National Security

“The spending bill we just voted on is the latest exhibit of why Congress is dysfunctional. The bill is 1,100 pages and it was filed in the dead of night. Only in Washington is this considered normal. The process is broken and it’s a dumb way to do the people’s business, especially when it comes to upholding our most important responsibility – keeping our people safe. The spending bill doesn’t secure our border and weakens the authority of ICE to keep our citizens safe.”

“My number one priority is to ensure our Congress does the absolute most it can to serve the hardworking people of Missouri, and the first steps are keeping families safe and spending their tax dollars wisely. I look forward to being involved in the important work of these two subcommittees to ensure our government is working for Missourians.”

Following a recent report by the New York Times that the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened a counterintelligence investigation against the President of the United States, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri sent a letter today to FBI Director Chris Wray questioning the agency’s tactics.