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News and press releases from Louisiana United States Senators and Louisiana United States House of Representative District 3.

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Kennedy, Young, Hassan, colleagues champion bipartisan bill to support American innovation

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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 ...

Senate passes Kennedy resolution to undo cumbersome Biden-era bank merger rule

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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.”

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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 ...

Kennedy, Merkley, Marshall, Markey champion bill to end involuntary facial recognition screenings, protect Americans’ privacy at airports

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Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2025, which would protect Americans’ ability to opt out of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) facial recognition screenings ... READ MORE ...

Kennedy reintroduces CRAWDAD Act to support Louisiana jobs, culture

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today reintroduced the Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters and Droughts (CRAWDAD) Act.

Higgins Announces Youngsville Student as Winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition

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Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that Cole Ritter, a senior at Southside High School in Youngsville, has won the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Louisiana’s 3rd District. READ MORE ...

Kennedy introduces bill to lower health care costs for patients, taxpayers

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today introduced the Same Care, Lower Cost Act. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Introduces Legislation to Increase Resiliency, Strengthen Louisiana Power Grids

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Preventing Power Outages Act to strengthen power grids resiliency across the country by reauthorizing two U.S. Department of Energy...

Kennedy, Blumenthal champion bipartisan bill to protect animals, penalize abusers

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Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today reintroduced the Better Collaboration, Accountability, and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) for Animals Act to protect livestock and other animals from abuse by strengthening law enforcement’s ability to penalize abusers.

Cassidy, Kennedy Introduce Resolution Commemorating 100 Years of Southeastern Louisiana University

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced a resolution commemorating 100 years of Southeastern Louisiana University educating Louisiana students. “Southeastern Louisiana University has...
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