Federal Level

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and eight Senate Republicans today introduced the Creating Obstructions Necessary to Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly (CONTAINER) Act to empower border states to place temporary barriers on federal land to protect their communities.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today explained on the Senate floor how Washington’s out-of-control spending under President Joe Biden has left Americans with lower real wages, soaring credit card debt and shrinking savings accounts.

The Senate today attempted to overcome President Joe Biden’s veto of Senator John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) led U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and John Barrasso (R-WY) in introducing the Protect Medicaid Act to ensure the long-term integrity of Medicaid by preventing liberal states like California from forcing American citizens in other states to subsidize state programs that expand Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing the Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act to reaffirm parents’ right to raise their children according to their values.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a list of his top accomplishments in 2023 including securing more than $3 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) last year benefitting every corner of the state, introducing his National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP-RE) Act of 2023 to make flood insurance affordable, and introducing his Foreign Pollution Fee to hold China accountable.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Ouachita Citizen explaining how Washington’s out-of-control spending helped fuel inflation that far outpaced real wage growth during the past two-and-a-half years.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Louisiana securing Class VI primacy—the authority to permit, site, and provide oversight of carbon storage wells in the state.  

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) welcomed the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to purchase $36 million of shrimp to help alleviate food insecurity.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement upon the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling to exclude former president Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot.