by smw | Nov 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Speech text as prepared for delivery: I am humbled tonight to accept an award named for a man who spent his life speaking for those without a voice, fighting for the weak, challenging the strong, and defending till the end of his days the goodness and decency of the...
by smw | Nov 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft asking her to consider introducing a United Nations resolution condemning China for its apparent human rights violations in Hong Kong and violations of the 1984 Sino–British Joint...
by smw | Nov 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) sent a letter calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to explain Facebook’s privacy practices concerning user location information. In the letter, the Senators express concern that Facebook has misled...
by smw | Nov 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Following passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement: “Today’s vote sends a clear message that the United States will continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong as they battle Beijing’s...
by smw | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the National Security and Personal Data Protection Act to combat the flow of Americans’ sensitive personal data to China and countries that similarly threaten America’s national security. The introduction of...
by smw | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Following the heightened violence at Polytechnic University in Hong Kong over the weekend, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today suggested that China may be in violation of the 1984 Sino–British Joint Declaration. According to BBC, “around 100 people tried to leave...
