MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $108,281,936 contract for...
SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail is a disaster waiting to happen
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the Washington Examiner on November 16, 2023.The Securities and Exchange Commission is supposed to...
Kennedy, Moran demand Biden enforce sanctions on Iran’s oil sales, permanently freeze $6 billion
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) in demanding that President Joe Biden enforce sanctions against Iranian oil sales and permanently freeze the transfer of...
Kennedy in the Washington Examiner: The SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail is a disaster waiting to happen
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in the Washington Examiner warning that the SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) places the private information of 158 million American...
Kennedy calls on FDIC Chair Gruenberg to resign
Watch Kennedy’s full exchange with Gruenberg here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today urged Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)...
Kennedy announces $8.7 million in Hurricane Laura, Ida aid for Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $8,694,727 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster...
Kennedy encourages school choice expansion in Louisiana: “Take children out of failing schools.”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today spoke on the Senate floor to commend school choice as a path to success for Louisiana students and families.Key...
Kennedy announces $7.1 million in Hurricane Laura, Ida aid for McNeese University, Lafourche Parish
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $7,110,058 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster...
Kennedy, Warnock issue bipartisan report highlighting need for Affordable Insulin Now Act
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) issued a bipartisan report titled, “Insulin Deserts: The Urgency of Lowering the Cost of Insulin for Everyone” that highlights...
Kennedy, Scott, colleagues call on Biden administration to withdraw Basel III Endgame proposal
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Ranking Member Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and all other Republican colleagues on the Banking Committee in...