Government Accountability

Senator Hawley Calls for Minnesota AG Keith Ellison to be INDICTED

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-mo.) grilled Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for cooperating with fraudsters in his state and called for him to resign. Senator Hawley questioned Ellison, "You are familiar with the $9 billion in historic fraud out of your state, including the $250 million in the Feeding Our Future program alone?" "I am familiar with it," Ellison responded. "Because the people who ran the Feeding Our Future program came to you...

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Hawley Exposes Fraud in State and Federal Programs and Dark Money Funding Web

WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) chaired a hearing in his Homeland Security Subcommittee exposing the widespread fraud in state and federal programs, as well as the dark money groups sponsoring radical left-wing subversion in America’s streets. “You testified that about a trillion dollars you think is lost in fraud every year. Where's this money going?” Chairman Hawley asked Haywood Talcove, CEO of Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions. ...

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Hawley Urges DOJ to Investigate Left-Wing Dark Money Groups Funding Anti-ICE Protests

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Department of Justice to investigate radical left-wing organizations and individuals funding anti-ICE protests—including those with possible ties to the Chinese Communist Party."I write to request that the Department of Justice open a comprehensive investigation into the funding and coordination of recent so-called 'grassroots' anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) campaigns...

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ICYMI: Hawley Chairs Judiciary Hearing Uncovering Biden Administration’s Failure in Afghan Vetting Process

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) chaired a hearing on the Biden Administration's failure to properly vet Afghan nationals, leading to the shooting of two national guardsmen in Washington, D.C. in November. During the hearing, Senator Hawley exposed that millions of taxpayer dollars were funneled through non-profit organizations with known terrorist ties. Senator Hawley asked Craig Adelman, the Deputy Inspector General of the Office of Audits, "In 2022,...

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Hawley Secures Provision to Expedite West Lake Landfill Cleanup in Government Funding Bill

WASHINGTON -- Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured new requirements to finalize the timeline for the cleanup of West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri in government funding legislation passed by the Senate yesterday. The bill  – which is headed to President Trump's desk for signature  – includes report language requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to detail the current and projected remediation needs, staffing requirements, and estimates of the latest...

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Hawley Introduces Bill to Create New Watchdog for Fraud Following Minnesota Revelations

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Special Inspector General for Program Fraud Act to root out fraud in child assistance programs. The legislation follows revelations that at least half of the $18 billion in federal funds allocated to social services in Minnesota since 2018 may have been subject to fraud. This new inspector general would complement the work of the assistant attorney general for fraud that was...

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Hawley Demands Answers from FDA Following Reports Agency Delayed Review of Mifepristone

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary following reports that he ordered the agency to delay a review of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone.  Senator Hawley wrote, "Six months ago, you told me you were “committed to conducting a review of mifepristone,” the chemical abortion drug. You repeated this commitment to state attorneys general and other members of...

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Hawley Secures $40.5 Million in Additional Funding for Cleanup of Coldwater Creek

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that the Army Corps of Engineers has committed to provide $40.5 million in additional funding devoted to the cleanup of Coldwater Creek and related sites in the St. Louis region. The funds will be used for remediation activities under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) to clean up radioactive waste dating from the Manhattan Project.  Senator Hawley has consistently advocated on behalf of the Coldwater...

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Hawley Op-Ed: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned the following op-ed on his legislation to fund food benefits that are set to run out on November 1 due to the ongoing government shutdown. Read the full op-ed here or below.  The federal government has been shut down for 28 days and counting. That’s 28 days too long and already the second-longest federal shutdown ever. Saturday will be another grim milestone. That is the day about 42 million Americans...

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Hawley Introduces Bipartisan Bill Protecting Children from AI Chatbots with Parents, Colleagues

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) held a press conference introducing bipartisan legislation to protect children from AI chatbots, the GUARD Act. He was joined by cosponsors of the bill, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Mark Warner (D-Vir.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) as they made the case for the GUARD Act. This legislation would ban AI companions for minors, mandate AI chatbots disclose its non-human status,...

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