 |
|
Posted on 12/3/2017 4:34:00 PM. |
Both the U.S. House and Senate have approved separate tax reform bills and will now come together in a committee to iron out the differences. U.S. Representative Clay Higgins of St. Landry Parish says the economy will sky rocket once they pass a bill that cuts corporate and personal income taxes. More
|
Clay Higgins, Congress, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |
|
|
Posted on 11/28/2017 5:00:00 PM. |
Tax reform remains hanging in the balance as U.S. Senators are considering an overhaul that Republicans say will give an average family of four an additional 14-hundred dollars in annual income. The bill passed the Senate Budget Committee Tuesday 12-to-11 and heads to the Senate floor. Senator John Kennedy cites three benefits.
|
Sen. John Kennedy, tax reform, senate, house, congress |
|
|
Posted on 9/27/2017 2:37:00 AM. |
Michelle Southern reporting. Now that Senate GOP leaders have decided not to vote on a bill that would repeal Obamacare, Louisiana's Junior Senator John Kennedy says it's time for Congress to focus on tax reform. He says cutting taxes is the only thing will get the economy moving again. "We ought to be growing our economy at about 3% a year," said Kennedy. "Right now it's about half that. And in America today, government is growing faster than our economy."
|
John Kennedy, Tax Reform, Congress |
|
|
Posted on 8/7/2017 11:07:00 AM. |
Congress has recessed for the summer and many lawmakers are disappointed not much was accomplished. U.S Senator John Kennedy believes some good was done with the approval of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. But he says his biggest disappointment was the failing to repeal and replace Obamacare by one vote. More
|
Congress, John Kennedy, Neil Gorsuch |
|
|
Posted on 6/21/2017 4:41:00 AM. |
After the shootout on members of congress at a Virginia ball park, a bill is expected to be filed that would allow congressmen to carry concealed weapons. Richland Parish Congressman Ralph Abraham says he will the proposed law by his colleague Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks. He says while it’s important to protect members of congress, he also wants to keep bystanders safe. More
|
Ralph Abraham, concealed carry permit, guns, Congress |
|
|
Posted on 6/16/2017 5:40:00 AM. |
New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond says it is time to ramp up security for federal lawmakers, after a shootout at a baseball park in Virginia left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise seriously injured. Richmond says in these polarizing times, Congressional leaders need to be aware of the potential danger of their positions. More
|
Cedric Richmond, Steve Scalise, Congress, security |
|
|
Posted on 4/23/2017 3:34:00 AM. |
U.S. Representative Mike Johnson believes members of the House are moving closer to agreeing on a bill that would overhaul healthcare in the country. Johnson says many Congressmen were frustrated with the previous legislation that was pulled at the last minute but he’s hopeful new amendments will secure passage through the House and Senate. More
|
healthcare, Mike Johnson, Congress |
|
|
Posted on 4/21/2017 10:06:00 AM. |
U.S. Senators John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy met with a Trump administration official this week about providing Louisiana an additional $2-billion in federal flood aid. Kennedy says they asked the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Mick Mulvaney, to include the $2 billion in a budget bill that needs to pass to keep the federal government running through September. More
|
John Kennedy, The Great Flood of 2016, Congress, flood recovery |
|
|
Posted on 4/6/2017 6:18:00 AM. |
Governor John Bel Edwards believes partisan politics were behind the harsh questioning during a Congressional hearing examining the response to last year’s historic flooding. Republican lawmakers questioned why the state has yet to appropriate the $1.6 billion that Congress provided for flood recovery. In an interview on the Jim Engster Show, Edwards said the holdup is on the federal level. More
|
John Bel Edwards, flood recovery, Garret Graves, Congress |
|
|
Posted on 3/17/2017 12:12:00 PM. |
US Senator John Kennedy says there are problems with the House Republican’s plan to overhaul the nation’s health care law, but he’s confident it will be improved as it moves through the legislative process. Kennedy likes that the House bill is not as generous with tax credits as Obamacare, but it’s not ungenerous either. More
|
John Kennedy, Affordable Care Act, healthcare, Congress |
|
Next Entry |