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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) went to the Senate Floor today to call for unanimous consent to pass his PROTECT Act of 2022, which protects children from sexual exploitation by enhancing the penalties for possessing child pornography and preventing judges from sentencing offenders below federal guidelines. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) objected and blocked the bill from passing. Senator Hawley said, “Child sex trafficking is an exploding epidemic in my state, and around our country....

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the PROTECT Act of 2022, which protects children from sexual exploitation by enhancing the penalties for possessing child pornography and by preventing judges from sentencing offenders below federal guidelines. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Representative Ken Buck (CO-4) is introducing companion legislation in the House of Representatives. The epidemic of child pornography...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced today that he will introduce new legislation to toughen the sentences for child pornography offenders.   Senator Hawley said, "This week I will introduce new legislation to get tough on child porn offenders. Dems, the White House & Judge Jackson spent last week saying sentences for child porn offenders are too harsh. They're wrong. Child porn & exploitation is exploding. It's time to protect our children". Last week, Senator...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's briefing to members of Congress:

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor and requested unanimous consent for his American Energy Independence Act of 2022, which would reverse President Biden’s shutdown of the American energy sector and return American energy to full production. Democrats objected to the bill’s passage. Immediately following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the price of oil rose to over $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014. Gas and energy prices for...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce the American Energy Independence Act of 2022, which will reverse President Biden’s shutdown of the American energy sector and return American energy to full production. Immediately following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the price of oil rose to over $100 per barrel for the first time since 2014. Gas and energy prices for working Americans are quickly rising to new highs. At the same time, European countries,...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland over new revelations from Special Counsel Durham’s investigation, including that the 2016 Clinton campaign partnered with tech firms to hack the servers of the White House and Trump Tower in an attempt to promote the false narrative that President Trump was in collusion with Russia. Senator Hawley wrote, “These shocking revelations show that the 2016 Clinton Campaign was a criminal enterprise...

On Tuesday, Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) published an op-ed with Fox News on the left's year of fear mongering. 2021 was a year of fear instigated by Democrats and the Left. 2022 doesn’t have to be. It can be the year we say no to fear and reclaim our heritage as Americans.  The fear campaign started on January 6, following the demonstration in Washington that turned violent after some demonstrators breached the Capitol. But that was only the second most surprising...

In 2021 U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) continued fighting for Missouri by standing in opposition to the Biden-Harris-Schumer-Pelosi agenda, working across the aisle to advance key legislative priorities, and serving the needs of constituents all across the state. 2021 Quick Stats 3 bills passed into law  30 bills introduced  4 resolutions introduced  34 amendments filed  More than 100 bills cosponsored  More than 270 one-on-one interviews with Missouri...

U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough demanding answers on how veterans in long-term care facilities will be impacted by the COVID-19 federal vaccination mandate and what is being done to protect them. “We are concerned that implementation of these federal vaccine mandates will cause Missouri’s long-term care facilities to lose their status as federal contractors with the VA and jeopardize the well-being...