura, Ida
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $68,407,820 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana...
Kennedy, colleagues urge Biden to ensure NATO countries follow through on defense spending pledges
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and a bipartisan group of 33 other senators in urging Pres. Joe Biden to ensure that North Atlantic...
Kennedy announces $10 million to Ascension, St. Charles Parishes for flood protection
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $10,032,981 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for...
Kennedy, Graham, Durbin question Zuckerberg about child sexual abuse material on Instagram
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and others on the committee in...
Kennedy announces $16.2 million to Lake Charles, Jefferson and St. Tammany Parishes for Hurricanes Ida, Laura
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $16,225,957 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for...
Washington’s soft-on-crime policies are hurting Louisiana
This op-ed first appeared in the Ouachita Citizen on June 29, 2023. Crime is a serious problem in America. Why? Bad ideas are poisoning public policy and eroding public...