Press Releases
Newton, MA – Congressman Joe Kennedy III today announced that he will participate in a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Africa next week. Led by Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Kennedy and eight other Senators and Members of Congress will spend a week traveling to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Gabon and Cape Verde.
Newton, MA – Congressman Joe Kennedy III today released the following statement honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Joe Kennedy III today announced that his bipartisan prescription drug monitoring bill passed the full House Energy & Commerce Committee with overwhelming support. Introduced with Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield (KY-1), this legislation would reauthorize the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act (NASPER).
Washington, DC – Congressman Joe Kennedy III released the following statement today following the introduction of the Equality Act. This bill, introduced by Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) and co-sponsored by Kennedy, would extend the anti-discrimination protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to LGBT Americans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Joe Kennedy III (D-MA-04) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY-01) today ushered their bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act, or NASPER Act, through the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee.
Washington, DC – Congressman Joe Kennedy III today released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced a nuclear agreement between the P5+1 nations and Iran.
Washington, DC – Congressman Joe Kennedy III today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to affirm marriage equality.
“Tomorrow hundreds of thousands of American families will finally wake up in a country where their love counts, without question or qualification.
Washington, DC – Congressman Joe Kennedy III today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold health insurance subsidies provided through the Affordable Care Act.