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Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) published an opinion piece outlining a new proposal that would make a series of common income tax breaks refundable against payroll taxes. At a time when prices are high, Senator Hawley highlights how his proposal would deliver a historic tax cut for working families across the country.    Read Senator Hawley's full op-ed here or below. Time was, Republicans knew how to do tax cuts. Reagan-era columnist Robert Novak...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in reintroducing the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act. The bill would empower rank-and-file employees whose companies are facing bankruptcy, allowing them to retain more of their wages, benefits, and retirement savings when their employer files for bankruptcy. The Senators previously introduced the legislation in 2024. Currently, the law fails to adequately...

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley introduced original legislation to end taxes on overtime pay. The Senator's "No Tax On Overtime Act of 2025" fulfills a campaign promise from President Trump to deliver relief for working families following four years of economically debilitating Biden-era policies.  "For decades, working Americans have been left behind by both parties. Mega corporations have gotten richer and richer while workers struggle to get ahead and Washington turns a blind...

By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | March 6, 2025 | The Daily Caller  For decades, both Democrats and Republicans put the interests of Wall Street over the interests of hardworking American families.  [...]  That all changed with Donald Trump. He offered a different vision — redefining the GOP as the party of working people, winning victories on promises of better jobs, reshoring manufacturing and industry, and immigration policies that put American workers first. And my Republican...

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing new, Teamsters-endorsed legislation to speed up first contracts for new unions. The legislation would ensure that when workers vote to unionize, a labor agreement ultimately becomes a reality. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) joined as original cosponsors.  After workers vote to form a union, they...

U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) sent a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley, demanding an explanation behind his company's abrupt decision to terminate its long-standing labor partnership with Jack Cooper, a Kansas City-based company. Ford's decision now leaves 400 Kansas City-area employees without a job. The Senators call out Ford for prematurely ending its contract with Jack Cooper before the deadline and without explanation.  "For...