WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act and the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, which protect vulnerable women and children in the...
Kennedy, Lummis introduce bill to block Biden energy ban
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act. The POWER Act prevents President Biden and...
Kennedy, colleagues introduce Conservation Funding Protection Act to protect Louisiana jobs, coastlands
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced legislation to protect jobs and drilling opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico and the conservation efforts they fund. Sens. Cindy...
Kennedy announces Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project to receive New Start Funding
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today received confirmation from the White House that the Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project will receive New Start Construction...
Kennedy again condemns mob violence at joint session of Congress
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La) released the following statement on the events surrounding yesterday’s joint session of Congress.“What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was...
Cruz, Kennedy, colleagues issue joint statement ahead of Electoral College vote count
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in releasing the following statement in advance of Congress’s meeting on Jan. 6, 2021 to count the Electoral College...
Kennedy announces Louisiana wins in federal spending package
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, helped secure key provisions of the funding bill that Congress is expected to vote on soon.“Louisianians...
Senate includes Kennedy, Carper legislation to stop improper payments to dead people, save taxpayer dollars in funding package
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate will vote to pass the major provisions of Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper’s (D-Del.) Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased...
President issues executive order based on Kennedy’s effort to reunite Americans with $26 billion in unclaimed savings bonds
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has issued an executive order based on Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) legislation requiring the Treasury Secretary to provide states with information to help...
Kennedy supports relief for Louisiana venues in COVID package
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today issued the following statement in response to urgent relief for entertainment venues included in the bipartisan, bicameral COVID relief package....