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Rural Missouri

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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Hawley Demands Insurance Companies ‘Make Policyholders Whole’ in Wake of Devastating Missouri Storms

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the presidents and CEOs of State Farm, Nationwide, Liberty Mutual, Travelers, Allstate, and American Family Insurance among others in the wake of the devastating storms that hit Eastern Missouri on Friday. Senator Hawley called onthe companies to uphold their end of the insurance contract as policyholders work to rebuild.  "Your policyholders have paid you faithfully, often for years. Now is the time for you to honor the faith your...

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Senator Hawley Leads Missouri Delegation in Supporting Governor’s Request for Disaster Relief

Monday, May 12, 2025

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led members of the Missouri congressional 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 support of Governor Mike Kehoe’s request for President Donald Trump to issue a disaster declaration following devastating storms that hit the southern part of the state March 30 to April 8. These storms left over 50,000...

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Hawley Op-Ed: Don’t Cut Medicaid

Monday, May 12, 2025

By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | May 12, 2025 | The New York Times Polls show Democrats down in the dumps at their lowest approval level in decades, but we Republicans are having an identity crisis of our own, and you can see it in the tug of war over President Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.” The nub of the conflict: Will Republicans be a majority party of working people, or a permanent minority speaking only for the C suite?Mr. Trump has promised working-class tax cuts and protection...

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Hawley Takes Action to Terminate Harmful Postal Plan, Protect Rural Mail Delivery

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the No Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) Act, a response to the United States Postal Service’s Regional Transportation Optimization plan. That plan would eliminate end-of-day mail collection at most of the nation’s post offices, resulting in significant negative impacts on rural communities throughout the United States. Senator Hawley’s bill would block this harmful new policy. "I've been very clear that I...

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