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Government Accountability

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

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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

Friday, January 16, 2026

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

Thursday, January 15, 2026

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

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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

Thursday, December 04, 2025

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

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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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New Hawley Bill to Protect SNAP Benefits During Shutdown Gains Cosponsors

Friday, October 24, 2025

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) filed legislation this week to ensure food stamps will continue to be funded despite the ongoing government shutdown. Today, he has secured support from Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska.) for his Keep SNAP Funded Act. The legislation is circulating in the Senate as several states report pending shortfalls...

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Hawley Secures Commitment from Trump DOJ to Investigate Biden FBI Spying on Him, Calls for Special Prosecutor

Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Today, in a Senate Judiciary hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured a commitment from Attorney General Pam Bondi that her Department of Justice (DOJ) would fully investigate how Joe Biden weaponized his DOJ to track Senator Hawley's personal communications and access his confidential phone records. Biden's special prosecutor Jack Smith also spied on seven other Republican members of Congress. Senator Hawley lamented Biden's weaponization of government against conservatives and what...

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‘Abuse of Power Beyond Watergate’: Hawley Reacts to New Reporting that Biden FBI Spied on Him, Other Republican Lawmakers

Monday, October 06, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement following explosive new reporting, revealing that President Joe Biden's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) spied on Republican senators and a representative—going so far as to tap the lawmakers' private communications and phone calls. The organized spying campaign was part of the Biden-era "Arctic Frost" investigation. The truth comes out. Biden’s Stasi who claimed to be saving “our sacred democracy” in fact...

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