Federal Level

Kennedy on possible DHS shutdown: “The Karen wing of the Democratic Party is the cause of this.”

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) explained how the desire of some Democrats to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could result in a partial government shutdown for the entire Department of Homeland Security, including Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Coast Guard, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). READ MORE ...

President Trump signs Kennedy bill to end government payments to deceased Americans

President Donald Trump signed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which will save hard-earned taxpayer money by curbing erroneous payments to individuals who have passed away, into law. READ MORE ...

Kennedy, Louisiana colleagues urge Trump administration to approve major disaster declaration

Washington (February 10, 2026) – Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined all other members of Louisiana’s congressional...

Cassidy Urges Social Security Administration to Honor Full Retroactive Payments for Social Security Fairness Act Benefits

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2026) – United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) urged the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide the full one year of retroactive benefits to...

Higgins Urges White House to Protect Domestic Shrimp Industry Following New U.S.-India Trade Agreement

Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) wrote a letter to President Donald Trump and senior cabinet officials advocating for enhanced protections of the domestic shrimp ... READ MORE ...

Kennedy, Wicker, colleagues introduce bill to renew Gulf state partnerships, protect Louisiana wildlife

Washington (February 10, 2026) – Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and ten bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Regional Ocean Partnerships...

Kennedy in Fox Opinion: Democrats’ defund-the-police plan failed, but here they go again

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed for Fox News arguing that the calls to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could backfire as quickly as the defund-the-police movement did in 2020. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Secures Over $1.3 Billion for Louisiana in Funding Package Headed to President Trump’s Desk

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) secured $1,323,770.00 for Louisiana in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Defense, Financial Services and General Government ... READ MORE ...

Cassidy, Kennedy, Republican Colleagues Call for End to Biden-Era Flood Insurance Premiums

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) led the charge with U.S. Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Jim Justice (R-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and John Cornyn (R-TX) to call on the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to terminate the Biden-era Risk Rating 2.0 policy ...

Higgins Calls Upon USDA to Initiate Purchase of Wild-Caught Gulf Shrimp

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) penned a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins requesting that the USDA initiate a purchase of wild-caught Gulf shrimp under Section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act. READ MORE ...
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