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Senate Democrats block Kennedy resolution for fair Mayorkas impeachment trial

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Senate Democrats today blocked S. Res. 623, a resolution from Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) that would establish efficient and fair trial procedures for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Kennedy calls on Budget Committee Democrats to focus on cutting spending instead of promoting radical climate policy

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and their Republican colleagues on the Budget Committee in calling for committee chairman Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to focus hearing topics on the committee’s jurisdiction, namely, fiscal matters.

Kennedy on Democrats’ efforts to bury Mayorkas impeachment: “This is unconscionable”

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Republican colleagues in calling on Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to hold a full, fair trial in the Senate to consider the House of Representatives’ articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Financial Times Editorial Board Endorses the Americas Act

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The Financial Times Editorial Board endorsed the Americas Act—legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and U.S. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-FL-27) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13).

Cassidy, Markey, Castor, Walberg Announce House Companion to COPPA 2.0

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U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) along with U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg (R-MI-05) and Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) today announced the introduction of the House companion to the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0).  

Landry Announces Delta Workforce Grant Program 2024 Recipients

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Governor Jeff Landry announced four recipients of the Delta Regional Authority’s Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP).

LA State SB 379 Stopping the Installation of Speed Monitoring Cameras on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge

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Senate Bill 379, aimed at stopping the installation of speed-monitoring cameras on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, passed unanimously in the Senate Committee on Transportation.

Modernization of CPRA and DENR Receives Strong Support

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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry applauded Representative Bret Geymann and others for their role in developing legislation to modernize the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR) to provide for better management of the State's natural resources, in addition to offering positive changes to the make-up of the Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority Board (CPRA).

Cassidy Announces $156 Million for Louisiana in Energy Revenue Sharing

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), announced that Louisiana is receiving a total of $156,329,442.65 in revenue from the Department of the Interior from energy produced in the Gulf of Mexico during Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.

Cassidy Secures $6 Million for Team Gleason, ALS Patients

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced that he has successfully secured $6,000,000.00 in federal funding for the Team Gleason Foundation to better serve Americans living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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