Press Releases

Today a bill introduced by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the Time to Choose Act, passed the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC).

The bill, which Senator Hawley first put forth in 2022, and reintroduced earlier this year, prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal agencies from contracting with consulting firms like McKinsey & Company who are also doing business with the Chinese government or its affiliates.

“American companies should...

Today U.S. Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Secretary Granholm and introduced new legislation to block federal attempts to seize Missourians’ land. 

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), led by Senate Democrats and signed by President Biden, gave the Department of Energy (DOE) authority to designate new transmission line corridors and seize land from Missouri landowners. Last week the DOE announced the next stage in this National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Immigrant Identity Cards Act, barring President Biden's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using taxpayers' dollars to issue identity cards to illegal immigrants.

"Joe Biden opened the border and ushered in an era of unprecedented chaos in the U.S. And, now, rather than getting the crisis under control, he wants to use Americans’ money to fund ID cards for illegals,” said Senator Hawley. “Enough. Biden...

Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to block Nippon Steel from acquiring U.S. Steel.

President Biden has repeatedly and publicly expressed his support for preventing a foreign takeover of one of America's flagship companies. Nonetheless, Biden has refused to use his authority as president to block the deal.

“By law you possess the authority to block the sale of U.S. Steel unilaterally under the Defense...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) spoke on the Senate floor, calling for the House of Representatives to immediately reauthorize and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). RECA funding—which is set to expire on June 7—compensates American victims whom the federal government has poisoned through its nuclear testing programs.

Senator Hawley specifically addressed Speaker Mike Johnson, urging him to send RECA to the House floor before it is too late:

"There's only one month...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, put witnesses on record in yesterday's hearing, pressing them on whether they support deporting and canceling visas for undocumented students participating in unlawful anti-Israel protests.

“Is there anybody . . . who thinks that we should not deport students who are here unlawfully . . . who are calling for the death of Jewish students, who are violating the laws of the U.S.?" asked Senator Hawley.

"We should a...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, pressing President Biden's Department of Justice to investigate the third-party funding behind the violent, coordinated antisemitic protests currently plaguing college campuses across the country.

"Earlier this week, Politico detailed the vast amounts of dark money subsidizing this mayhem. Their report found that key groups backing the campus protests—like Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow—received...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has successfully won new protections for airline passengers in the Senate’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill. Senator Hawley filed an amendment to the legislation last week that would guarantee airline passengers the right to an automatic refund when their flights are canceled. Senate negotiators tonight confirmed they have agreed to adopt the Hawley protections.

Senator Hawley made the following statement:

Victory for airline...

Today in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland over reports that her agency has met with foreign dark-money groups that actively fund left-wing environmental initiatives. 

"Is it common practice at your department to meet with dark-money groups off the books and conceal it from the public?" asked Senator Hawley.

Senator Hawley continued to press Secretary Haaland on the question of...