WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kennedy in The Washington Times: Congress, EU must back lawful confiscation of Russia's frozen assets * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Washington Times, calling on the European Union to provide banks the legal certainty they need to confiscate frozen Russian assets so Ukraine can put the funds to use. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "European leader more PR