Health Care

Hawley Statement in Support of Reining in Prescription Drug Prices

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)ย releasedย the following statementย in support of President Trump's executive order to lower prescription drug prices. Last week, Senator Hawley introduced the bipartisanย Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act, which wouldย offer reliefย for millions of patients while ensuring Americans are no longer financing lower drug costs for foreigners. https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1921950612104601836

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Hawley Op-Ed:ย Donโ€™t Cut Medicaid

By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | May 12, 2025 |ย The New York Times Polls show Democrats down in the dumps at their lowest approval level in decades, but we Republicans are having an identity crisis of our own, and you can see it in the tug of war over President Trumpโ€™s โ€œone big, beautiful bill.โ€ The nub of the conflict: Will Republicans be a majority party of working people, or a permanent minority speaking only for the C suite?Mr. Trump has promised working-class tax cuts and protection...

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Hawley Secures Commitment from RFKโ€™s Deputy Nominee to Review Chemical Abortion Data

Today in a hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)ย secured a commitmentย from Jim Oโ€™Neill โ€“ President Trumpโ€™s nominee to serve as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services โ€“ to conduct an updated safety review on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone if he were confirmed. The promise comes on the heels of aย new studyย showing thatย 1 in 10 womenย who take the drug suffer from adverse health effects.Oโ€™Neillย agreedย with Senator...

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Hawley Introduces Legislation to Reinstate Safety Regulations on Chemical Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act to reinstate safety regulations on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The legislation comes after a recent study revealed 1 in 10 women who take the drug experience adverse health effects. โ€œIโ€™m introducing the Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act after a bombshell study revealed the truth about mifepristone: itโ€™s...

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In Bipartisan Push, Hawley & Welch Introduce Major Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced legislation to lower the cost of drug prices for Americans. The Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act would offer relief for millions of patients while ensuring Americans are no longer financing lower drug costs for foreigners.This legislation would correct decades of policies that benefited pharmaceutical companies but left American patients holding the bag. While other...

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Hawley Op-Ed: FDA Commissioner Can’t Ignore Damning New Data on Dangers of Mifepristone

Today, U.S Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) published an opinion piece outlining why Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary must reinstate safety regulations surrounding the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The op-ed comes after a bombshell report revealed the dangers of mifepristone, including that 1 in 10 women who take the pill suffer an "adverse health event," including sepsis, hemorrhaging or an emergency room visit.  Read the...

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Hawley Calls on FDA to Reinstate Abortion Drug Safety Regulations: โ€˜The Time to Act is Nowโ€™

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary about new research showing that the safety risks of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone are far greater than the FDA currently acknowledges. Senator Hawley points to Dr. Makaryโ€™s recent comments that he has โ€œno plans to take actionโ€ on mifepristone and urges him to reconsider in light of this new data.In his letter, Senator Hawley recounts an exchange he...

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Hawley Acts to Ensure Dr. Oz Aligns with President Trump’s Positions

Following Dr. Mehmet Ozโ€™s confirmation hearing today in the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) directedย a list of written questionsย to Dr. Oz. Senator Hawleyโ€™s request for answers comes after he expressed previous concernsย about Dr. Ozโ€™s ability to deliver on President Trumpโ€™s agenda, especially regarding transgender and pro-life policies. Some of Senator Hawleyโ€™sย questionsย to Dr. Oz include: On your television program, you hosted various transgender advocates as well...

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Hawley Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill Enhancing Mental Health Support for First Responders

U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) reintroduced the bipartisan First Responders Wellness Act. The legislation would establish a national mental health hotline for first responders in addition to expanding mental health services for those on the frontlines of major disasters.โ€œCongress should prioritize the wellbeing of those first on the scene of lifeโ€™s crises. That starts with investing in the health and safety of our police officers,...

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Hawley Op-Ed:ย Undoing the damage done

Itโ€™s time to repeal Bidenโ€™s pro-abortion policies and restore Trumpโ€™s pro-life legacy at HHS By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | January 13, 2024 |ย World Magazine Inauguration Day is at hand. A new political era awaits. And on Day One, President Donald Trump can set the moral tone for his second term with the stroke of a pen. He can restore the full suite of pro-life policies that his own Department of Health and Human Services developed during his first term. No priority should...

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