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New Hawley Bill Holds Corporations Accountable for Exploiting Biden’s Child Smuggling and Labor Crisis
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Corporate Responsibility for Child Labor Elimination Act, new legislation that would compel large corporations to eradicate unlawful child labor, fueled by Biden’s border crisis, from their operations in the United States. Recent investigative reporting has documented an explosive growth of migrant child labor in the United States and found evidence of unlawful child labor in the supply chains of some of America’s largest corporations. “Joe Biden’s open-border policies have created the biggest human smuggling and child labor operation in history. Large corporations are turning a blind eye to the crisis and exploiting it for their own gain,” said Senator Hawley. “If the administration won’t act to protect kids,...
Hawley, Stefanik Push for Answers from U.S. Military about Participation in TikTok Ad
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) have sent a letter to Chief of the National Guard Bureau, General Daniel Hokanson, demanding answers for an Air National Guardsman’s participation in a recent advertisement on TikTok that appears to serve as a de facto National Guard endorsement of a Chinese-controlled platform. The TikTok advertisement features a member of the Air National Guard expressing his support for and use of TikTok. In the video, the Servicemember explains how he personally uses this platform from the perspective of his military service and that it “allows [him] to reach the military community.” Senator Hawley and Congresswoman Stefanik wrote, “This is extremely concerning given the known threats TikTok poses to...
Hawley Leads Missouri Delegation Letter Expressing Support for Transfer of C-130J Aircraft to Rosecrans Air National Guard Base
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led the Missouri Congressional delegation – including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Rep. Cori Bush (MO-1), Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-2), Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3), Rep. Mark Alford (MO-4), Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (MO-5), Rep. Sam Graves (MO-6), Rep. Eric Burlison (MO-7), and Rep. Jason Smith (MO-8) – in sending a letter to the Director of the Air National Guard, Lieutenant General Michael A. Loh, expressing their full support for transferring eight C-130J aircraft to Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri. "We were recently informed that the 139th Airlift Wing has been selected to move forward to the next step of the C-130J basing decision process. In light of this announcement, we write in full support of...
Hawley Blasts Biden Interior Secretary For Claims of ‘Too Many’ American Jobs, Selling Out Blue-Collar Workers to China
Today in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, grilling her for prioritizing the Biden Administration’s radical climate agenda over retaining blue-collar jobs and American energy security. "Let me just say this — jobs for blue-collar workers in this nation are valuable resources. The livelihood and well-being of American families are valuable resources. The ability of America to have our own industry and not be dependent on China is a valuable resource," said Senator Hawley. "Why should those things, for millions of Americans, be sacrificed in favor of your agenda for radical climate change?" "Senator, I know that there's like 1.9 jobs for every American in the...
Hawley Demands FBI Launch Full-Scale Effort to Locate Missing Migrant Children, Bring Child Labor Criminals to Justice
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray yesterday, demanding a full-scale effort be made to locate the nearly 85,000 migrant children that have gone missing under the Biden administration, while also bringing any child labor criminals holding them in modern-day slavery to justice. "According to statistics kept by Customs and Border Protection, some 345,000 children have come across the border unaccompanied since early 2021. We now know tens of thousands of these children have been caught up in massive child smuggling and child labor operations," wrote Senator Hawley. "I am sure you have seen recent reports in the New York Times that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has lost touch with as...
Hawley Bill Requiring Cleanup of Jana Elementary Passes the Senate
This afternoon the United States Senate passed U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill, the Justice for Jana Elementary Act mandating the clean up of Jana Elementary School and radioactive waste testing to be performed at the surrounding buildings in the Hazelwood School District. I am delighted to say the Senate just approved my bill to order a federal cleanup at Jana Elementary. Big step forward in getting justice for these kids — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) April 26, 2023 "The federal government caused this problem, and the federal government should fix this problem. [...] This community in St. Louis has been asked to live with the fallout of the federal government's actions for decades. [...] Today we are going to get justice for these kids, and we're going to start the cleanup...
TOMORROW: Hawley Heading to Senate Floor to Request Unanimous Passage of Justice for Jana Elementary Act
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that he will go to the Senate floor tomorrow to request unanimous consent on his bill, the Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023, requiring the federal cleanup of Jana Elementary school as well as the testing of the surrounding buildings in the Hazelwood School District. This comes as Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) has introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives this week. Tomorrow I will again go to the Senate floor to demand justice for the students of Jana Elementary. My bill would order a federal cleanup. That’s what they deserve. Let’s see if someone tries to object and deny these kids justice https://t.co/q0KvmVp5JA— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) April 25, 2023 BACKGROUND: Senator Hawley has consistently...
Granholm Expresses Support for Hawley Bills Banning Stock Trading for Members of Congress and Executive Branch Officials
In a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing yesterday, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the troubling reports that nearly one-third of the Energy Department’s senior officials or their families owned stocks related to the agency’s work. At the end of his questioning, Secretary Granholm expressed support Senator Hawley’s Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act, which would ban the trading and holding of individual stocks by senior Executive Branch officials. Granholm also expressed support for a stock trading ban for members of Congress. Earlier this year, Senator Hawley introduced the PELOSI Act to ban members of Congress and their spouses from trading stocks. "Well I'll tell you...
Hawley Delivers Speech at the Heritage Foundation Leadership Summit: Conservatives at a Crossroads
By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley | April 21, 2023 | The American Conservative The following text reflects remarks as prepared for delivery. Thank you to the Heritage Foundation, which helped inspire my interest in conservative policy twenty-three years ago. I was an intern here in the summer of 2000. What a time to be alive. [...] And the truth is: Nobody has done more in the last fifty years to fuel conservative ideas than the Heritage Foundation. And at this time of challenge—in this time for choosing—the Heritage Foundation has never been more important. I say “choosing” because that’s where we are. A time where we as conservatives must choose what we are about. It is my conviction: We stand at one of the great crossroads in American history. The decisions that we make in the next five,...
Hawley Secures DOE Commitment to Support Jana Elementary Cleanup Legislation
Today in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the radioactive waste found at Jana Elementary and secured her commitment to support his Justice for Jana Elementary Act, gaining a critical endorsement from the DOE ahead of his attempt to pass the legislation next week. "I've introduced legislation that would direct the Army Corps to clean up the school, that would direct testing of the entire school district, and create, in the Department of Energy, a fund to clean up schools that are contaminated by Manhattan-era project contamination," said Senator Hawley. "Would you support that legislation?" “I would,” responded Secretary Granholm. For months, various...