by smw | May 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Senator Josh Hawley, a fierce critic of social media practices that prey on the addiction of users, announced today that he will introduce landmark legislation banning the exploitation of children through “pay-to-win” and “loot box” monetization practices by the video...
by smw | May 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Earlier today, Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Todd Young (R-Indiana), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), Roger...
by smw | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Following reports that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is negotiating penalties for Facebook’s breach of its consent order, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to FTC Chairman Joseph Simons to urge the FTC “to act...
by smw | May 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Senator Josh Hawley delivered a provocative speech yesterday raising the stakes of the debates over big tech and expanding the scope of the discussion beyond privacy and free speech, questioning whether social media actually provides any real value to the American...
by smw | May 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed the Debbie Smith Act of 2019, which reauthorizes the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program. The nationwide backlog of untested rape kits is a national scandal with tragic consequences for sexual assault victims....
by smw | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today during Attorney General William Barr’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Josh Hawley said the counterintelligence investigation into President Trump was an attempt by unelected bureaucrats to overturn a democratic election because of...
by smw | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Green Bay) introduced a bicameral resolution condemning the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka. The attacks, perpetrated by an Islamist terrorist group with links to ISIS, killed more than 250 people...
by smw | Apr 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) joined a group of colleagues to address Senate Democrats’ efforts to stall disaster relief legislation for emergency flooding in the Midwest. Earlier this month, Senators Hawley and Blunt voted in support of...
by smw | Apr 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent letters to Attorney General Bill Barr and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos this morning asking them to ensure that Yale Law School reverses its policy of discriminating against students of faith. Sen. Hawley’s...
by smw | Apr 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today Senator Josh Hawley delivered a floor speech on Yale Law School’s policy of discriminating against students of faith. The speech comes after Hawley sent letters to Attorney General Bill Barr and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos this morning...
