Federal Level

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today cautioned his colleagues against breaking centuries of Senate precedent by quashing the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without allowing a full trial.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced a resolution urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members not to confirm the next secretary general unless the nominee is the former leader of a member country that spends at least two percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense.

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-TX) pressed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the lack of movement on Delfin LNG LLC’s application for an extension of their current approval to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a non-FTA country.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today along with Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the bipartisan Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections (SEEK HELP) Act to provide Americans with life-saving treatment during an opioid overdose.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today introduced the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act to block federal funding for medical schools and accrediting institutions that force students to affirm ideological beliefs and prioritize Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined more than 40 of his Republican colleagues in calling on Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to allow the Senate to hold a full and fair trial over the House of Representatives’ articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Congressmen Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Troy Nehls (R-TX) introduced the Save Our Shrimpers Act of 2024, which would prohibit federal funds from being made available to International Financial Institutions (IFIs) that subsidize foreign activity relating to shrimp farming, shrimp processing, or the export of shrimp to the United States.

Last night, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered remarks at reception hosted by the American Circular Textiles (ACT) and Borderplex Alliance celebrating the introduction of the Americas Act.

Senate Democrats today blocked S. Res. 623, a resolution from Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) that would establish efficient and fair trial procedures for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and their Republican colleagues on the Budget Committee in calling for committee chairman Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to focus hearing topics on the committee’s jurisdiction, namely, fiscal matters.