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Higgins Announces Army Corps Funding for South Louisiana Projects
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects will receive robust funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2025 Army Civil Work Plan. READ MORE ...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Reject Oppressive Mandates and Improve the Integrity of Horse Racing
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 3378, the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (RHSA), which protects the health and welfare of racing horses and improves the integrity and safety of horse racing. READ MORE ...
Higgins Introduces Legislation Abolishing Several Federal Agencies, Returning Services to States
Congressman Higgins (R-LA) introduced a Legislative Proposal of four bills that abolish four existing Federal Agencies with a transition to State Authority. READ MORE ...
Kennedy announces $19.2 million in Hurricanes Laura, Ida, Francine aid for Louisiana
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $19,204,952 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. READ MORE ...
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Kennedy announces $4.6 million in Hurricane Ida aid for Harahan, New Orleans
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,558,831 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. READ MORE ...
Cassidy Announces $16.9 Million for Hurricanes Ida, Francine Recovery
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $16,869,114.99 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in reimbursement for building replacements,...
Senate passes Kennedy, Cassidy’s resolution commemorating 100 years of Southeastern Louisiana University
This week, the U.S. Senate passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) resolution commemorating 100 years of Southeastern Louisiana University and its impacts on students across Louisiana and the region. Southeastern will continue to celebrate its centennial through December 2025. READ MORE ...
Kennedy, Young, Hassan, colleagues champion bipartisan bill to support American innovation
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) in reintroducing the American Innovation and Jobs Act, which would strengthen American research and development (R&D). READ MORE ...
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Senate passes Kennedy resolution to undo cumbersome Biden-era bank merger rule
The Senate passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) joint resolution of disapproval under Congressional Review Act (CRA) procedures to block an Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) rule that delays the bank merger approval process by adding more red tape that could lead to consumer uncertainty. READ MORE ...
Kennedy on extending tax cuts: “If we don’t, then we are going to have a $4.3 trillion tax increase on the American people.”
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) explained why extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the most important thing Congress can do in the budget reconciliation process to protect the economy in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor. READ MORE ...
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