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Kennedy announces $8.3 million in Hurricanes Laura aid for Jefferson Davis Electric

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $8,352,876 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster aid. 

Kennedy, Landry in Shreveport Times: We must return law and order to Louisiana

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) and Governor Jeff Landry penned this op-ed in The Shreveport Times to explain how soft-on-crime policies have harmed Louisiana residents.

Kennedy, Hyde-Smith file amicus brief challenging FDA’s dangerous abortion pill policy

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Representative.

Landry Issues Executive Order: Creates Task Force to Review Failures of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

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Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order that creates the Governor’s Task Force for the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO).

Landry Announces Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Task Force

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Governor Jeff Landry announced his appointments to the Sewerage and Water Board Task Force.

Kennedy introduces CRAWDAD Act to support Louisiana jobs, culture

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today introduced the Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters and Droughts (CRAWDAD) Act.

Cassidy, Barrasso Introduce Bill to Reverse Biden’s LNG Pause

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Barrasso, M.D. (R-WY) introduced the LNG Security Act.

Kennedy questions Bureau of Prisons on early release of criminals: “You don’t have the slightest idea how many of them committed another crime and...

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Colette Peters, the director of the Bureau of Prisons, about the recidivism rate associated with criminals released under the First Step Act.

Kennedy speaks out against radical transgender activism: “We know this agenda is dangerous.”

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) spoke on the Senate floor against the radical medicalization of children who experience gender confusion. Kennedy explained that most children will outgrow gender confusion and condemned the activists who pressure parents into responding to often temporary gender confusion by subjecting their children to harmful drugs and surgeries.

Cassidy Issues Statement on Leader McConnell

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement on Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to retire as minority leader in November.
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