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New Hawley Bill Holds Corporations Accountable for Exploiting Biden’s Child Smuggling and Labor Crisis

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Corporate Responsibility for Child Labor Elimination Act, new legislation that would compel large corporations to eradicate unlawful child labor, fueled by Biden’s border crisis, from their operations in the United States. Recent investigative reporting has documented an explosive growth of migrant child labor in the United States and found evidence of unlawful child labor in the supply chains of some of America’s largest...

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Hawley Demands FBI Launch Full-Scale Effort to Locate Missing Migrant Children, Bring Child Labor Criminals to Justice

Friday, April 28, 2023

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray yesterday, demanding a full-scale effort be made to locate the nearly 85,000 migrant children that have gone missing under the Biden administration, while also bringing any child labor criminals holding them in modern-day slavery to justice. "According to statistics kept by Customs and Border Protection, some 345,000 children have come across the border unaccompanied since early...

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Hawley Delivers Speech at the Heritage Foundation Leadership Summit: Conservatives at a Crossroads

Friday, April 21, 2023

By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley | April 21, 2023 | The American Conservative The following text reflects remarks as prepared for delivery. Thank you to the Heritage Foundation, which helped inspire my interest in conservative policy twenty-three years ago. I was an intern here in the summer of 2000. What a time to be alive. [...] And the truth is: Nobody has done more in the last fifty years to fuel conservative ideas than the Heritage Foundation. And at this time of challenge—in this time for...

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Hawley Announces First Bill in Worker’s Agenda to Rebuild America: Ending Normal Trade Relations with China Act

Monday, March 20, 2023

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced the first piece of legislation in his new Worker’s Agenda to Rebuild America. The Ending Normal Trade Relations with China Act would revoke China's normal trade relations status to reduce our dependency and protect America’s working class. China is America’s greatest adversary. To win the fierce economic competition for jobs, industry, and the future, America must return to the long-standing formula for American success: strong and...

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Hawley, Risch Introduce Bill to Secure Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Amid Uptick in Violence

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

This week U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined a bill led by Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) – the Pregnancy Center Security Act – to enhance security for pro-life pregnancy centers and to protect staff and patients from violence and extremism. The legislation will establish a grant program for pregnancy-help organizations to implement security upgrades, including the installation of security cameras and systems. Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...

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Hawley Delivers National Security Speech ‘China and Ukraine: A Time for Truth’

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered remarks at the Heritage Foundation in a speech entitled, “China and Ukraine: A Time for Truth.” The discussion focused on developing a defense policy that prioritizes our biggest threat, China; challenges to the consensus on Ukraine; and safeguards for Americans at home. Remarks as prepared can be found below. China and Ukraine: A Time for Truth Three years ago, in October of 2019, I went to visit Hong Kong.  It wasn’t a standard,...

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2022 RECAP: Senator Hawley Fights for Missouri Priorities

Thursday, December 29, 2022

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...

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Hawley, Gallagher Introduce New Bill Prohibiting Tax-Exempt Entities from Investing in Chinese Companies

Thursday, December 01, 2022

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) introduced the Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act (DITCH Act). The new legislation requires university endowments, public pension plans, and other entities exempt from federal income tax to divest their investments in Chinese companies or lose their tax-exempt status. Senator Hawley said, “Universities, foundations, and other entities are exempt from federal income...

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Hawley Demands Apple Condemn CCP COVID Crackdown, Reduce Reliance on Foreign Labor

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Apple's Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook urging him to reduce Apple's dependency on foreign labor in China and reshore production to the United States. Senator Hawley also called on Apple to explain why they limited the iPhone AirDrop feature in China, widely used by anti-CCP protestors, and respond to reports that they have threatened to remove Twitter from the App Store. Read the full...

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Hawley Op-Ed: It’s time to end economic handouts for woke corporations

Thursday, May 12, 2022

By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)  |  May 12, 2022  |  Fox News  Big business is no friend to conservatives—that’s been clear for years. And it’s increasingly no friend to America.  In the postwar era just a few decades ago, many corporate leaders could honestly say that they loved this country. Now that seems a stretch.  Today’s multinationals have embraced a toxic blend of offshoring and woke politics, selling out American workers even as they attack...

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