Education

Today in a Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on antisemitism, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted radical Democrats for putting domestic terrorists over the safety of Jewish students on college campuses. He reminded the Committee that American law expressly empowers the Trump administration to revoke the visa of any individual that espouses or supports terrorist activity in the United States. He made this point to a witness defending the...

Today in a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley questioned Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Education, about guaranteeing basic safety for women on college campuses and cracking down on campus radicalism. Senator Hawley brought up Title IX protections for female students, both on the athletic field and in places such as locker rooms and dormitories. He noted President Trump's recent executive...

Today in a Senate Judiciary Hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) challenged Charlie Baker, President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) over the NCAA's pro-transgender, anti-woman policies.  "No federal court has ordered the NCAA to include biological men in women's sports. There is not a single case that has ordered the NCAA to do so..." said Senator Hawley. "In fact, Title IX explicitly says, 'no person in the United States shall on the basis of sex be...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, put witnesses on record in yesterday's hearing, pressing them on whether they support deporting and canceling visas for undocumented students participating in unlawful anti-Israel protests. “Is there anybody . . . who thinks that we should not deport students who are here unlawfully . . . who are calling for the death of Jewish students, who are violating the laws of the...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to mobilize the National Guard to protect Jewish American students in response to anti-Israel, pro-terrorist demonstrations that have broken out on college campuses. "On college campuses across the United States, Jewish Americans are at risk [...] In your statement on Passover, you stated that 'in recent days, we’ve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant Antisemitism...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement, calling on President Biden to send in the U.S. National Guard to guarantee Jewish students' safety on campuses as antisemitic protests throughout the country threaten violence. Senator Hawley repeatedly condemned the most recent antisemitic demonstrations taking place at elite universities, calling them a sign of "moral rot" within academia. Eisenhower sent the 101st to Little Rock. It’s time for Biden...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) called out Democrats in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for labeling him and other Republican colleagues as racists after questioning judicial nominee Adeel Mangi—who formerly served on the board of a pro-Hamas organization—about his views on terrorism. In December, Senator Hawley questioned this Biden judicial nominee who repeatedly refused to answer whether or not he thought Israel was a “violent, settler, colonial...

Today U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo) introduced a Senate resolution recognizing the University of Missouri Tigers football team for their victory against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2023 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. “Congratulations to Coach Drinkwitz and the Mizzou Tigers on a great season. This was a truly impressive Bowl Game win and there is so much for fans to be excited for next year. We are looking forward to next season – the sky is the...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President, former Governor Charlie Baker, following his recent testimony before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Senator Hawley called on the NCAA to stand up for the basic safety of their student athletes and asked Governor Baker to explicitly define the NCAA's policy on transgender athletes’ access to locker rooms. "Yesterday you testified before the...