Rural Missouri

Hawley Bill Banning Bonuses for Postmaster General Passes Committee

WASHINGTON --  Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)'s No Bonuses for Bad Service Act passed out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in an overwhelming bipartisan vote. This legislation would prohibit United States Postal Service (USPS) leadership from receiving bonuses or additional compensation until mail service and delivery meet the standards that the American people deserve. Today’s committee vote marks new momentum for accountability after Senator...

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

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, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Ban Bonuses for Postal Service Leadership Until Mail Is Delivered on Time

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.) introduced the No Bonuses for Bad Service Act to prohibit United States Postal Service (USPS) leadership from receiving bonuses or additional compensation until mail service and delivery meet the standards that the American people deserve. The bill comes after Senator Hawley launched an investigation into USPS’ failure to deliver Missourians’ mail on time. "While Missourians wait...

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Hawley Announces Legislation to Ban Bonuses for Postal Service Leadership Until Mail Is Delivered on Time

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce the No Bonuses for Bad Service Act to prohibit United States Postal Service (USPS) leadership from receiving bonuses or additional compensation until mail service and delivery meet the standards that the American people deserve. The bill comes after Senator Hawley launched an investigation into USPS’ failure to deliver Missourians’ mail on time. "While Missourians don’t receive...

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Hawley Requests Additional Disaster Relief Funds for Missouri Following 2025 Tornadoes

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) requested that the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development fully fund the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program to provide much-needed relief to Missourians. This program can provide additional, flexible resources for long-term rehabilitation and recovery for the St. Louis region following the 2025 tornadoes. Senator Hawley wrote, "I write to urge the...

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Hawley Expands Postal Service Investigation, Questions Retention of New York Consultants

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) expanded his investigation into the United States Postal Service (USPS) after Postmaster General David Steiner refused to provide answers for the terrible postal service in Missouri. Senator Hawley questioned USPS’ apparent retention of a New York consulting firm while Missourians’ mail delivery lags, despite Congress passing thePostal Service Reform Act in 2022 to equip the agency to rectify service...

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Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) launched an investigation into the ongoing mail service failures plaguing Missouri, alongside potential criminal activity in abandoned mail and the alarming distribution of lavish bonuses to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) executives. The investigation follows Senator Hawley's questions to Postmaster General David Steiner in a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing last week, where he grilled Steiner on why he...

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

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 Presses Postmaster General for Accountability for Undelivered Mail in Missouri

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) grilled the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, David P. Steiner, in a Senate Homeland Security hearing over his agency's dismal service and untimely mail delivery in Missouri. Senator Hawley also questioned why Postmaster General Steiner has accepted large bonuses for himself while Missourians' mail fails to be delivered. Senator Hawley began, pointing to a poster behind him, "I want to show you a...

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Hawley Introduces Groundbreaking Legislation to Fund Rural Hospitals, Ensure Access to Emergency Care

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) held a press conference to introduce the Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act, which would ensure Americans living in rural areas have access to top-notch and close-to-home healthcare. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) joins him as a lead cosponsor of this legislation. Nearly 200 rural hospitals have shut their doors since 2005, leaving millions stranded in the face of potential health emergencies....

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