WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that Louisiana will receive $1,247,642 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management...
Kennedy explains why Congress is unlikely to pass new budgets: “Every single Democrat will vote no”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) explained why he believes Senate Democrats will refuse to pass a new budget in favor of another government shutdown before the...
Kennedy on DHS funding: “These men and women are running out of money”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) urged his colleagues to get serious about funding the Department of Homeland Security before it runs out of money in a speech on...
Kennedy, Wyden introduce bipartisan bill to modernize federal court records system
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in introducing the Open Courts Act, bipartisan legislation to modernize the...
Kennedy, Cotton to fight collection of American investors’ data with amicus brief
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking and Judiciary Committees, joined Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and 10 other colleagues in filing an amicus brief in American...
US must press UK to keep military base out of China hands
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in Newsweek on May 23, 2026.While President Trump was meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, America’s most important asset in deterring...
ICYMI: Kennedy in Newsweek: US must press UK to keep military base out of China hands
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in Newsweek explaining how the United Kingdom’s plan to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including Diego Garcia, to Mauritius could...
The Senate finally walks the walk on government shutdowns
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Washington Times on May 21, 2026.Government shutdowns cause nothing but pain for most Americans.Our national park rangers, FBI agents...
Kennedy in The Washington Times: The Senate finally walks the walk on government shutdowns
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Washington Times explaining why his resolution to withhold pay from senators during government shutdowns could prevent...
Kennedy, Warner introduce bipartisan legislation to modernize the Federal Reserve Discount Window
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) in introducing the Discount Window Preparedness Act, a bipartisan bill to...