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John Kennedy
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Senator (LA)
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I love Susan like a taco, but she's wrong. First, Congress didn't approve this stuff. … I'm glad that Russ Vought's doing it.

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Transcript: Sen. John Kennedy on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 27, 2026.

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Five Days Before the Fiscal Year Ends and With the House Gone Until After the Midterms, Russ Vought Sends Congress an $810 Million "Pocket Rescission" — the Republican Chair of Senate Appropriations, Susan Collins, Calls It "a Clear Violation of the Law," Patty Murray Calls It "Theft From the American People," and the White House Says Trump Will Use "All Possible Tools" →