This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Ouachita Citizen on January 4, 2024.If recent polling is any indication, the American people are hoping President Biden’s New...
Kennedy welcomes USDA purchase of $36 million of shrimp to feed Louisiana families
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to purchase $36 million of shrimp to help alleviate food insecurity. The USDA made the...
Kennedy announces $24.1 million in Hurricane Laura aid for southwest Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $24,078,966 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana...
President signs into law Kennedy bill to require FCC to expand 5G access to rural Americans by releasing previously auctioned spectrum
MADISONVILLE, La. – President Joe Biden signed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act into law. The legislation will require the Federal Communications...
Kennedy statement on Colorado Supreme Court ruling
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement upon the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling to exclude former president Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential...
Biden vetoes Kennedy resolution to reverse CFPB rule requiring banks to collect race, ethnicity, sex data
MADISONVILLE, La. – President Joe Biden has vetoed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval, which would have prohibited the Biden administration’s...
Kennedy, Warner introduce bill to protect American investments from AI manipulation
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) in introducing the Financial Artificial Intelligence Risk Reduction Act. The bill would require the Financial Stability...
Kennedy, Alphonse the alligator wish Louisianians a Merry Christmas
View Kennedy’s full remarks here. WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today looked back on another year shared with Louisianians and sent a special Christmas message to everyone in the...
Senate passes Kennedy initiative to bring accountability to Ukraine aid as part of national defense bill
WASHINGTON – The Senate has passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) initiative to establish a Special Inspector General (IG) for Ukraine as part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act.The...
Kennedy in The Hill: It’s time for FDIC Chair Gruenberg to Resign
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, penned this op-ed in The Hill calling for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg...