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ICYMI: Hawley Exposes Predatory AI Surveillance Pricing, Consumer Data Harvesting in Subcommittee Hearing

Wednesday, August 05, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, held a hearing exposing the exploitative practices of AI surveillance pricing and consumer data harvesting used by large corporations to scam working Americans out of their hard-earned money. Senator Hawley opened, "Hardly a day goes by in this town, without some booster of AI talking about how it's going to transform the American...

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Hawley Urges Secretary Rollins to Keep Farm Service Agency Offices Open in Missouri

Tuesday, August 04, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) called on United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to address Farm Service Agency (FSA) office closures and reduction of services in Missouri. His letter comes after the Missouri FSA State Committee announced a reduction of services in Ralls County starting in October of this year, a crucial time for farmers receiving conservation and disaster program assistance. Senator Hawley thanked...

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Hawley Addresses Teamsters Convention: ‘It’s Time We Stood For What Is Right In America’

Monday, June 29, 2026

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) addressed the Teamsters International Convention, emphasizing how America's corporations have forgotten right and wrong and placed profit over everyday American workers. Senator Hawley praised the Teamsters for the organization’s role in building the great American economy and its focus on working men and women.This comes after Senator Hawley's Faster Labor Contracts Act passed the House of Representatives. Senator Hawley stated, "The big challenge that we've...

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Hawley Applauds House Passage of Faster Labor Contracts Act

Tuesday, June 09, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement celebrating the House of Representatives passing his Faster Labor Contracts Act through a discharge petition:“We need real labor reform that puts workers first. For too long, mega corporations have denied workers’ rights and refused to meet them in good faith at the bargaining table. I’m glad to see the House has done the right thing for working-class Americans. The Senate needs to...

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Hawley Keynotes American Compass New World Gala: ‘Artificial Intelligence Will Not Choose Moral Liberty’

Thursday, June 04, 2026

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered the keynote address at the American Compass New World Gala, presenting on the foundation of our country and its moral covenant. He contrasted our founding with the dangers of artificial intelligence that threaten to unravel the very fabric of this nation. https://youtu.be/mGeiN9BClV8 Senator Hawley said, "For we are confronting now new questions of technology and science that will test our commitment to the great moral covenant that...

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Hawley Introduces Legislation to Suspend the Gas Tax

Monday, May 11, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation to suspend the gas tax. The legislation comes after President Trump announced support for pausing the 18 cent federal gas tax for a period of time.  "President Trump has proposed to suspend the federal gas tax and he’s exactly right," said Senator Hawley. "American workers and families deserve immediate relief and this legislation will do just that.” While some of the biggest corporations in the world are...

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Hawley Announces Legislation to Suspend the Gas Tax

Monday, May 11, 2026

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he is introducing legislation to suspend the gas tax. The legislation comes after President Trump announced support for pausing the 18 cent federal gas tax for a period of time.  Senator Hawley has previously expressed support for making the gas tax holiday permanent. 

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Hawley Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Know Your Labor Rights Act

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), alongside Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Congressman Riley Moore (R-WV), and Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), introduced the Know Your Labor Rights Act, another plank of Senator Hawley's broader framework to protect American workers. This legislation would require all employers to post and maintain notices to employees of their labor rights and notify new employees of those rights upon their...

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Hawley Opens Investigation into FICO, Urges FTC to Investigate Company’s Price Hikes

Monday, March 23, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the CEO of Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO), to inform the company of his investigation into FICO's pricing practices in the mortgage credit scoring market. Senator Hawley also wrote to Andrew Ferguson, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging his agency to also open an investigation into FICO. FICO's recent price increases are contributing to the problem of housing affordability, particularly for...

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Hawley Sends Letters to Fertilizer Producers, DOJ Demanding Answers for Recent Price Hikes

Thursday, March 12, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent letters to five of the largest fertilizer producers as well as Attorney General Pam Bondi to ensure fertilizer companies are not engaged in price gouging or manipulating market conditions in the wake of the conflict in Iran. Senator Hawley sent letters to the CEOs of CF Industries Holdings Inc., Mosaic Co., Koch Fertilizer, Nutrien Ltd., and Yara International. Senator Hawley wrote, “There have, of...

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