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Cassidy, Barrasso, Thune, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

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U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Barrasso (R-WY), John Thune (R-SD), and 12 Republican colleagues introduced the Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act to end the federal electric vehicle and charging stations tax credit. READ MORE ...

Kennedy, Thune, colleagues introduce bill to permanently repeal the death tax

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 44 other colleagues in introducing the Death Tax Repeal Act to end the federal estate tax for Americans.

Cassidy Announces $2.6 Million for Louisiana in Hurricanes Ida, Francine Relief

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $2,619,792.02 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Hurricanes Ida and Francine relief. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Issues Statement Following Senate Confirmation of RFK, Jr. for HHS Secretary

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued a statement following the U.S. Senate vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. READ MORE ...

Cassidy, Booker Introduce Legislation to Combat Skyrocketing Flood Insurance Premiums, Give Americans Relief

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WASHINGTON (February 13, 2025) – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Flood Insurance Affordability Tax Credit Act to give low- and middle-income households enrolled in...

Kennedy announces $2.6 million in Hurricanes Ida, Francine aid for Louisiana National Guard, Lafourche Parish

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,619,792 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana National Guard emergency protective measures and the restoration of a damaged building in Lafourche Parish.

Kennedy introduces resolution to repeal Biden admin’s EPA rule targeting chemical manufacturing

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule targeting the use of trichloroethylene (TCE).

Kennedy, Risch introduce bill to make bureaucrats write contracts in plain language

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in introducing the Simplifying Subcontracting Act to require the federal government to write subcontracting applications in plain, understandable language.

Kennedy: Congress should not be picking winners and losers in the news media by funding PBS, NPR

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) argued that the federal government should not continue to use taxpayer dollars to subsidize the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CBP), including the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), on the Senate floor.

Kennedy introduces bipartisan bill to help rural small businesses secure capital, create jobs

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act to help remove the hurdles that rural small businesses face when they try to access capital.
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