WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2021, which would increase the legal penalties for fentanyl traffickers in proportion to the drug’s...
Kennedy, GOP Banking members urge Kerry to stop trying to de-bank energy companies
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and other Republican committee members in urging Special Presidential...
Kennedy, Barrasso, Tillis introduce legislation to bring accountability, transparency to CFPB salaries
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021, which would increase accountability at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by requiring...
Kennedy, senators introduce bill to protect investors’ privacy, prohibit SEC database
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and fellow senators today introduced the Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act, which...
Kennedy requests energy secretary attend Appropriations hearing on infrastructure package
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman...
ICYMI: Liquefied natural gas Louisiana’s liquid gold—Let’s share the wealth
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) authored this op-ed for the American Press in Lake Charles, La., highlighting the benefits of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and Louisiana’s...
LNG gas La.’s liquid gold — let’s share the wealth
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in American Press on April 18, 2021.There is a growing global hunger for liquefied natural gas (LNG) — an appetite that Louisiana can help...
Kennedy, Paul call for investigation of Planned Parenthood affiliates for violating PPP eligibility, failure to return loans
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today joined Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and other Republican committee members in urging Attorney...
Kennedy calls for Senate Banking hearing to examine changes to National Flood Insurance Program
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), member of the Senate Banking Committee, wrote to committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), calling for a hearing to examine Risk Rating 2.0, a...
Kennedy announces $1.3 million for Plaquemines Parish conservation efforts
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,258,917 in funding from the Treasury Department’s Office of Gulf Coast...