Press Releases
Hawley Chairs Hearing That Exposes Insurance Fraud by Major Corporations
During a disaster management subcommittee hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) highlighted victims of recent natural disasters and the insurance companies that defrauded them. "This isn't charity that we're talking about. [Americans] turn to their insurance companies because they pay premiums to those insurance companies. It's a contract," said Senator Hawley. "And unfortunately, time after time they find when disaster strikes--in their moment of utmost need--the insurance companies come back to them and they delay, and they deny, and they offer excuses, and they send out two adjusters and three adjusters and 15 adjusters and 25 adjusters, and they constantly change the estimates....
Hawley Blasts Pharmacy Benefit Managers for ‘Screwing’ Patients, Calls for Breaking Up ‘Pharma Monopoly’
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for raising drug prices and profiting at the expense of Missourians. https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1922327186574327897 Senator Hawley grilled Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President J.C. Scott, questioning why Americans pay 422% more than other countries for the same brand name prescription drugs. “You’re supposed to be making drugs more affordable for consumers – would you say that you are succeeding?” Senator Hawley asked, before answering his own question: “I think the answer you are looking for is no.” “Either you’re the worst negotiators in the history of the world, or something’s wrong with your business model,” Senator Hawley continued. He then went on to list some notable...
Hawley Statement on Passing of Kit Bond
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement after the passing of former U.S. Senator and Missouri Governor Christopher S. “Kit” Bond. https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1922333491460501748
Hawley Statement in Support of Reining in Prescription Drug Prices
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement in support of President Trump's executive order to lower prescription drug prices. Last week, Senator Hawley introduced the bipartisan Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act, which would offer relief for millions of patients while ensuring Americans are no longer financing lower drug costs for foreigners. https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1921950612104601836
Senator Hawley Leads Missouri Delegation in Supporting Governor’s Request for Disaster Relief
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led members of the Missouri congressional delegation -- including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and U.S. House Members Ann Wagner, Robert Onder, Mark Alford, Jason Smith, Sam Graves, and Eric Burlison -- in support of Governor Mike Kehoe’s request for President Donald Trump to issue a disaster declaration following devastating storms that hit the southern part of the state March 30 to April 8. These storms left over 50,000 Missourians without power in Springfield alone. “This declaration is critical to ensuring Missouri communities receive the immediate resources, technical assistance, and long-term recovery support they need to repair vital infrastructure, assist displaced families, and rebuild communities in the...
Hawley Op-Ed: Don’t Cut Medicaid
By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | May 12, 2025 | The New York Times Polls show Democrats down in the dumps at their lowest approval level in decades, but we Republicans are having an identity crisis of our own, and you can see it in the tug of war over President Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.” The nub of the conflict: Will Republicans be a majority party of working people, or a permanent minority speaking only for the C suite?Mr. Trump has promised working-class tax cuts and protection for working-class social insurance, such as Medicaid. But now a noisy contingent of corporatist Republicans — call it the party’s Wall Street wing — is urging Congress to ignore all that and get back to the old-time religion: corporate giveaways, preferences for capital and deep cuts to social...
Hawley Secures Commitment from RFK’s Deputy Nominee to Review Chemical Abortion Data
Today in a hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured a commitment from Jim O’Neill – President Trump’s nominee to serve as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services – to conduct an updated safety review on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone if he were confirmed. The promise comes on the heels of a new study showing that 1 in 10 women who take the drug suffer from adverse health effects.O’Neill agreed with Senator Hawley that the new study warranted review, for the health and safety of women across the nation.“The Secretary [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.] has pledged to do a safety review of mifepristone, and I strongly support that view,” O’Neill said.Senator Hawley has been a staunch advocate for women across the...
Hawley Urges DOJ to ‘Reconsider’ Stance in Missouri Mifepristone Case
Today, Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Justice Department to reconsider its defense of the Biden Administration’s policy on mifepristone, which allows women to receive the abortion drug with virtually no safeguards. The case is currently pending before a federal district court. A bombshell new study found that more than 1 in 10 women who use mifepristone experience sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging, an emergency room visit, or another serious adverse event within 45 days. The report exposes just how essential reestablishing these guardrails are for women's health. "While the grounds for dismissal sought are mostly procedural in nature, I am troubled by the fact that the Justice Department has sided with the Biden...
Hawley Calls on Labor Department to Investigate Tyson Foods After Whistleblower Comes Forward
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, urging her to investigate Tyson Foods in light of new whistleblower allegations of illegal child labor practices at the company. His letter notifying Secretary Chavez-DeRemer of the whistleblower comes after she previously promised in her confirmation hearing that she would crack down on companies exploiting children. In the letter, Senator Hawley wrote, “As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, I have been contacted by a whistleblower who alleges that Tyson Foods used child workers at one of its processing plants—in likely violation of federal child labor law. I have opened an investigation in my Subcommittee. Given your role...
Hawley Applauds White House Announcement of Four Outstanding Missourians to the Federal Bench
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) applauded President Trump’s decision to appoint four outstanding Missourians to fill court vacancies on the Eastern District of Missouri. Senator Hawley has been working with the White House since the beginning of the year to ensure appointments to Missouri vacancies are prioritized. “This country needs good district court judges now more than ever,” said Senator Hawley. “We need judges that are committed to the rule of law and upholding the Constitution, and I’m ecstatic to see President Trump nominate these outstanding individuals to the federal bench.”The four nominees include:Joshua Divine, Solicitor General of the State of Missouri and former Chief Counsel to Senator Hawley. He attended Yale Law School and clerked for...