WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $78,692,355 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana to...
Kennedy, Judiciary Republicans to Garland: Are parents domestic terrorists or not?
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and every Republican member of the committee urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to withdraw his memo...
Nuclear energy is key to America’s economic and geopolitical future
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in Roll Call on Dec. 3, 2021. Louisianians are facing rising energy prices at the same time as falling temperatures this winter....
ICYMI: Nuclear energy is key to America’s economic and geopolitical future
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed for Roll Call outlining how nuclear power can serve as a clean, powerful energy source that can help America defend against China’s...
Kennedy, Warnock introduce bill to bring transparency to VA health care process
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced the Patient Advocate Tracker Act to increase transparency and accountability at the Department of Veterans...
Kennedy, Cruz introduce bill to repeal Superfund Tax imposed by Biden’s infrastructure package
WASHINGTON— Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced the Chemical Tax Repeal Act...
Kennedy to Yellen: How much debt is too much? I’m looking for a number.
Watch Kennedy’s exchange with Yellen here.WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the danger of increasing America’s debt through Democrats’...
Kennedy: Supreme Court has historic chance to restore power to states in fight to defend unborn
Watch Kennedy’s remarks here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the Dobbs v. Jackson case, in which the Supreme Court will rule...
A simple way to battle the opioid crisis
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Jena Times on Nov. 22, 2021. Louisiana has had a tough couple of years. Hurricanes, floods, freezes, and the coronavirus slammed...
ICYMI: A simple way to battle the opioid crisis
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed for The Jena Times. It outlines a new way for Louisianians to get dangerous opioids off the streets and make their communities safer....