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Kennedy introduces bill countering antisemitism in Palestinian classrooms

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act to address reports indicating that Palestinian students are being taught inaccurate or racist content about Israel and the Jewish people.

Kennedy authors bill to defund pro-Hamas UN group and divert funds to build border wall

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today authored a bill to ban U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) permanently.

Cassidy Delivers Opening Remarks During Veterans’ Mental Health Hearing

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. today served as the top Republican during a U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on veterans’ mental health. 

Cassidy, Scott Buck Biden’s Halt of American Energy Exports, Introduce Bill to Boost American Energy Independence, Dominance

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC), and fifteen Republican colleagues introduced the Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act, which depoliticizes the export of American liquefied natural gas (LNG). It eliminates the requirement for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to authorize its export and instead giving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) sole authority over the approval process. 

Higgins Advocates for Crawfish Drought and Freeze Relief

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Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting relief for Louisiana’s crawfish industry as a result of the severe drought in 2023 and recent freeze that has devastated production.

Cassidy: We are Finally Building a New Calcasieu River Bridge

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released a statement after the Louisiana Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee approved a plan to build a new I-10 bridge over the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles, Louisiana with $150 million from Cassidy’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Kennedy in The Wall Street Journal: No new nominees until Biden admin ends harmful LNG policy

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), the ranking member of the Energy and Water Subcommittee on Appropriations, penned this op-ed in The Wall Street Journal to explain why the Biden administration’s pause on new and pending liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits will hurt America and our allies.

Kennedy, Peters co-lead bipartisan legislation to make FEMA emergency response more efficient

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Senators John Kennedy (R-La.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the bipartisan Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt (HELP) Response and Recovery Act to enable the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to disasters and other emergencies more efficiently and promptly.

Cassidy Announces Federal Government, LSU to Team Up on Carbon Capture Initiative

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will build one of the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines in partnership with Louisiana State University (LSU).

Cassidy Announces $27.2 Million in Congressional Support for Louisiana Seafood Industry

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 United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce will allocate $27,152,411.00 appropriated by Congress for fishery disasters to support Louisiana fisheries, seafood industries, and fishing communities affected by disasters between 2017 and 2022.
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