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Rural Missouri

Hawley to Introduce Legislation to Guarantee Direct Payments for Farmers & Ranchers Using Tariff Funds

Thursday, October 23, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Today, Senator Josh Hawley announced he will introduce legislation, the Support Our Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2025, to deliver direct payments for farmers and ranchers using revenue collected from President Trump’s tariffs.The program will use billions in tariff money to provide congressional authorization for the Trump Administration’s plans to deliver relief for farmers and ranchers after several years of high input costs and low...

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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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Hawley Urges New Postmaster General to Course Correct USPS, Protect Rural Mail Delivery

Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the newly-appointed Postmaster General, David Steiner, urging him to course correct the unreliability and delays Missourians have experienced from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) under his predecessor. "USPS failed to meet its own nationwide performance targets in nearly every category, and the problem was even worse in my home state of Missouri, where on-time delivery rates dropped below 77% in fiscal year 2024. This is...

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Hawley Secures Pledge from Energy Secretary to Halt the Grain Belt Express

Thursday, July 10, 2025

In a huge win for Missouri, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today secured a pledge from Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright to halt the Grain Belt Express, an elitist land grab harming Missouri farmers and ranchers. This commitment comes after months of pressure from Senator Hawley for the DOE to end the $4.9 billion in federal loan guarantees for the Grain Belt Express. Had a great conversation today with @realDonaldTrump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Wright said he will...

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Hawley Passes RECA, Secures New Medicaid Funding in Senate Reconciliation Bill

Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Vows to Fight Future Medicaid Cuts U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured the largest expansion ever to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) as well as new funding for Medicaid as part of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that passed the Senate today. Senator Hawley supported the legislation after negotiating the inclusion of these key Missouri priorities. Senator Hawley’s RECA provision will deliver long-overdue compensation and health care for survivors of radiation-linked cancers in...

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Hawley Demands Energy Department Terminate Government Funding Grain Belt Express

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a follow-up letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding he terminate the more than $4 billion in federal funding for the Grain Belt Express, an elitist land grab harming Missouri farmers and ranchers.  In the letter, Senator Hawley wrote, "I write to you once again to urge the termination of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) $4.9 billion conditional loan to the green-energy Grain Belt Express (GBE) transmission line....

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Hawley, Hassan, Kelly Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Rural Hospital Cybersecurity

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) reintroduced the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the growing need for skilled cybersecurity professionals in rural hospitals. The strategy aims to improve cybersecurity preparedness and create a robust workforce to protect vulnerable critical infrastructure—rural...

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Hawley Applauds Trump’s Approval of Multiple Disaster Declarations For Missouri

Friday, May 23, 2025

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R.-Mo.) announced that President Donald Trump has approved two major disaster declarations for Missouri to unlock federal aid. These disaster declarations will provide much-needed assistance for recovery and rebuilding from storms in March and early April. President Trump's approval comes after Senator Hawley's Wednesday conversation with the President concerning Missouri disaster assistance. Following our discussion Wednesday, President Trump has approved...

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Hawley, Schmitt Urge Trump to Approve Missouri Emergency Declaration & Unlock Disaster Funding Immediately

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Earlier this morning, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) penned a letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to swiftly approve Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe’s May 19 emergency disaster declaration in light of recent devastating storms."If approved, this declaration would immediately unlock critical funding to support state and local efforts to remove debris and take emergency protective measures," the Senators wrote. "After touring the devastated neighborhoods, we can...

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Hawley, Missouri Delegation Urge White House to Issue Federal Disaster Declaration For Late April Storms

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led members of the Missouri Delegation—including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and U.S. House Members Ann Wagner, Robert Onder, Mark Alford, Jason Smith, Sam Graves, and Eric Burlison—in sending a letter to President Trump in support of Governor Kehoe’s request for a federal disaster declaration following the severe storms and tornadoes in Missouri on April 29, 2025. The Governor made this request on May...

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