Press Releases
Hawley Leads Letter to Blinken Demanding Answers on Nigeria’s Removal from Religious Freedom Violators List
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding answers on why Nigeria was removed from the State Department's list of Countries of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and requesting they be placed back on the list. Senator Hawley was joined by Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) "Religious people in Nigeria face severe persecution at the hands of radical terrorist groups and even their own government. In fact, more Christians are murdered for their faith in Nigeria than in any other country. Violent attacks against religious congregations perpetrated by Boko Haram,...
Hawley Statement on Tornadoes and Severe Weather in Missouri
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley released the following statement on tornadoes and severe weather in Missouri:
Hawley Demands Accountability for Biden’s Afghanistan Debacle, Blasts Dems for Failure to Manage Senate Floor
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) spoke on the Senate floor to demand accountability for President Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, which left 13 U.S. service members dead. In September 2021, Senator Hawley announced he will force the Senate to vote on nominees for leadership positions at the Department of Defense and the Department of State until Secretary Austin, Secretary Blinken, and Jake Sullivan resign. Senator Hawley went on to criticize Senate Democrats who are concerned about the pace of confirmations for their failure to schedule votes on nominees. Senator Hawley said, “Well, Mr. President, I for one am not willing to stand by and participate in that kind of theater again. I am not going to go back to the families of the fallen in my state...
Hawley, Blunt Ask Biden Administration for Answers on Goodfellow Federal Center Oversight Following Toxic Exposure
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) wrote a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) demanding answers on oversight failures over the Goodfellow Federal Center, in St. Louis, Mo., which exposed workers and a childcare facility to “widespread, longstanding” contaminants including asbestos, lead, mercury, arsenic and explosive materials.” A report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says that GSA officials “deliberately misled tenants about the well-documented health risks at the Goodfellow Federal Center in north St. Louis.” “In a letter from the U.S. Office of Special Council (OSC) to President Biden, that office reported that officials knew about these contaminations since at least 2002. The OSC letter also states that...
Senator Hawley Pens Letter to Mayorkas Slamming Double Standard with DHS Application Processing
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned a new letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, slamming the agency for prioritizing thousands of non-citizens over American families seeking answers about their international adoptions. Sen. Hawley highlighted the Department’s failure to unite a Missouri couple with their adopted child and requested the specific actions it will take to expeditiously respond. “Your agency has repeatedly brushed off the Trowers by providing an indefinite timeline for their adoption case, leaving them to wait for months on end to learn when they might be united with their adopted child. […] At least twice this year, USCIS has declined to provide this family with a timeframe for a decision. Hardly...
Congress Poised to Strike Provision Expanding Draft to Women Following Hawley Demand
Press reports indicate that, following a months-long effort led by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), language expanding registration to the draft for women will be removed from the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Senator Hawley said, “It appears the NDAA will no longer require women to register for the military draft. I certainly hope that is the case. If it is not, then I will keep fighting for a vote on the Senate floor to strip this wrong and misguided provision out of the final bill.” In July 2021, Senator Hawley voted against expansion of the draft during committee consideration. In November 2021, Senator Hawley introduced an amendment to the NDAA that would strip language expanding the draft from the bill. Senator Hawley’s...
Hawley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Move Forward with Preclearance Facility in Taiwan
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Taiwan Preclearance Act, which would affirm Taiwan’s importance in the Indo-Pacific and require a report on establishing a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Preclearance facility in Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport. Senator Hawley’s bill would increase tourism between Taiwan and the United States while also stationing CBP officers in Taiwan. The Taiwan Preclearance Act is co-sponsored by Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). Representative Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) is introducing companion legislation in the House Representatives. “Taiwan is a leading democracy, a vital partner of the United States, and...
Senator Hawley to Monitor SCOTUS Arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
This morning, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will listen to oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs. V. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which will begin at 10:00AM EST. Senator Hawley will have further announcements as the arguments develop. In July 2021, Senator Hawley led an amicus brief, along with Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), urging the Court to use this opportunity to overrule Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. The senators wrote, “This status quo is untenable. Where a legal doctrine has repeatedly failed to offer clarity—where it has proved unworkable in the past and will likely engender unpredictable consequences in the future—its existence constitutes an...
Hawley Reacts to Dobbs Arguments, Future of Roe
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements reacting to today's arguments before the Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs. V. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:
Hawley Demands HHS Reinstate Religious Liberty Protections, Answers on Secret Rollback
Following the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) November 24 decision to rescind the HHS Office of Civil Rights’ authority to affirmatively protect Americans’ conscience rights pursuant to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Senator Hawley penned a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra demanding he reinstate the protections and provide answers on why the policy was rolled back. “As President Clinton remarked when signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law, religious liberty is the first freedom of American citizens. It is the responsibility of HHS, no less than any other governmental institution, to protect that liberty. Your November 24 decision to rescind the HHS Office of Civil Rights’ authority to affirmatively protect Americans’...