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Hawley Reintroduces Bill Banning Chinese Ownership of American Land, Homes

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)ย reintroduced legislation toย ban Chinese corporations and individuals associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from owning American agricultural land and homes. The Senator's introduction of theย Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Actย comesย after the Trump Administration recently unveiled itsย National Farm Security Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy to respond to this challenge and protect our farmland and food supply chains.โ€œChinaโ€™s...

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Hawley Urges DOJ to Investigate Chinese Automotive Company for National Security Breaches, Export Violations

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)ย sent a letterย to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate TuSimple Holdings โ€“ a Chinese autonomous trucking company - for potential violations of U.S. export controls, unauthorized transfers of sensitive technology to the Peopleโ€™s Republic of China, and any associated breaches of national security.In the letter, Senator Hawley wrote,ย โ€œAccording to recent investigative reports, TuSimple systematically shared...

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‘We Look Forward to Hearing the Truth’: Hawley Demandsย Zuckerberg Testify Under Oath Following Meta Whistleblower Hearing

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)โ€”Chairman of the the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorismโ€”sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, inviting him to testify under oath following former Facebook employee Sarah Wynn-Williams's explosive allegations against the Big Tech giant. In a subcommittee hearing yesterday, Wynn-Williams detailed Meta's alleged censorship collusion with the Chinese Communist Party, the company's mishandling of artificial...

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Hawley Hosts Facebook Whistleblower, Exposes Companyโ€™s Stunning Complicity with China

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) chaired a hearing in the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism featuring Facebook corporate whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams.Wynn-Williams was Facebookโ€™s first director of public policy, leading the companyโ€™s outreach efforts around the world. She became a whistleblower when she exposed explosive details of her companyโ€™s long-term collusion with the Chinese Communist Party.Hawley said the company went "scorched earth" to keep...

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Hawley Announces Facebook Whistleblower to Testify Before His Subcommittee Next Week

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)ย announcedย that Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams will testify before his Judiciary subcommittee next week on allegations that Facebook cooperated with the Communist regime in China to build censorship tools, punish dissidents, and make American users' data available for Chinese use. Big News โ€” Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams will testify NEXT WEEK in public, under oath, before my judiciary subcommittee re: her explosive evidence of...

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Hawley Reintroduces Bill Blocking Agencies from Partnering with Pro-CCP Consulting Firms

ย Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced his legislationย toย prohibit the Department of Defense and other federal agencies from contracting with consulting firms, like McKinseyย & Company, which provides services to the Chinese governmentย or its affiliates while being contracted by the United States government.ย Theย Time to Choose Actย would force these firms to chooseย whether to stand with the U.S. in its efforts to protect America against Chinaโ€™s global ambitions, or forfeit...

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Hawley Introduces Legislation to Decouple American AI Development from Communist China

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation to protect America's artificial intelligence (AI) development from China. "Every dollar and gig of data that flows into Chinese AI are dollars and data that will ultimately be used against the United States," said Senator Hawley. "America cannot afford to empower our greatest adversary at the expense of our own strength. Ensuring American economic superiority means cutting China off from American ingenuity...

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Hawley Questions OMB Nominee on Protecting American Interests in Military Contracting & Defending the Unborn

Yesterday in a hearing with Office of Management and Budget nominee Russ Vought, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asked a series of questions ranging from disentangling the United States from the Chinese Communist Party to championing pro-life regulations.  Senator Hawley explained how consulting firms like McKinsey & Company receive multi-million-dollar contracts with the U.S. military while also doing business with some of our most lethal opponents.  "My view is that...

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Hawley, Blumenthal Hold Hearing On Dangers of Chinese Hacks and Offshore Supply Chains

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, held aย hearingย on China's cybersecurity threat and the implications of American tech companiesโ€™ dependence on China-based supply chains.ย  Senator Hawley questioned experts and CEOs in the cybersecurity spaceโ€”including Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike Senior Vice President; Sam Bresnick, Research Fellow at Georgetownโ€™s Center for Security...

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Hawleyย Blastsย McKinseyโ€™s Ties to China, Rebukes Witness for Equating Consulting Firms with Soybean Farmers

In today's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) made the case for his legislation, the Time to Choose Act, which would restrict consulting firms like McKinsey & Company from receiving government contracts while, at the same time, advising U.S. adversaries like China. "Why are [U.S. consulting firms] getting taxpayer money, advising our military, and, simultaneously, advising the Chinese military?"ย Senator...

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