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Senator from Louisiana. He has served 3 years in the Senate.
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Committee Assignments
- Appropriations (ranks 9th)
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ranks 7th)
- Budget (ranks 8th)
- Judiciary (ranks 8th)
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (ranks 5th)
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Representative Subjects
We trained a computer model to analyze the press releases sent by members of Congress. Here’s what it came up with:
Policy Priorities
What policy areas does Sen. Kennedy focus on, as expressed by his press releases? Learn more.
- Health 17.7%
- Government Operations and Politics 13.1%
- Education 12.8%
- Crime and Law Enforcement 10.8%
- Armed Forces and National Security 8.7%
- Science, Technology, Communications 8.0%
- Arts, Culture, Religion & History 8.0%
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.8%
- Emergency Management 4.7%
- Labor and Employment 2.3%
- Immigration 1.6%
- Social Welfare & Families 1.5%
- Taxation 1.2%
- Foreign Trade and International Finance 0.8%
- International Affairs 0.8%
- Economics and Public Finance 0.4%
- Agriculture and Food 0.4%
- Environmental Protection 0.4%
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Distinctive Topics
What topics does Sen. Kennedy talk about in his recent press releases more often than other members of Congress do? Learn more.
- southwest louisiana
- flood insurance
- lake charles
- stock exchanges
- calcasieu parish
- debris removal
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Correction, Aug. 12, 2020: This page originally misstated how long John Kennedy has served in the Senate. It is three years, not one year.
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