Crime

Hawley, Whitehouse Reintroduce Bill to Support Law Enforcement, Prevent Officer Suicides

U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today reintroduced the Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act to expand support resources for law enforcement officers. The bill is also cosponsored by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Christopher Coons (D-Del.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize grant funding for law enforcement family-support services and establish suicide-prevention...

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Senator Hawley Urges President Trump to Pardon Pro-Life Prisoners: Right the Wrongs of the Biden Administration

Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor urging President Trump to pardon the pro-life prisoners who were incarcerated during Joe Biden’s anti-Christian administration.  Earlier today, Senator Hawley discussed the urgent need to pardon these individuals with President Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LQ8EmfXEAM WATCH “President Trump can turn the chapter on this dark period of our history. He can right the wrongs that this last administration perpetrated. . . ....

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‘Her Death is Not an Actual Issue?’: Hawley Gets Democrat Witness to Admit Party’s Pro-Illegal Immigrant Playbook

In today's Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) confronted Adam Isacson, a witness invited by Senate Democrats, over his testimony encouraging senators to vote against legislation that would detain criminal illegal migrants.      "[Laken Riley's] death is not an actual issue? . . . I just want to make sure the record's clear on this: The spokesman for the minority party is advising the Senate...

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Hawley Demands Senate Haul Mayorkas, Wray in for Testimony After Terrorist-linked Attack on NYE Leaves 10 Dead, Dozens Injured

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote a letter to Chairman-elect Rand Paul of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, demanding the Biden Administration be held accountable following a New Year's Eve terrorist-linked attack on New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street.   "When the 119th Congress convenes next week, and you assume leadership of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, I urge you to immediately call Mayorkas and Wray to publicly testify prior to their departure from...

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Hawley Statement on Release of Illegal Alien Who Killed Missouri Boy Travis Wolfe

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement upon reports that the illegal alien—who killed Missouri's 12-year-old Travis Wolfe in a head-on collision last year—was released into Missouri without having to pay a monetary bond. I am told the criminal illegal alien who murdered 12-year-old Travis Wolfe of St. Charles has been released pending a future trial. This is a gross miscarriage of justice. She killed Travis one year ago today. She is present in the U.S. illegally...

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‘What World Do You Live in?’: Hawley Condemns Democrat Plot for ‘Mass Amnesty’

Today in a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted the Democrats' push for amnesty for illegal immigrants. "Why would you want American citizens and those who are here lawfully to have to compete against illegal immigrants," Senator Hawley asked Aaron Reichlin-Melnik, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council.  He continued, "If you're wondering America, here's the Democrats plan. Take the thirteen million plus illegals, who are here taking jobs...

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Hawley Demands DOJ, FBI Halt Destruction of Records & Vows to Investigate Justice System Abuses Under Garland, Wray

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray, condemning reports of agency personnel destroying documents and vowing to investigate their misconduct, including the targeting of President-elect Trump, pro-life Americans, and Catholics throughout the country. "With sunlight now on the horizon, I’m not surprised by last-ditch efforts to stonewall the incoming administration. But those efforts...

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Hawley Praises Trump’s AG Pick, Calls for New Church Commission to Investigate DOJ & FBI Abuses

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements, praising President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and urging the incoming Department of Justice to investigate all corruption within the agency and begin reforming it top to bottom. Congrats to my friend @PamBondi! She’ll be a fabulous AG. Now we need a new Church Commission to investigate the abuses of DOJ & FBI - the persecution of Trump & conservatives, the spying on Christians,...

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‘Brazen Attempt to Avoid Oversight’: Hawley Slams Mayorkas & Wray For Canceling Public Testimony

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement slamming Biden's DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray for canceling their scheduled public testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Secretary Mayorkas and Director Wray’s refusal to testify publicly today in the Senate is an outrage - and a brazen attempt to avoid oversight for the political abuses at FEMA, the FBI and more. I look forward to...

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Hawley, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Bill Expanding Nationwide Background Checks for Childcare Workers

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure all contractors working with children are authorized to have to a nationwide background check. The new bill, which would amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993(NCPA), would expand mandatory nationwide background checks for all individuals under contract with a...

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