Press Releases
Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) launched an investigation into the ongoing mail service failures plaguing Missouri, alongside potential criminal activity in abandoned mail and the alarming distribution of lavish bonuses to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) executives. The investigation follows Senator Hawley's questions to Postmaster General David Steiner in a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing last week, where he grilled Steiner on why he accepted a large bonus for himself while Missourians continue to suffer from untimely and undelivered mail. The Postmaster General refused, both in the hearing and in subsequent communications, to return the bonus. Senator Hawley then launched an investigation, demanding documents and communications from...
Hawley Demands Postmaster General Return Bonus or Resign After Attempt to Evade Accountability
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement, urging the Postmaster General David Steiner to resign unless he commits to forego bonuses until mail delivery to Missourians is timely. Hawley's statement comes after the Postmaster General wrote a letter to Senator Hawley attempting to shift blame and evade accountability. Last week, Senator Hawley grilled the Postmaster General over why he accepted large bonuses for himself while Missourians’ mail fails to be delivered. The Postmaster General punted accountability after Senator Hawley questioned him in a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing last week over his agency’s dismal service in Missouri, which included the dumping of a massive pile of mail in St....
Hawley Addresses Teamsters Convention: ‘It’s Time We Stood For What Is Right In America’
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) addressed the Teamsters International Convention, emphasizing how America's corporations have forgotten right and wrong and placed profit over everyday American workers. Senator Hawley praised the Teamsters for the organization’s role in building the great American economy and its focus on working men and women.This comes after Senator Hawley's Faster Labor Contracts Act passed the House of Representatives. Senator Hawley stated, "The big challenge that we've got today in the United States of America, the big challenge we've got in the economy in America today, is that too many of the people who run the mega corporations have forgotten right from wrong. They've lost their moral compass and we need to help them find it again. These people who sit in the C...
Hawley Presses Postmaster General for Accountability for Undelivered Mail in Missouri
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) grilled the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, David P. Steiner, in a Senate Homeland Security hearing over his agency's dismal service and untimely mail delivery in Missouri. Senator Hawley also questioned why Postmaster General Steiner has accepted large bonuses for himself while Missourians' mail fails to be delivered. Senator Hawley began, pointing to a poster behind him, "I want to show you a picture, if I could, just to start. This is North St. Louis, Missouri. This is April 29 of this year. This is right around North Taylor Avenue. This is a pile of mail, thousands of pieces of mail, tax documents, prescription drugs, bills, utility communications from companies, thousands and thousands...
Hawley Introduces Groundbreaking Legislation to Fund Rural Hospitals, Ensure Access to Emergency Care
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) held a press conference to introduce the Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act, which would ensure Americans living in rural areas have access to top-notch and close-to-home healthcare. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) joins him as a lead cosponsor of this legislation. Nearly 200 rural hospitals have shut their doors since 2005, leaving millions stranded in the face of potential health emergencies. Senator Hawley's bill would prevent further closures. "Americans in rural communities across the country are confronted with a concerning shortage of access to emergency medical care. In Missouri alone, 12 rural hospitals with emergency rooms have closed in as many years, and those that remain...
MLB Backs Down, Pledges No Punishment for Religious Beliefs in Reply to Hawley
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley released the following statement after Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Robert Manfred replied to his questions about the MLB's apparent pattern of discriminating against Christians while promoting left-wing ideologies. Manfred's reply comes after Senator Hawley sent a letter questioning MLB’s warning to San Francisco Giants pitchers for referencing Bible verses on their caps during the team’s “Pride Night.” Read Manfred's full response here. Read Senator Hawley's original letter here.
Hawley Demands Answers from MLB for Penalizing Christian Players
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Robert Manfred in response to the MLB's warning to San Francisco Giants pitchers for referencing Bible verses on their caps during the team's "Pride Night." Senator Hawley is demanding MLB answer for its apparent pattern of discriminating against Christians while promoting left-wing ideologies. Senator Hawley wrote, "I write with grave concern over your reported decision to issue a formal warning to three Major League Baseball (MLB) players for publicly expressing their Christian faith. This follows a high-profile undercover investigation that revealed at least one MLB team discriminated against a player based on his Catholic faith. You must answer for what appears to be a...
‘Transgender Madness’: Hawley Calls for Investigation into Planned Parenthood Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, urging him to investigate Planned Parenthood and its role in pushing transgender ideology onto children. This letter comes after Senator Hawley's effort to renew the ban on Planned Parenthood receiving federal Medicaid payments. "I appreciate your focus on combatting fraud in our nation’s healthcare programs and ensuring that taxpayer dollars are being used for their lawful, intended purposes. As you continue work to uncover fraud in the Medicaid and Medicare programs, I urge you to direct your investigative efforts toward Planned Parenthood and its role in pushing transgender madness onto minor children," Senator...
ICYMI: Hawley Measure to Fight Child Trafficking Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, President Trump signed Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) measure to combat child exploitation into law as part of the broader reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Now, DHS will have access to $108.5 million to hire 200 new child exploitation investigators and analysts. Prior to this measure being enacted, DHS only had 7 full-time specialists to identify these victims. "My legislation with Tim Tebow to rescue thousands of kids from online child exploitation was just signed into law by President Trump. I want to thank the President for leading on this vital issue. This is the largest surge against child trafficking ever by the federal government,” said Senator Hawley. “Time is of the essence. Let’s rescue these children.”“Right now, 89,000...
Hawley Measure to Fight Child Trafficking Passes House, Heads to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) provision to combat child exploitation passed the House of Representatives. Hawley's provision, as part of the broader reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security that passed the Senate last week, will provide DHS with $108.5 million to hire 200 new child exploitation investigators and analysts. DHS currently employs only 7 full-time specialists to identify these victims. “My legislation with Tim Tebow to rescue thousands of children trapped in sex trafficking just passed the House and is headed to the President’s desk. That’s two hundred new law enforcement officers to find and rescue kids trafficked by predators and a new initiative to coordinate local, state, and federal enforcement. This is the biggest surge...