Tag: Sen. John Kennedy

Sen. Kennedy Criticizes Supreme Court Ethics Bill, Believes It Will Not Pass the Floor

During Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) criticized a bill proposed by Democrats on the committee that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics, saying the bill would be as “dead as fried chicken” by the time it reached the floor for a vote. …


‘My Aunt’s Facebook Page Has More Credibility Than You Do’: Sen. Kennedy Grills Ethics Expert

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) criticized law professor Richard Painter for his history of making unsubstantiated claims about high-profile conservatives, at a Senate hearing on “Dollars and Degrees: Investigating Fossil Fuel Dark Money’s Systemic Threats to Climate and the Federal Budget” on June 21. …


Sen. Kennedy Brings Pistol Brace to Senate, Criticizes Biden’s ‘Stabilizing Brace’ Ban

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) decried an “anti-Second Amendment” rule in the Senate today as he criticized the pistol brace ban that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) introduced in January. Kennedy used a pistol brace he had brought to the Senate floor to demonstrate how the device would not make a gun…


‘Are There More Than Five Genders?’: Sen. Kennedy Grills LGBT Advocacy Group President

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Wednesday questions Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson on gender issues at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.” …


‘You Know the Answer!’–Sen. Kennedy Grills Treasury Official on Biden Admin Forgiving Foreign Debt

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) questioned Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg about the Biden administration’s intention to forgive foreign countries and entities of debts they owe to the United States at Wednesday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing. …


Graham and Kennedy Push for Designation of Mexican Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) made a statement about the importance of designating Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and authorizing the U.S. military to retaliate. The senators argued in their March 8 press briefing that these cartels are responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans every year and…


Sen. Warren Blasts ‘Extremist’ Republicans for Risking Economic Disaster Over Debt Ceiling

“Extremist” Republicans are trying to force Americans to accept massive cuts in federal spending that will harm the middle class in a deliberate attempt “to wreck the Biden economy,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on March 7. The remarks came as the opening salvo in a committee hearing to assess the possible economic impact of…


Bipartisan Quartet Offers Bill to Establish Federal Watchdog Over US Aid to Ukraine

A bipartisan quartet of senators want Congress to create an Inspector General with broad authority to conduct comprehensive oversight investigations of how U.S. military and civilian assistance to Ukraine has been administered and whether the aid served the purpose for which it was given. “Americans are supporting Ukraine’s brave work to beat back Russia by…


Senators Call for More Transparency After Classified Briefing on US Military Shooting Down Flying Objects

Democrat and Republican senators demanded greater transparency from President Joe Biden after receiving a confidential briefing on Feb. 14 concerning several mysterious flying “objects” (UFOs) shot down over the United States and Canada. The briefing followed an announcement by Pentagon officials on Feb. 12 that an object floating over Lake Huron was shot down, making…


Senate Approves Judicial Nominee Who Refused to Disavow Racial Quotas

The U.S. Senate on Feb. 13 advanced two of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, including one who refused to disavow racial quotas. In another 50–44 vote, the Senate approved Cindy Chung’s nomination to the Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. That includes Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Susan Collins (R-Maine). In…