WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) filed the Eliminating Corporate Shadow Banking Act of 2019 today to close loopholes that would allow commercial companies to offer banking services...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces Conviction of Fentanyl Traffickers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today the conviction of multiple drug traffickers in China for illicit fentanyl production and distribution. The convictions follow a...
Sen. John Kennedy Announces $17 Million Grant for Road Improvements in Ruston
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today a $17 million Department of Transportation (DOT) grant for the construction and revitalization of roads in Ruston. This grant...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.): “How can you defend paying a dead man?”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) questioned U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Hon. Gene L. Dodaro about improper payments to deceased people during a...
Sens. Kennedy and Durbin Secure Amendment to Help Reduce Opioid Production Quotas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today secured an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2020 Commerce, Justice and Science funding bill to equip the Drug...
Sens. Kennedy And Carper File Legislation To Save Jobs During Phasedown Of Hydrofluorocarbons
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) filed the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act today to give businesses clarity by authorizing a 15-year phasedown of...
Sen. Kennedy Announces $875,000 In Federal Grants To Battle Drug Addiction
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that Louisiana will receive $875,000 from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to reduce substance abuse...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.): “We need a public auction of 5G”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor today urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct a public auction of C-band spectrum to...
Sens. Kennedy and Cassidy Join Resolution to Disapprove Unprecedented, Undemocratic Impeachment Proceedings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) joined a Senate resolution today to condemn the U.S. House of Representatives’ undemocratic impeachment proceedings...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $101 Million in Energy Revenues and Disbursements for Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that the State of Louisiana will receive $101.33 million through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA), which directs a...