Government Accountability

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...

This afternoon the United States Senate passed U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill, the Justice for Jana Elementary Act mandating the clean up of Jana Elementary School and radioactive waste testing to be performed at the surrounding buildings in the Hazelwood School District.

I am delighted to say the Senate just approved my bill to order a federal cleanup at Jana Elementary. Big step forward in getting justice for these kids

— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) April 26, 2023

"The federal...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that he will go to the Senate floor tomorrow to request unanimous consent on his bill, the Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023, requiring the federal cleanup of Jana Elementary school as well as the testing of the surrounding buildings in the Hazelwood School District. This comes as Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) has introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives this week.

Tomorrow I will again go to the Senate floor to demand...

Today in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the radioactive waste found at Jana Elementary and secured her commitment to support his Justice for Jana Elementary Act, gaining a critical endorsement from the DOE ahead of his attempt to pass the legislation next week.

"I've introduced legislation that would direct the Army Corps to clean up the school, that would direct...

In a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing yesterday, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the troubling reports that nearly one-third of the Energy Department’s senior officials or their families owned stocks related to the agency’s work.

At the end of his questioning, Secretary Granholm expressed support Senator Hawley’s Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act, which would ban the trading and holding...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers for his false testimonyregarding the Justice Department's targeting and subsequent arrests of people of faith, particularly Catholics, last month in a Senate Judiciary hearing. 

"Your Department has decided to turn Catholic congregations into front organizations for the FBI, and when asked about it, you’ve decided to fudge the truth before Congress," wrote Senator Hawley. "This is an...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers on the Department's new CBP One app.

"Under your leadership, the Department is marketing a new phone app, called CBP One, that allows unauthorized migrants to reserve a time to cross the border, like making a restaurant reservation. How convenient," wrote Senator Hawley.

He continued, "I imagine there are plenty of Americans who would appreciate this...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth requesting, for the third time, the Army's plan for replacing the aging homes at Fort Leonard Wood.

"I write again to request the Army’s plan for replacing aging homes at Fort Leonard Wood. You committed to share this information in May 2022 and again in October 2022, but the Army still has not sent it," wrote Senator Hawley. "This lack of responsiveness suggests the Army may not actually have a...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered remarks ahead of the Senate's vote on his amendment that would require a special inspector general position be created to track all taxpayer money that has been sent to Ukraine since 2022.

"My amendment is very simple," said Senator Hawley. "Let's create one government watch dog, not two, not three, not twenty, one government watchdog, to oversee every cent that is spent on Ukraine, to report back to this Congress and to the American people, as...

Today in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, slamming him over his failed handling of the crisis at the southern border and his rollout of the agency’s “CBP One” app for illegal migrants. 

Senator Hawley called the Biden administration’s use of the app, saying it incentivizes more illegal immigration, muddles the immigration process, and acts as a concierge service for immigrants to make...