Federal Level

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension Act of 2024 to prevent the NFIP from expiring on September 30, 2024.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy (La.) announced $1,136,246 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster aid.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that three airports in Louisiana’s 3rd District will receive $3,763,738 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). 

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and all other Republican colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee in writing a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting that the Department of Justice (DOJ) provide a copy of the audio recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement upon attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress.

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chris Coons (D-DE), and 15 members raised concerns about Meta’s decision to end access to CrowdTangle, a Meta-owned transparency tool that has allowed researchers and journalists to view and study public content on Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms on a wide range of issues, including foreign influence campaigns, terrorist threats, and mental health.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will grant Louisiana a total of $9,000,000.00 to improve local airports from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). 

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) made this statement about Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation:

U.S. Southern Command Commander General Laura Richardson endorsed the Americas Act during a fireside chat at the 2024 Aspen Security Forum.

I’ve pointed out for two years that President Biden’s mental capacity has been declining. In that time, he’s thrown the country, the economy, and the Democratic party into total disarray. This decision is overdue.