Press Releases
Hawley Urges Supreme Court to Hear Section 230 Case and Clarify Scope of Big Tech’s Liability
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to hear an appeal in Doe v. X Corp., a case in which the Ninth Circuit held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act absolved X, formerly known as Twitter, from civil liability even though the social media platform knowingly hosted child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Senator Hawley argued that lower courts have distorted Section 230 far beyond its original purpose, extending what was intended as a narrow protection for good-faith content moderation into a blanket shield for social media platforms that knowingly host criminal material.Senator Hawley insisted that Section 230 removed only publisher liability, which does not absolve social media...
Hawley Op-Ed: The Abortion Industry Simply Changed Tactics. Now Congress Must Act.
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned the following op-ed in The Daily Wire on his legislation to ban mifepristone for abortion and to empower women harmed by the drug to sue its manufacturers. Read full op-ed here or below. When the Supreme Court finally overturned Roe v. Wade — reversing the worst Supreme Court decision since Dred Scott — pro-life Americans rejoiced. Little did we know the fight was only just beginning. Since then, abortion advocates have dumped millions of dollars in dark money into our states to overturn state laws, and in some cases, state constitutional provisions, protecting life. They’ve relentlessly pushed for pro-abortion judges for state courts and the federal judiciary. But above all, they’ve turned to a drug called mifepristone to...
Hawley Sends Letters to Fertilizer Producers, DOJ Demanding Answers for Recent Price Hikes
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent letters to five of the largest fertilizer producers as well as Attorney General Pam Bondi to ensure fertilizer companies are not engaged in price gouging or manipulating market conditions in the wake of the conflict in Iran. Senator Hawley sent letters to the CEOs of CF Industries Holdings Inc., Mosaic Co., Koch Fertilizer, Nutrien Ltd., and Yara International. Senator Hawley wrote, “There have, of course, been recent disruptions to the global fertilizer market due to the Iranian conflict overseas, including bottlenecks in the Strait of Hormuz. But the price run-ups American farmers are facing far outpace any disruption from recent events. To be more specific, the percentage of U.S. fertilizer...
Hawley Introduces Bill to Ban Chemical Abortion Drug, Hosts Press Conference Featuring Pro-Life Testimonies & Leaders
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) hosted a press conference to unveil his new legislation to ban the chemical abortion drug mifepristone and empower women harmed by the drug to sue its manufacturers. Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) will introduce companion legislation in the House. At the press conference, women who used mifepristone shared powerful testimonies about how the abortion drug harmed them. Pro-life leaders also spoke to the urgent need to take mifepristone off the market. "The science is clear: the chemical abortion drug is inherently dangerous to women and prone to abuse. Yet major companies like Danco Laboratories are making billions off it," said Senator Hawley. "That's why I am introducing new legislation...
Hawley, Schmitt Introduce Resolution Honoring Two Missouri Deputies Killed in the Line of Duty
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) introduced a resolution honoring the lives of two fallen Missouri deputies from Christian County. Deputy Gabriel Ramirez died in the line of duty while attempting to administer a traffic stop when the suspect opened fire. This prompted a massive manhunt for the suspect involving approximately 150 law enforcement officers. When officers located the suspect, they were met with gunfire again. A 30 minute gun battle ensued, claiming the life of Deputy Michael Hislope and wounding two other deputies. Law enforcement officers returned fire, killing the suspect. “This tragedy is a reminder of the countless selfless and heroic actions carried out by Missouri law enforcement officers every day to keep our communities...
Senators Hawley and Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Keep Workers Inspecting Train Tracks
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the Secure Tracks Act, requiring railroads to use human workers for critically important track inspections, while also allowing railroads to slowly incorporate automated track inspection (ATI) technology. ATI technology would aid human inspectors by detecting track defects, but it fails to catch a variety of issues that can cause train derailments.“Safety must be our top priority when it comes to our nation’s railroads,” Senator Hawley said. “Technology can help us monitor our railways but there is no substitute for in-person inspections conducted by railroad professionals. We can’t cut corners, especially when it comes to keeping our trains on the tracks....
Hawley Opens Investigation into Google for Failure to Remove Child Sex Abuse Material
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Alphabet Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai, informing the company that his Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism is opening an investigation into the role that Big Tech platforms like Google play in the crisis of child trafficking and online exploitation. "Yesterday, the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, which I chair, convened a hearing to investigate gaps in enforcement efforts to stop child sex trafficking. The testimony was shocking. Witnesses described an explosion of child sex abuse material (CSAM) online, which surpassed 100 million separate images and videos of suspected abuse in 2023 alone. We also learned at least 89,000 children depicted in...
Hawley Exposes Child Trafficking and Online Sexual Exploitation in Subcommittee Hearing
Featuring Testimony from Tim Tebow, Experts, and Parents WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, held a hearing exposing the rampant child trafficking that exploits and abuses the most vulnerable among us. Senator Hawley heard testimony from Tim Tebow, Founder and CEO of the Tim Tebow Foundation, on the courageous work he and his organization do to rescue children and combat corrupt trafficking networks. "Let me ask you about some folks who are in the dark hour of need," Senator Hawley said. "I've got a chart... showing the increase in the production of child sex abuse material just in the United States online... in 2023 alone, there were 104,370,572 separate images and videos of suspected...
Hawley, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wall Street from Buying Single-Family Homes
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Homes for American Families Act and an update of the HOPE for Homeownership Act, a comprehensive package to prohibit large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes. Their legislation is a response to the homeownership crisis in America, which has been exacerbated by deep-pocketed Wall Street investors flooding the housing market and purchasing homes. "Wall Street has exploited the American housing crisis, turning the nation's housing stock into a portfolio of rental properties," said Senator Hawley. "Families deserve to be able to buy their own homes and achieve the American dream without competing with big investment companies...
Senator Hawley Calls for Minnesota AG Keith Ellison to be INDICTED
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-mo.) grilled Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for cooperating with fraudsters in his state and called for him to resign. Senator Hawley questioned Ellison, "You are familiar with the $9 billion in historic fraud out of your state, including the $250 million in the Feeding Our Future program alone?" "I am familiar with it," Ellison responded. "Because the people who ran the Feeding Our Future program came to you in your official office in the state capitol, December 11, 2021 and asked for your help in getting investigators off their backs," stated Hawley. "They complained to you for upwards of an hour about state investigators going after them, and they begged you to help them, and you agreed to it...