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Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement after his visit with workers on strike at Graybar in Hazelwood, Missouri, to stand with them and protect American jobs. Privilege to be on the picket line with @teamsters688 at Graybar in St. Louis. All they want is a fair wage and equal treatment. They deserve it pic.twitter.com/uNaG4ttTyd — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) March 9, 2024
Today the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) bipartisan Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act to prohibit companies that engage in illegal child labor practices from securing coveted federal government contracts. "Companies that illegally employ children have no business leveraging lucrative federal government contracts for corporate gain. This...
By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | March 5, 2024 | Fox News Last year, President Biden announced sweeping new mandates on the American auto industry to force a transition to electric vehicles. Under these radical, Green New Deal rules, as many as two-thirds of all cars and trucks sold in the U.S. market by 2032 would have to be EVs. These rules were so terrible for consumers – and met with such fierce resistance by American workers – that his administration is...
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R Mo.) introduced the Declaring Our Energy Independence From China Act to counter the Biden Administration's energy surrender to America's greatest adversary. This new legislation would raise tariffs on China's green-energy goods to prioritize and protect U.S. energy independence. “President Biden’s climate agenda undermines U.S. energy independence and will make us more reliant on China,” said Senator Hawley. “We can’t afford...
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to his Republican colleagues in the Senate, urging them to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) which is set to expire this spring. Without this critical funding, American victims of Manhattan Project-era radiation will be denied the compensation they need to treat diseases and cancers caused by the federal government’s nuclear waste. "It is our duty to reauthorize and update RECA this...
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Matt Lucke, owner of Magnitude 7 Metals in Marston, Missouri. Senator Hawley urged Mr. Lucke to re-open the plant and warned him of his potential violation of the WARN Act that deprives his workers of compensation they are owed under federal law. Last week, Senator Hawley urged President Biden to use the Defense Production Act to prevent the shutdown of Magnitude 7 Metals to preserve...
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to use the Defense Production Act to prevent the shutdown of Magnitude 7 Metals—an aluminum manufacturer in Marston, Mo., that accounts for nearly 30 percent of the nation’s primary aluminum production. Senator Hawley warned that the closure of Magnitude 7 Metals would deliver a devastating blow to working families in Missouri and undermine U.S. national security. "Magnitude 7...
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced bipartisan legislation to hold human traffickers accountable by giving victims their day in court. “Human trafficking survivors deserve justice, not forced arbitration,” said Senator Hawley. “This legislation puts power in the hands of survivors and gives them the power to hold human traffickers accountable.” “Forcing victims of modern-day slavery into a rigged arbitration system deprives...
In 2023, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) continued to advance the priorities of Missourians in the Senate, while standing up to the Biden-Schumer agenda. As a voice for Missouri, Senator Hawley acts on his constituents' needs and delivers on casework wins. 2023 Quick Facts 184 bills, resolutions, and amendments cosponsored 32 pieces of legislation introduced 1 bill signed into law by President Biden: the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 requiring the Biden administration to...
By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | Dec. 4, 2023 | Real Clear Politics This year, Americans had the opportunity to revisit the origins of our nation’s nuclear program with the blockbuster film “Oppenheimer.” But there’s one story line that didn’t make the big screen: those Americans who are still paying the price. For decades, the federal government poisoned an untold number of its citizens through our atomic program. It happened everywhere, impacting uranium mine workers in Texas,...