Press Releases
Hawley Puts Big Pharma on Notice, Unveils Two New Bills in Patients First Agenda to Cut Drug Costs
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) unveiled two new bills in his Patients First Agenda to Cut Drug Costs. In addition to Senator Hawley’s already-introduced Cap Insulin Prices Act, the agenda includes the Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act and the Ending the Prescription Drug Kickback Act of 2023. If enacted, his three-part agenda will together target the biggest abuses in the prescription drug market to reduce costs for patients. “Our prescription drug market is rigged in favor of Big Pharma and Big Insurance and patients are paying the price. Americans foot the bill for the most costly prescription drug prices in the world—all while middlemen negotiate backroom deals to extract financial kickbacks that drive prices further up and prevent lower-cost...
‘Why Should You Not Be Impeached?’ Hawley Slams Mayorkas for Spike in Abuse of Migrant Children Under Biden
Today in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, slamming the Biden Administration after new reports revealing a sharp rise in trafficking and abuse of migrant children under his leadership. "You were crowing about the fact that you treated children so well, and yet we find tens of thousands of children who are forced to work as slaves because of your policies, and you turn around and blame a prior administration," said Senator Hawley. Senator Hawley highlighted Secretary Mayorkas’ continued refusal to answer for the Biden Administration's failed policies at the southern border, and said that if Mayorkas does not resign, he...
Hawley Demands Answers from Garland for False Testimony of DOJ Infiltration in Churches
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers for his false testimonyregarding the Justice Department's targeting and subsequent arrests of people of faith, particularly Catholics, last month in a Senate Judiciary hearing. "Your Department has decided to turn Catholic congregations into front organizations for the FBI, and when asked about it, you’ve decided to fudge the truth before Congress," wrote Senator Hawley. "This is an unconscionable assault on American Catholics’ First Amendment rights and an abdication of your duty to enforce the law without fear or favor. Everyone involved with this chilling surveillance campaign must face accountability." Read the full...
Senator Hawley Visits Southeast Missouri Following Deadly Tornado
Last night U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) traveled to Glenallen, Mo., and Marble Hill, Mo., following the deadly tornado and storms that hit the region. Senator Hawley was briefed by local leaders and officials, toured the damaged neighborhoods, met with residents impacted by the storms, and attended a community prayer meeting.
Senator Hawley Statement on the Deadly Tornado and Storms in Bollinger County, Missouri
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement on the devastating tornado and storms that hit Bollinger County, Mo., early this morning:
Senator Hawley Statement on Trump Arraignment
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement on the arraignment of former President Trump: Senator Hawley also called the case against former President Trump "beyond absurd" and a "travesty."
Hawley Statement on Army Black Hawk Crash
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement on the Army Black Hawk crash near Fort Campbell, Kentucky this week.
Hawley Demands Army Provide Update on Plan to Replace Housing at Fort Leonard Wood
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth requesting, for the third time, the Army's plan for replacing the aging homes at Fort Leonard Wood. "I write again to request the Army’s plan for replacing aging homes at Fort Leonard Wood. You committed to share this information in May 2022 and again in October 2022, but the Army still has not sent it," wrote Senator Hawley. "This lack of responsiveness suggests the Army may not actually have a plan for meeting Fort Leonard Wood’s housing requirements in contradiction of your previous assurances. The Army has made some progress—but only under duress and far more remains to be done." He continued, "Service members and their families at Fort Leonard Wood deserve...
Hawley Pushes Biden Administration to Explain their ‘Concierge Service for Illegals’
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers on the Department's new CBP One app. "Under your leadership, the Department is marketing a new phone app, called CBP One, that allows unauthorized migrants to reserve a time to cross the border, like making a restaurant reservation. How convenient," wrote Senator Hawley. He continued, "I imagine there are plenty of Americans who would appreciate this level of service from their government. Your choice to spend untold sums of taxpayer money—you said you had no idea what it cost—on concierge service for illegals is baffling. It is also revealing. It demonstrates your priorities: open borders, no matter the cost to Americans; no...
Hawley and Warren Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Claw Back Compensation From Executives Responsible for Bank Failures
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), introduced the Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act, bipartisan legislation that would require that, in the event of a bank failures like Silicon Valley Bank, federal regulators claw back all or part of the compensation received by bank executives in the five-year period preceding the failure. Currently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) ability to claw back executive compensation in the event of a bank failure is limited. The Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act would give federal bank regulators the tools they need to hold executives of failed banks responsible for the costs those failures exact on the rest of the banking...