Press Releases
Senator Hawley Invites Democrats to Admit Their ‘Defund the Police’ Agenda was Wrong, Cosponsor Legislation to Hire 100K New Cops
In an attempt to distance themselves from their party’s radical ‘defund the police’ movement, all but one Senate Democrat supported Senator Hawley’s (R-Mo.) amendment to the budget resolution early this morning to hire 100,000 new police officers.
Senator Hawley Announces 15 Amendments to Democrats’ Far-Left Budget, Calls to Pass Parent Tax Credit, Hire More Police, and Reopen Schools
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce 15 amendments to the Democrats’ newly-proposed $3.5 trillion budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2022. Senator Hawley’s amendments would allow for the hiring of 100,000 new police officers, restrict federal funding for K-12 schools that refuse to fully reopen, fight back against critical race theory, and protect the unborn.
Senator Hawley Releases Hold on Top Biden Pentagon Nominee, Leader of the Next National Defense Strategy
Last night, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released his hold on Dr. Mara Karlin’s nomination to be the next Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities. Senator Hawley held Dr. Karlin’s nomination in order to ensure her commitment to a strategy of denial and a force planning construct that focuses on China. He released his hold after receiving a letter from Dr. Karlin in which she expressed just that.
Senator Hawley Introduces Legislation to Prioritize China Threat, Strengthen Transparency for Department of Defense Global Force Management
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Global Force Management Oversight Act. This legislation will ensure Congress has the information it needs to help the Department of Defense (DoD) balance between combatant commanders’ seemingly unlimited requests for forces and the need to stay focused on China and the Indo-Pacific.
Senator Hawley Calls on USDA to Hold Meatpackers Accountable for Anti-Competitive Behavior
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to leverage the full scope of his statutory authority to hold meatpackers accountable for anticompetitive behavior, including threatening to revoke inspection services for these companies, which would have a major impact on their bottom-line.
Op-Ed: Public schools must shape kids who love America and our founding
Parents know something is wrong. It’s why they are showing up in droves at school-board meetings across the nation. They are sending a message. They don’t want their children taught that the true founding of America came in 1619, or that America is a systemically racist place, or that most Americans are oppressors. They don’t want their children taught lies. And they are right.
Senator Hawley Surpasses 550 Local News Interviews
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he has surpassed more than 550 one-on-one interviews with Missouri reporters since taking office in January 2019. Each week while the Senate is in session, Senator Hawley connects with local reporters from all across the state individually to discuss what is important in their communities and his efforts to represent Missouri’s priorities in Washington.
Sen. Hawley Introduces Bill to Promote Patriotism, Love for Country, and Push Back on Critical Race Theory in Schools
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will introduce the Love America Act, new legislation to promote patriotism in education and fight back against the spread of anti-American, critical race theory classes in K-12 education. Senator Hawley’s bill would require all schools and school districts that receive federal funding to ensure students are able to read and recite America’s founding documents and bar federal funding from schools that teach those documents are the products of white supremacy or racism.
Hawley Leads Amicus Brief with Lee & Cruz, Urging Supreme Court to Overrule Roe, Casey
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), filed an amicus brief in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, urging the Court to overrule its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey.
Hawley Statement on Vote Against Forcing Women to Enter Draft
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement on his vote against Senate Democrats’ proposal to require women to register for the Selective Service System