Tag: Sen. John Kennedy

Warnock and Walker Wind Up Their Campaigns as Runoff Looms

With the nation’s eyes upon them, Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker wound up their campaigns with a flurry of activities over the weekend, as Georgia voters head to the polls on Tuesday for the runoff to see which of the two will go to the U.S. Senate. Warnock campaigned in Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, and…


Senators Object to Bill That Would Give SBA $4.5 Billion to Run Loan Program

Thirteen senators sent a letter to Democrat leadership voicing their concerns about a provision in the proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package that would give billions of dollars to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide direct loans. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) who led the effort, said the proposal is “inefficient,…


Senators Object to Provision That Would Give SBA $4.5 Billion to Run Loan Program

Thirteen U.S. senators sent a letter to Democratic leadership to voice their concerns about a provision in the proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package that would give billions of dollars to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide direct loans. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) who led the effort, said the proposal…


Sen. John Kennedy Promises to Fight Socialism in Louisiana Election Announcement

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Tuesday formally announced his reelection campaign for 2022, saying his “job isn’t finished” because the Democrats are undoing much of what was accomplished in the last five years. He also added a touch of his trademark humor, saying: “I will not let you down. I’d rather drink weed killer.” Kennedy is…


Poll Shows Majority of Americans Are Concerned About Anti-Police Rhetoric

A Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday found that the majority of Americans are worried that anti-police rhetoric, which is often pushed by progressive Democrats, will result in a shortage of law enforcement officers and endanger public safety. The April 13-14 survey, distributed to 1,000 likely U.S. voters, asked respondents, “How concerned  are you that the growing…


Sen. Kennedy: Democrats’ Infrastructure Bill Is the Green New Deal, Plus Welfare

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) says that the Biden infrastructure bill proposed by Democrats is actually a welfare and reparations bill that follows the agenda of the progressive Green New Deal, rather than infrastructure. “This is a Green New Deal, welfare, and reparations bill. Being charitable, less than 10 percent of the bill is devoted to infrastructure…


No Gun Control Problem, but Idiot Control Problem: Sen. Kennedy

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) suggested Tuesday that he doesn’t believe gun control bills are the solution to gun violence, saying what needs to be done is “idiot control” instead of “gun control.” “I don’t believe we have a gun control problem in America. I believe we have an idiot control problem,” Kennedy told reporters at…


Sen. Kennedy Says Biden’s Energy Policy Is a ‘War’ on US Energy and Will Kill Independence

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) denounced President Joe Biden’s energy policies, saying they will devastate his state’s economy and make the United States more dependent on other countries for our energy needs. “His war on oil and gas is going to hurt America. It’s going to destroy our energy independence,” Kennedy told Fox News on Wednesday….