WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday introduced the Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019, which would establish a...
Sen. Kennedy (R-La.) Joins Resolution Honoring the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in introducing a resolution supporting the U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
Sen. Kennedy Announces $9.8 Million Grant for Ascension Parish School Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced a $9.8 million FEMA grant to replace the interior contents of several Ascension Parish schools that were damaged by flooding in...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy: Flood Insurance Reform Bill Protects Louisiana Homeowners From Fraudulent Contractors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced an important provision in the bipartisan National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform (NFIP Re) Act that will...
Bipartisan Artist Copyright Protection Legislation, the CASE Act, Passes in Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced today that the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance their...
Sen. Kennedy Questions Facebook Executive on Its Proposed Cryptocurrency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) questioned David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s new digital currency program Libra, in today’s Senate Banking Committee hearing.In June, Facebook...
Sen. Kennedy Announces Advancement Of Legislation That Will Create More Louisiana Energy Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced his legislation to remove the red tape from small-scale LNG...
Freedom of religion wins in Bladensburg cross case
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the Baptist Message on July 12, 2019. All across our country, we have memorials and monuments to remind us of great people...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $1 Million Grant For Lake Charles Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today a $1 million grant for improvements at Lake Charles Regional Airport.This grant will fund two new passenger loading bridges to help...
Sens. Kennedy and Sinema: Stop silencing sexual harassment victims
This op-ed by Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) first appeared in the Washington Examiner on July 1, 2019. The #MeToo movement shined a light on sexual...