Federal Level

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,443,948 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to introduce the Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act, a bill that would prevent the Biden administration from using the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a direct lender for the 7(a) Loan Program.

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) today introduced legislation to make it easier for veterans to use their Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits to access trucking apprenticeship programs.

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Save Our Seniors Act, which would help protect the long-term solvency of Social Security by requiring the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include the honest projection of its financial health in its annual ten-year economic outlook.

Congressman Clay Higgins’ office, in conjunction with the New Orleans Passport Center, will hold a Passport Acceptance Event in Lafayette on March 26. This event will allow those looking to update their passport to do so expeditiously and avoid many of the processing delays that plagued travelers last year.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today joined Senator Chris Coons (D-Conn.) in introducing the bipartisan Small Business Contracting Transparency Act to help more businesses that participate in the Small Business Administration (SBA) programs win contracts with federal agencies.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined members of the Louisiana congressional delegation in urging Small Business Association (SBA) Administrator Isabel Guzman to make a disaster declaration so that Louisiana’s crawfish processors, wholesalers, boilers and other related enterprises can receive emergency assistance.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in urging the Biden administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) to withdraw its proposed rule to discourage small businesses and non-union shops from taking part in the National Apprenticeship System.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO) introduced the No AI Audits Act, which would restrict the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the IRS’ tax evaluation process and add safeguards to ensure taxpayers are protected from unaccountable audits.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) led members of the Louisiana Congressional Delegation on a letter to the U.S. Small Business Administrator, Isabel Guzman, in support of Governor Jeff Landry’s disaster declaration in response to 2023 drought conditions.