WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today applauded Dr. John C. Fleming on his U.S. Senate confirmation to be the assistant secretary of commerce for economic development. In a...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Introduces Legislation to Provide Patients with Savings at the Pharmacy Counter
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Phair Pricing Act of 2019 to lower the costs of pharmaceutical drugs covered under Medicare Part D by ensuring that pharmacy benefit...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Rep. Ralph Abraham, M.D. (R-La.) File Legislation to Reduce Fraud in Government Assistance Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Income Verification Act to reduce fraud in taxpayer-funded government assistance programs by requiring states to use federal tax...
Sens. Kennedy, Cassidy Urge HUD Secretary to Immediately Deliver Relief to Louisiana Flood Victims
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), are urging U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson to “take immediate...
Sen. Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $5 Million In Grants For Southern University
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that Southern University in Baton Rouge will receive $5.6 million to improve drainage to help protect the campus’ electrical...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.): Ten Years After Stanford Scam, Victims Deserve Compensation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) vowed to Bloomberg News Friday that he will chase Stanford International Bank assets “like a hound from hell” until victims of the Ponzi scheme are...
Sen. Kennedy (R-La.) Joins Legislation To Help ALS Patients
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that he is a co-sponsor of the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act to ensure ALS patients no longer have to wait five months before...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Attends Oral Arguments of Supreme Court Religious Liberty Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) attended today’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of the Bladensburg Peace Cross, a 100-year-old World War I...
U.S. Sen. Kennedy Demands Answers On How Much Money Was Wasted On Ineligible Medicaid Recipients
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today demanded that the Louisiana Department of Health tell taxpayers how much money was wasted on approximately 37,000 Medicaid recipients who...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces Approval of LNG Projects in Southwest Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the authorization of the Venture Global Calcasieu Pass liquefied...