WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Jacklyn Rosen (D-Nev.) in urging the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to bring a...
Kennedy announces $1.1 million in Hurricane Laura aid for Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,110,899 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana...
Kennedy explains why wages are falling under Bidenomics: “They haven’t kept up with inflation”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today detailed how real wages have fallen for Americans because of the persistent inflation under Pres. Joe Biden....
Kennedy, Sullivan urge Blinken to seek comprehensive UN sanctions on Iran missile and drone programs
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to seek comprehensive United Nations (UN) sanctions against Iran’s ballistic...
Kennedy joins bipartisan bill to increase VA Home Loan Program awareness
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) co-sponsored Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Sherrod Brown’s (D-Ohio) VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023, which would help veterans finance homes with benefits...
Kennedy announces $9.7 million in Hurricane Laura, Zeta, Ida aid for south Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,722,145 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster...
Kennedy, Marshall introduce bill to require DHS to notify states when the Biden administration brings migrants into local communities
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) in introducing the National Oversight of Transported Immigrants to...
Kennedy joins bill to sanction Iranian oil purchases
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has joined Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act of 2023 to sanction purchases of Iranian oil. The SHIP Act would impose...
Kennedy, Daines introduce bill to redesignate Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in introducing the Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act to redesignate Ansarallah, more commonly known as the...
Kennedy, Vance, colleagues urge Biden administration to reverse guidance requiring loans for illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. J.D. Vance and all other Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to...