This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in LaPolitics on May 15, 2024. Louisianians are fighting back against the poisonous scourge of fentanyl. Whether it’s the...
Kennedy in LaPolitics: The Biden administration should help Louisiana fight fentanyl
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today penned this column in LaPolitics’ Beltway Beat newsletter arguing that President Joe Biden must do more to help Louisiana combat fentanyl. Kennedy...
Kennedy, Ernst introduce bipartisan bill to bar sex criminals from receiving taxpayer-funded pensions
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking and Judiciary Committees, joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals...
Kennedy announces $2.8 million in Hurricane Ida aid for Ascension, Lafourche Parishes
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,812,029 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster...
Woke cities and states reverse course and crack down on illegal drugs. Here’s why
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared on Fox News on May 14, 2024. Leaders in many cities have recently concluded that it was a bad idea to decriminalize hard...
Kennedy on Fox News: Decriminalizing drugs has had disastrous consequences
Watch Kennedy’s remarks here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today spoke on Fox News and penned this op-ed explaining how several cities and states have abandoned their drug...
Kennedy joins Louisiana delegation in introducing resolution to name Rayville post office after Luke Letlow
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in introducing the Senate companion to H.R. 7423, a resolution to designate the U.S. Postal...
Kennedy, Cotton introduce bill to require Biden admin to reverse pause on Israel arms transfer
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and colleagues in introducing the Israel Security Assistance Support Act to condemn the Biden administration’s pause...
Kennedy in the Shreveport Times: Is transgender inclusion more important than women’s sports?
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in the Shreveport Times urging Congress to do more to protect women’s sports. Kennedy argues that no woman or girl should have to...
Senate passes Kennedy, Heinrich bill to reauthorize funding to preserve Louisiana’s wetlands
WASHINGTON – The Senate passed Sens. John Kennedy and Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) as part of the America’s Conservation Enhancement...