Press Releases
Hawley Welcomes Schmitt to U.S. Senate
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) welcomed newly sworn in Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) to the 118th Congress. "Congratulations to Eric Schmitt on his swearing-in today. He’s going to be a terrific Senator. I can’t wait to serve with him in the new Congress and fight for the people of Missouri," said Senator Hawley.
2022 RECAP: Senator Hawley Fights for Missouri Priorities
In 2022, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) continued fighting for Missouri by standing in opposition to the Biden agenda, working across the aisle to advance key legislative priorities, and serving the needs of constituents across the state. 2022 Quick Stats: 2 bills signed into law: a TikTok ban on government devices and new safety standards for duck boats 1 resolution unanimously passed the Senate honoring Missouri police officers 17 original bills and resolutions introduced 10 amendments filed 63 bills and resolutions cosponsored 14 bipartisan bills, resolutions, and amendments cosponsored More than 330 one-on-one interviews with Missouri reporters New casework requests increased for the fourth consecutive year Staff traveled more than 55,000 miles within the...
Hawley Announces New Army Funding for Fort Leonard Wood Housing
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that the Army has committed to spending $41.4 million in Fiscal Year 2023 and another $50 million in Fiscal Year 2024 for new housing at Fort Leonard Wood following Senator Hawley’s repeated demands over the past year that aging homes at the base be replaced. In August 2022, Senator Hawley toured the base, delivered remarks about the important work being done there, and visited with residents about base housing in need of replacement. A few weeks before his August visit, Senator Hawley sent a letter to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth requesting an update on the Army’s plans to replace aging homes at Fort Leonard Wood. In May, he pressed Secretary Wormuth and Chief of Staff of the...
Hawley, Grassley Blast Biden Administration for Concealing Disinfo Board Documents, Demand Transparency
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas blasting the Department’s decision to cover up the Disinformation Governance Board’s activities by redacting large swaths of records produced to Congress in response to the Senators’ oversight requests. The Senators wrote, “Based on our review of this material, it appears that many of the redactions are applied to pre-decisional and deliberative process material. We remind you that the oversight letters we send to the Executive Branch are signed in our capacity as sitting members of Congress, a separate and co-equal branch of government. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provisions do not apply to the oversight requests we submit...
Hawley on Twitter Files: FBI Interference in Elections is ‘Biggest Threat to Our Constitutional Democracy’
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements on the latest update to the Twitter Files, revealing extensive collusion between the FBI and Twitter to suppress reporting on Hunter Biden and interfere in multiple presidential elections.
Hawley Delivers Remarks on Senate Passage of His Bill to Ban TikTok on Government Devices
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor following the Senate's passage of his legislation to ban federal employees from using TikTok on government devices. "Last night, the Senate took the important step of unanimously on a bipartisan basis passing legislation to ban TikTok on all government devices. [...] Never has the security threat to the American people from the Chinese Communist Party been more grave, and never has the determination on the part of the Chinese Communist Party to leverage every possible asset, every possible platform to gather information, personal information from the American people, been more serious than it is now. That is why last night's action by this body is so critical," said Senator Hawley....
Hawley Blasts Biden Admin. for Lack of Preparation Ahead of Title 42 Expiration
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy, Blas Nuñez-Neto, demanding answers on the agency’s failure to prepare for the surge in illegal immigration across our southern border prior to Title 42 coming to an end. Officials are now bracing for 14,000 migrant encounters per day. In May, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Hearing, Acting Assistant Secretary Nuñez-Neto predicted during his testimony that if Title 42 were to end, the United States would see a decrease in illegal immigrants at the southern border. "Now, as this authority is set to expire, your prediction has proven wrong. [...] A new report...
Hawley Bill to Ban TikTok on Government Devices Passes Senate Unanimously
Tonight U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill to ban TikTok on government devices unanimously passed the Senate for the second time. Senator Hawley’s bill would follow up on steps already taken by the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and TSA to ban the app on federal government devices due to security concerns. “TikTok is a Trojan Horse for the Chinese Communist Party. It’s a major security risk to the United States, and until it is forced to sever ties with China completely, it has no place on government devices,” said Senator Hawley. “States across the U.S. are banning TikTok on government devices. It’s time for Joe Biden and the Democrats to help do the same.” Senator Hawley originally introduced the...
Hawley Files Gonzalez v. Google Amicus Brief with Supreme Court, Challenging Big Tech’s Section 230 Immunity
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court this week in the case Gonzalez v. Google, dealing with online platforms and the Section 230 immunity they receive for their algorithmic recommendations. In his brief, Senator Hawley argues that courts have consistently misread the text of Section 230: Congress never intended the law to shield companies’ knowing distribution of unlawful content. In this case, Google promoted videos from ISIS-aligned terrorists overseas via YouTube – materials that the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, a U.S. student studying in France, says led to their daughter’s murder. Senator Hawley’s brief argues that Google should face liability for its content recommendations. “Google knows it...
New Hawley Op-Ed on Biden’s Bad Deal for Railworkers
By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | Dec. 6, 2022 | Compact Magazine The Book of Deuteronomy instructs, “You shall not oppress a hired worker.” Apparently, no one told President Biden or the rest of the political-industrial complex. Last week, they united to stifle a potential strike by railway workers, the first one in years. It’s too costly for the economy, the DC types moaned, the workers are being unreasonable. Hardly. The rail workers were merely asking for a handful of sick days, something the professional class regards as a matter of divine right. Half the House of Representatives still won’t show up for work for fear of even potentially falling ill. But railroad workers must be forced to work and take sick days on their own dime. The hypocrisy is rank—but also revealing....