Senator to Introduce Bill That Would Ban Family Members of US Officials From Profiting in Ukraine

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) speaks during Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to serve as Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 4, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) says he plans to introduce a new law to ban the immediate family members of senior U.S. officials from “profiting in Ukraine.”

In a statement on Oct. 1, Kennedy said that his bill will prohibit immediate family members of Senate and House members, the president’s Cabinet, the vice president, and the president from serving as a consultant, employee, contractor, or board member of a company that does business in Ukraine.