Press Releases
Hawley Introduces Legislation to Send Rebate Checks to Working Americans
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the American Worker Rebate Act, legislation that would send rebate checks to working Americans following the historic revenue accrued through President Trump's tariff policy. “Americans deserve a tax rebate after four years of Biden policies that have devastated families’ savings and livelihoods. Like President Trump proposed, my legislation would allow hard-working Americans to benefit from the wealth that Trump’s tariffs are returning to this country,” Senator Hawley said. Senator Hawley announced this legislation last week after President Trump voiced support for this policy when he discussed record-breaking tariff revenue. The United States now has record monthly...
Hawley to Introduce Legislation Sending Rebate Check to Every Working American
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce legislation to send a rebate check to every working American. President Trump voiced support for this policy as recently as this morning when he discussed record-breaking tariff revenue. I will introduce legislation in the Senate to send a rebate check to every working person in America https://t.co/3s3ijAAuEL— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 25, 2025 "Working people need relief now," Senator Hawley tweeted. "They've earned it. Let's return their money to them asap." Senator Hawley has long advocated for working Americans and has introduced legislation to protect unionized blue-collar workers. Senator Hawley also successfully fought to include direct payments in COVID-19 relief packages during the...
WATCH: Hawley Secures Pledge from Trump Nominee to Ditch the Biden-era Government Censorship Business
This morning, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Sean Plankey—President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—and secured his pledge to refocus the agency on protecting America's critical infrastructure instead of propping up Biden-era government censorship. "Let me just read some of the euphemisms that your predecessor used to talk about CISA's mission in the censorship effort: 'narrative control,' 'perception management'—'information integrity' is my favorite," Senator Hawley said. "You're telling me that you're going to get CISA out of the business of policing 'narrative control?'" the Senator asked, to which Plankey affirmed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAfWN3HwGfY...
Hawley Wins Cancelation of Grain Belt Express
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) succeeded today in securing the cancelation of a Biden-era Green New Deal loan in Missouri. Following Senator Hawley’s request, the Department of Energy canceled $5 billion in taxpayer funding to the “Grain Belt Express,” a green transmission project that has taken the land of numerous Missouri farmers across eight counties while padding the corporate profits of parent company Invenergy. The Grain Belt Express boondoggle loan has been CANCELLED— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 23, 2025 The cancelation of the federal loan guarantee comes after Senator Hawley secured a pledge from Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright to halt the project. Senator Hawley sent a letter to the DOE in March urging the department to cancel the loan, as well as a...
Hawley Urges RFK Jr. to Reinstate Safety Regulations on Chemical Abortion Drug after Reviewing Studies
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) urging him to take immediate action to reinstate safety guardrails on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Senator Hawley's letter comes after he secured a pledge from RFK Jr. that he would conduct a safety review of mifepristone. "I write to thank you for your expressed commitment to review the safety data on mifepristone following the publication of alarming new safety studies and to once again request swift action on this matter to protect American women. On April 28, I sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, asking for a timely review of the safety of mifepristone in response to shocking new...
Hawley, Moore Introduce Resolution Condemning International Persecution of Christians
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with Congressman Riley Moore (R-W.Va.), introduced a resolution condemning the persecution of Christians around the world. “Our country was founded on religious liberty. We cannot sit on the sidelines as Christians around the world are being persecuted for declaring Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. We must condemn these heinous crimes," Senator Hawley said. "Year after year, the number of Christians murdered by extremists in Nigeria has numbered in the thousands. Millions more have been displaced. We cannot allow this to continue. I urge my colleagues to join me in condemning the persecution of Christians around the world by supporting this resolution."“Around the world, our brothers and sisters in Christ face rampant persecution...
Hawley, Blumenthal Unveil Bipartisan Bill Empowering Working Americans to Sue Big Tech, AI Companies for Stealing Creative Works
Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect consumers’ data rights and hold Big Tech companies accountable for illegally pirating creators' copyrighted works to train their artificial intelligence (AI) models. Senator Hawley's legislation follows his recent Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing where he sounded the alarm on AI companies' willful engagement in "the largest intellectual property theft in American history." “AI companies are robbing the American people blind while leaving artists, writers, and other creators with zero recourse. It’s time for Congress to give the American worker their day in court to protect their personal data and creative works. My bipartisan...
Hawley Applauds Missouri Judicial Nominees’ Winning Records Ahead of Confirmation Votes
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley spoke on the Senate floor, highlighting the winning records of Missouri's four district court nominees and thanking President Donald Trump for returning constitutionalists to the federal bench after the appointment of radical judges under President Joe Biden. "Each of these four individuals will soon take his or her place on the federal bench, and I am confident will be a great credit, not just to my state but to the United States, where I hope they will serve as federal judges for a very long time to come," Senator Hawley said. The Senate is poised to confirm the following nominees, starting next week. Joshua M. Divine, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; Maria A. Lanahan, to be...
Hawley, Welch Introduce Legislation Targeting ‘Patent Thickets’ to Reduce Prescription Drug Prices
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the ETHIC Act, which would prevent Big Pharma from gaming our patent system through the use of anticompetitive "patent thickets." “Big Pharma knows exactly what it’s doing in monopolizing the U.S. patent system: driving up drug costs for Americans while preventing generic-drug manufacturers from getting their foot in the market. This bipartisan bill would break up the anticompetitive "patent thickets" that pharmaceutical companies have abused to the detriment of the American patient,” Senator Hawley said. “For decades, Big Pharma has exploited U.S. courts and the patent system through anti-competitive practices that prevent generic and biosimilar competitors from...
Chairman Hawley Exposes Big Tech’s Complicity in Piracy to Train AI Models & Willfulness to Bankrupt U.S. Creative Community
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) chaired a Judiciary subcommittee hearing revealing Big Tech's role behind the unchecked piracy of copyrighted content to fuel companies' artificial intelligence (AI) models. The hearing featured witness testimony from bestselling author David Baldacci as well as AI experts and law professors who lent credence to Senator Hawley's claim: AI companies, namely Meta, have crossed the line of technological innovation into corporate crime."Today's hearing is about the largest intellectual property theft in American history. . . . AI companies are training their models on stolen material, period. . . . And we're not talking about these companies simply scouring the internet for what's publicly available. We're talking about...