WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $58,883,643 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants in disaster...
Kennedy introduces bill to extend National Flood Insurance Program
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension Act of 2022 along with Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and...
Kennedy, Crapo introduce bill to return stolen COVID unemployment money to taxpayers
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced the Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022 to recover stolen COVID unemployment money and return it to...
Kennedy introduces bill to ensure CFPB regulations don’t do more harm than good
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act along with Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Bill Hagerty...
Kennedy, Cruz introduce bill to block sales of strategic petroleum reserve to foreign enemies
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing the No Emergency Crude Oil to Foreign Adversaries Act. The legislation would prevent future strategic...
ICYMI: Kennedy recognizes Fox 8’s Kim Holden
Watch Kennedy’s exchange here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today recognized journalist Kim Holden’s 34-year career at New Orleans’ FOX 8 on the Senate floor.Below are key...
ICYMI: Kennedy: Pres. Biden’s energy policy is making American Dream more expensive
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today spoke on the Senate floor to explain how Pres. Biden’s assault on American fossil fuels is driving up prices in nearly every sector of...
ICYMI: Kennedy: How making insulin affordable can help NELA families
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed for the Ouachita Citizen focused on legislative solutions that would lower the cost of insulin for northeast Louisiana...
How making insulin affordable can help NELA families
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Ouachita Citizen on June 29, 2022.Diabetes is a tough diagnosis, and I wish no one had to live with it. While the world waits...
Kennedy announces $30.4 million in disaster relief for Hurricane Ida
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $30,403,845 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants in disaster aid for...