Press Releases
Hawley Announces Investigation into St. Louis Pediatric Gender Clinic
Following recent news revealing egregious abuses and potential malpractice regarding minors at the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital, today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will launch an investigation into the medical center:
Hawley Reintroduces Bill to Protect Kids, Toughen Sentences for Child Porn Offenders
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act, a bill that both toughens the sentence for possessing child pornography and stops judges from sentencing offenders below the federal guidelines. The epidemic of child pornography in the United States has exploded. Just over a decade ago, the number of images of child sexual abuse material online was less than 1 million. That number grew to 45 million in 2018, and to 85 million in 2021. “We need to do more to protect our children. The problem of child pornography has grown exponentially worse over the years – in part because the existing penalties are too weak, and because too many judges are issuing lenient...
Hawley Outlines Investigation of Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital: ‘Accountability is coming’
Following the announcement by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today that he is launching an investigation into potential malpractice regarding minors at The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital, Senator Hawley has sent a new letter tonight to the university chancellor, hospital president, and the center’s co-directors. “Starting immediately, your institutions must take steps to preserve all records, written and electronic, regarding gender-related treatments performed on minors since the opening of the Center,” the Senator wrote. “Additional oversight inquiries and outreach will follow.” His letter went on to reference additional reporting about the Center’s practices, saying today’s report “builds on...
Hawley Demands Answers from DHS on China’s Spy Activities, Slams Lack of Transparency from Biden
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers on the Chinese government's espionage efforts within the United States, slamming the Biden administration for hiding these efforts from the American people. "For an entire week, the Biden Administration allowed the Chinese government to fly a surveillance balloon across the United States," wrote Senator Hawley. "The balloon flew over states like Montana, which houses nuclear missile silos, and my own state of Missouri, which is home to our fleet of nuclear-capable B-2 bombers stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base. Administration officials also reportedly concealed the balloon’s existence from the public until local media reports forced...
Hawley to Introduce Resolution Condemning Chinese Communist Party over Spy Balloon Incident
Following his letter to the Department of Homeland Security requesting information on China’s spy activities, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce a Senate resolution to condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for its blatant violation of U.S. airspace and call for transparency regarding the Chinese surveillance balloon incident. Senator Hawley said, “The CCP’s deployment of a surveillance balloon into U.S. airspace was a gross violation of American sovereignty and cannot be tolerated. All members of the U.S. Senate should condemn China’s actions and expect full transparency about the details of this incident.” The resolution would: Specifically condemn the CCP’s recent invasion of U.S. airspace to conduct surveillance; Affirm that it is U.S....
Hawley Announces New Legislation to Ban Ownership of American Farmland by Chinese Corporations
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he would introduce new legislation to ban ownership of American farmland by Chinese corporations.
Hawley Demands Investigation into Chinese Spy Balloon, Slams Lack of Action from Biden
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) demanding an investigation into the Chinese surveillance balloon and slamming the Biden Administration’s lack of action. "As confirmed today by the Pentagon, there is currently a Chinese surveillance balloon moving across the United States. […] Yet rather than shooting down or otherwise disabling this high-altitude balloon, the Biden Administration is merely 'monitoring the situation' and referring reporters to the Chinese government for answers," said Senator Hawley. He continued, "This is a gross violation of American sovereignty. China’s foray into America’s sovereign airspace is deeply disturbing and calls for an immediate...
Hawley Demands Answers from DOE on Radioactive Waste Found Near Jana Elementary
During his first appearance in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pushed the Department of Energy's Deputy Secretary David Turk for answers about radioactive waste found near Jana Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District of Florissant, Mo. "With all due respect, I'm not particularly interested in conversations, I'm interested in getting a result here," Senator Hawley said. "These parents have been waiting for years [...] to get some clean up done. I don't think it's too much to ask, that this school district, beginning with Jana Elementary, but the entire school district, get proper clean-up done and these kids be able to go to school in a place that doesn't have radioactive waste within 600 feet of their...
New Hawley Bill Exempts Social Security and Medicare from Debt Ceiling
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Keep Our Promises Act to exempt Social Security and Medicare from the debt ceiling. Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries must be confident that their benefits will be paid in full and on time. Senator Hawley’s legislation will ensure these programs are never used as leverage in negotiations over the debt limit. "Social Security and Medicare are not bargaining chips. These are promises we’ve made to the American people, and we must not break them,” said Senator Hawley. The Keep Our Promises Act would: Exempt Social Security and Medicare from the statutory debt limit. Authorize the Treasury Department, when the statutory debt limit is reached, to issue as much additional debt...
Hawley Announces New Legislation to Protect Social Security and Medicare in Debt Ceiling Standoff: ‘No More Scare Tactics’
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced new legislation to exempt Social Security and Medicare from the debt ceiling and protect beneficiaries. Bill text to follow.