WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Ending Pricey Insulin Act to address skyrocketing insulin prices. Three insulin producers control 99 percent of the U.S. market, and the...
Kennedy, Ernst introduce bill to defund Planned Parenthood, protect women’s health
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act, which would prevent any taxpayer dollars...
Kennedy urges Yellen to abandon plan to send billions to hostile dictators via IMF allocation
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today urged U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to abandon the department’s plan to allocate $650 billion in special drawing rights (SDR) to foreign...
ICYMI: Kennedy honors linemen as first responders
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this letter to the editor, originally published in the Ouachita Citizen, highlighting the crucial work of Louisiana linemen and calling...
Honoring linemen as first responders
This letter to the editor by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the Ouachita Citizen on April 7, 2021. Though we notice them most during emergencies, linemen are at work every day to...
ICYMI: Kennedy among top 10 most effective Senate Republicans
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has been named one of the top 10 most effective Republican senators of the 116th Congress, according to the Center for Effective...
Kennedy announces $42.8 million for routine vaccines for Louisiana children
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $42,796,369 in grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to...
Why won’t Biden target anti-Asian discrimination in the Ivy Leagues?
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the New York Post on March 29, 2021. Did you get to visit Paris before the virus shut down international travel? The...
Kennedy, Scott introduce Keep China Out of Solar Energy Act
MADISONVILLE, La. — Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and other senators in introducing the Keep China Out of Solar Energy Act, which prohibits federal funds...
Kennedy announces $12.3 million for Louisiana fisheries assistance
MADISONVILLE, La. — Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $12,339,916 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...