WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the No Pensions for Congressional Predators Act to prohibit members of Congress convicted of felony sex crimes from receiving their federal pensions. Currently, members forfeit their pensions if convicted of certain felonies, but no such provision exists for sex crimes. "Right now, a member of Congress can be convicted of sexual abuse and still receive a taxpayer-funded pension. That is...
Government Accountability
Hawley, Durbin, New Mexico Attorney General Demand Action to Protect Children Online
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and New Mexico Attorney General Raรบl Torrez stood alongside child safety advocates to demand that Congress take decisive action to protect Americaโs children online by passing critical bipartisan legislation, including Hawley's and Durbinโs STOP CSAM Act. The legislation would crack down on the proliferation of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) by allowing victims to sue...
Hawley Urges DOJ to Open Investigation into Chemical Abortion Drug Manufacturer
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, urging the Department of Justice to open an investigation into Danco Laboratories, the manufacturer of the dangerous chemical abortion drug that has harmed thousands of women and ended the lives of countless unborn children. Senator Hawley demanded that the Department fulfill its mandate by investigating Dancoโs original FDA approval, ongoing regulatory...
Hawley Opens Investigation into Google for Failure to Remove Child Sex Abuse Materialย
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Alphabet Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai, informing the company that his Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism is opening an investigation into the role that Big Tech platforms like Google play in the crisis of child trafficking and online exploitation. "Yesterday, the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, which I chair, convened a hearing to investigate gaps...
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...
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 Americaโs streets. โYou testified that about a trillion dollars you think is lost in fraud every year. Where's this money going?โ Chairman Hawley asked Haywood Talcove, CEO of Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions. ...
Hawley Urges DOJ to Investigate Left-Wing Dark Money Groups Funding Anti-ICE Protests
WASHINGTONย -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)ย sentย a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi,ย urgingย the Department of Justice toย investigateย radical left-wing organizations and individuals funding anti-ICE protestsโincluding 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...
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,...
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 โ which is headed to President Trump's desk for signature โ includes report language requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to detail the current and projected remediation needs, staffing requirements, and estimates of the latest...
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...