WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $19,627,300 from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management...
Kennedy reintroduces bill to protect Americans with preexisting conditions, defend their private health insurance
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today reintroduced the Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act to keep in place legal protections for people with preexisting medical...
Kennedy announces $19.6 million in Hurricane Laura relief funds
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $19,623,422 from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management...
Kennedy announces $35 million for mental health, substance abuse prevention and treatment
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $35,432,883 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
Winter storm doesn’t stop Biden’s war on Louisiana oil and gas jobs
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the Mansfield Enterprise on March 10, 2021. The historic winter storm that hit our nation this February...
Kennedy: You’re not free if you can’t say what you think
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal...
Kennedy, Scott, colleagues introduce legislation to protect faith-based foster care providers
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and fellow senators in introducing the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act, which protects child welfare providers from...
Kennedy, Klobuchar introduce bill protecting newspapers from Big Tech
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to allow news publishers, including the struggling newspaper...
Kennedy, Thune, colleagues reintroduce bicameral legislation to permanently repeal the death tax
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and fellow lawmakers today reintroduced the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly...
Kennedy announces $3.8 million for Denham Springs and Iberia Parish elevation projects
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,826,928 from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management...