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Kennedy, Booker reintroduce bipartisan bill to combat animal fighting and trafficking

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Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today reintroduced the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Animal Trafficking (FIGHT) Act to enhance national animal fighting laws by providing more tools to law enforcement and citizens to curtail cockfighting and dogfighting.

Cassidy Calls for Continuation of BRIC Flood Mitigation Program

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor calling for the continuation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program.

Cassidy, Colleagues Request Full Retroactive Payments for Spouses Affected by the Government Pension Offset

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), and John Fetterman (D-PA) requested that the U.S. Social Security Administration...

Higgins Votes to Restrict Activist Judges

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Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 1526, the No Rogue Rulings Act, which would rein in activist judges who have overstepped their Constitutional role to block President Trump’s executive actions. READ MORE ...

Kennedy reintroduces bill to stop online exploitation of America’s children

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today reintroduced the Targeting Child Predators Act to help stop children from being exploited online.

Kennedy blasts NYC public school system for promoting antisemitic toolkit: “Still in disbelief”

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) questioned why the New York City public school system published an antisemitic newsletter that encouraged students to attend a “rage week” against Israel in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.

Kennedy announces $1.1 million for generators in Red River Parish

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,055,556 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for generators in Red River Parish, La.

Kennedy on funding NPR, PBS: “That’s not the role of the federal government”

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) argued that the federal government should stop subsidizing public media programming in Louisiana and elsewhere throughout the country in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.

Cassidy, Graham Introduce Latest Version of Trade Manufacturing Policy to Hold China Accountable

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced the latest version of the Foreign Pollution Fee Act to level the playing field for American...

Cassidy, Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to Protect Energy Permitting Process from Frivolous Lawsuits

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today introduced the Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act to protect the permitting process for...
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