Senator John Kennedy
Summary of voting record: Senator Kennedy opposes environmental protection, financial sector regulation, gun control, humane immigration policy, racial equality, women's rights and supports consumer protection, hawkish foreign policy, public health.
Voting Record: John Kennedy
Favors
the middle class
50% of the time
Favors
the wealthy
50% of the time
Favors
broad civil rights
0% of the time
Favors
narrow civil rights
100% of the time
Specific Policy Areas
supports
Public Health
100% of the time
| Title: Amendment to allow Americans to buy prescription drugs from Canada (2017 roll call s20) |
| Vote: Aye (increases score) |
Type: amendment |
Date: 2017-01-11 |
Weight: 4 |
supports
Consumer Protection
100% of the time
| Title: Amendment to allow Americans to buy prescription drugs from Canada (2017 roll call s20) |
| Vote: Aye (increases score) |
Type: amendment |
Date: 2017-01-11 |
Weight: 2 |
supports
Hawkish Foreign Policy
100% of the time
| Title: Resolution to order removal of troops from Yemen (2019 roll call s94) |
| Vote: Nay (increases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2019-05-02 |
Weight: 3 |
| Scoring explanation: A resolution directing the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in Yemen. |
supports
Internet Freedom
55.6% of the time
| Title: Nullifying FCC rule that prevented ISPs from selling usage data (2017 roll call s94) |
| Vote: Aye (decreases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2017-03-23 |
Weight: 8 |
| Title: Nullifying FCC rule that eliminated net neutrality (2018 roll call s97) |
| Vote: Aye (increases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2018-05-16 |
Weight: 10 |
supports
Racial Equality
0% of the time
| Title: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 roll call s141) |
| Vote: Nay (decreases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2018-06-28 |
Weight: 2 |
| Scoring explanation: Improving access to agricultural programs for minority and other under-served populations. |
| Title: Rescinding CFPB rule that extended anti-discrimination protections to auto loans (2018 roll call s76) |
| Vote: Aye (decreases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2018-04-18 |
Weight: 3 |
supports
Women's Rights
0% of the time
| Title: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (2018 roll call s25) |
| Vote: Aye (decreases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2018-01-29 |
Weight: 6 |
| Scoring explanation: Prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks except in very narrow circumstances such as a case of incest that had been reported the law enforcement, cases of rape where the woman received medical treatment for the rape and cases where the pregnancy poses particular kinds of threats to the life of the mother, but prohibits abortion in other cases of rape, incest or threat to the life of the mother. |
supports
Humane Immigration Policy
0% of the time
| Title: 116|sres335 (2019 roll call s306) |
| Vote: Aye (decreases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2019-09-25 |
Weight: 1 |
| Scoring explanation: Bill to direct funds to be used to build the border wall. |
| Title: 116|sjres54 (2019 roll call s325) |
| Vote: Nay (decreases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2019-10-17 |
Weight: 4 |
| Scoring explanation: Resolution to terminate the "emergency" declaration to build a wall on the southern border. |
supports
Financial Sector Regulation
0% of the time
| Title: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (2018 roll call s54) |
| Vote: Aye (decreases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2018-03-14 |
Weight: 1 |
| Scoring explanation: Providing for a modest lessening of regulation of the financial sector, but including some consumer protection compromises. |
supports
Environmental Protection
0% of the time
| Title: 116|sjres53 (2019 roll call s324) |
| Vote: Nay (decreases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2019-10-17 |
Weight: 3 |
| Scoring explanation: Resolution that would have nullified the EPA rule that repealed the Clean Power Plan. |
supports
Gun Control
0% of the time
| Title: Resolution to block measures to prevent the mentally ill from buying firearms (2017 roll call s66) |
| Vote: Aye (decreases score) |
Type: passage |
Date: 2017-02-15 |
Weight: 8 |
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