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Health Care

Hawley Seeks Answers About Data Used in FDA Abortion Drug Study 

Friday, October 09, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas raising concerns that the FDA’s long-promised safety study of the abortion drug mifepristone may be using incomplete data. The letter raises questions about whether the study can adequately assess the effect of the Biden Administration’s 2023 Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy(REMS)—which removed important safeguards—and whether...

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Hawley Unveils Declaration for Life with Christian Leaders

Thursday, September 17, 2026

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) hosted the First Annual Missouri Prayer Breakfast and held a press conference to unveil the new Declaration for Life with Missouri pastors and Christian leaders. Senator Hawley emphasized that our country was founded upon the defense of human dignity and the unalienable right to life. Because of the rise of chemical abortion, Senator Hawley believes it is time to renew our promise as Christians to protect the most vulnerable among us. The...

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Hawley Introduces Groundbreaking Legislation to Fund Rural Hospitals, Ensure Access to Emergency Care

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) held a press conference to introduce the Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act, which would ensure Americans living in rural areas have access to top-notch and close-to-home healthcare. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) joins him as a lead cosponsor of this legislation. Nearly 200 rural hospitals have shut their doors since 2005, leaving millions stranded in the face of potential health emergencies....

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‘Transgender Madness’: Hawley Calls for Investigation into Planned Parenthood Medicare and Medicaid Fraud

Friday, June 12, 2026

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the  Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, urging him to investigate Planned Parenthood and its role in pushing transgender ideology onto children. This letter comes after Senator Hawley's effort to renew the ban on Planned Parenthood receiving federal Medicaid payments. "I appreciate your focus on combatting fraud in our nation’s healthcare programs and ensuring that...

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Hawley Applauds $100 Million Milestone for Missouri Radiation Survivors

Monday, May 18, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that he received an update from the U.S. Department of Justice that $101,950,000 in compensation has been delivered directly to Missourians harmed by exposure to Manhattan Project nuclear waste. This milestone comes after Senator Hawley’s legislation, expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to include Missourians, was signed into law by President Trump in 2025. RECA provides...

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Hawley, Warren Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Limit PBMs, Put Patients First

Thursday, May 14, 2026

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Patients Before Monopolies Act to prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies and driving up the costs of prescription drugs. Insurance companies and PBMs have taken advantage of the system, putting profits before patients. The reintroduction comes after Senator Hawley and Senator Warren recently introduced the Break Up Big Medicine...

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 Senator Hawley Calls on House to Extend Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Transgender Treatments for Minors

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Federal Ban on Medicaid Payments to Planned Parenthood and Similar Providers Expires on July 4, 2026 WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, urging him to extend the ban on any federal funding for trans-treatment and abortion providers in the upcoming Budget Resolution. Senator Hawley’s amendment to extend the ban was narrowly rejected by the Senate this week, and he is now calling on the House to act. Senator...

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Hawley Files Budget Amendment to Extend Ban on Planned Parenthood Funding

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) filed an amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution to extend the prohibition on federal payments to abortion providers. In the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Congress enacted a one-year ban on federal payments under the Medicaid program to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. That ban expires on July 4, 2026. Senator Hawley plans to force a vote on his amendment during the Senate’s upcoming consideration of...

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Hawley Urges DOJ to Open Investigation into Chemical Abortion Drug Manufacturer

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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 Danco’s original FDA approval, ongoing regulatory...

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