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Jobs and Economy

Hawley Grills Netflix CEO for Promoting Transgender Ideology, Secures Commitment to Protect American Jobs

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) grilled Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos on Netflix’s promotion of transgender ideology in its streaming content. He also secured a commitment from Netflix to protect American jobs in its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Relating to LGBTQ material on Netflix’s platform, Senator Hawley asked,“Why does almost half of your children’s program feature this highly controversial, highly sexualized material? That just seems...

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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 Urges Congress to Pass His Legislation to Cap Credit Card Rates Following Trump Statement

Monday, January 12, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) renewed his push for Congress to pass his legislation to cap credit card interest rates for working Americans. This comes after President Donald Trump called for a 10% cap on predatory credit card interest rates over the weekend. “President Trump is right: working Americans are drowning in record credit card debt while the biggest credit card issuers get richer and richer by hiking their interest rates to the moon....

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Hawley, Warner to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Revealing Number of Jobs Lost to AI

Wednesday, November 05, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) announced they will introduce the AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act. This legislation would require major companies and federal agencies to report AI related layoffs to the Department of Labor to be compiled into a publicly available report.  “Artificial intelligence is already replacing American workers, and experts project AI could drive unemployment up to 10-20% in the next...

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Hawley Doubles Down on Data Center Concerns in Response to State Legislator

Friday, October 17, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Today, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) responded to Cindy O'Laughlin, President Pro Tempore of the Missouri State Senate, after she wrote aletter to Senator Hawley calling his concerns for Missourians' rising utility costs "misleading."  He shot back at O'Laughlin, saying she "told me to stop asking questions about data centers and higher electricity rates. Not a chance." This comes after Senator Hawley sent a letter to Ameren...

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ICYMI: Hawley Accuses Airline Execs of Using Predatory Fees, Harassing Passengers to Increase Profits

Wednesday, October 01, 2025

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) confronted airline executives for implementing predatory fees to increase profit margins by extracting every last penny from travelers.  Senator Hawley accused Frontier Airlines CEO, Barry Biffle, of paying his employees to harass customers over the carry-on bag policy saying, “About nine months ago, your chief commercial officer testified to me that Frontier pays its gate agents bounties to stop paying customers from carrying bags onto...

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Hawley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan AI Evaluation Legislation to Put Americans First

Monday, September 29, 2025

Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Ill.) introduced bipartisan legislation to create a risk evaluation program within the Department of Energy (DOE) dedicated to tracking AI safety concerns related to Americans’ national security, civil liberties, and labor protections. The program would ensure real transparency by requiring developers of advanced AI systems to submit product information to the DOE before deploying their new technology.  “As Big Tech companies...

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ICYMI: Chairman Hawley Sounds the Alarm on America’s Fire Truck Crisis

Friday, September 12, 2025

Chairman Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Andy Kim (D-N.J.) held a hearing in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management that revealed private equity's role in the growing equipment crisis facing fire departments across the country. The hearing featured fire chiefs, union presidents, and industry leaders alike. For the better part of 20 years, private-equity firms have made a business...

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Hawley, Markey Reintroduce Warehouse Worker Protection Act

Monday, August 04, 2025

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Haley Stevens (MI-11) in reintroducing the bipartisan and bicameral Warehouse Worker Protection Act.This legislation would protect nearly 2 million of our nations' warehouse workers by banning hazardous work speed quotas that push workers beyond their limits and lead to high rates of injuries.“Corporations need to prioritize their...

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Hawley Introduces Legislation to Send Rebate Checks to Working Americans

Monday, July 28, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the American Worker Rebate Act, legislation that would send rebate checks to working Americans following the historic revenue accrued through President Trump's tariff policy.  “Americans deserve a tax rebate after four years of Biden policies that have devastated families’ savings and livelihoods. Like President Trump proposed, my legislation would allow hard-working Americans to benefit from the wealth that...

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