In a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Carrie D. Wolinetz who served as Chief of Staff for former National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins during the peak of COVID-19. Senator Hawley pressed Wolinetz on her claim that censorship did not occur during her tenure at the NIH, specifically referring to questions around the origin of COVID-19....
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Hawley Bashes Biden Admin for Prioritizing Ukraine Over Air Defense Against China
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calling out the Biden Administration's prioritization of air and missile defense for Ukraine, while neglecting support for U.S. and Taiwanese forces in the Pacific. "The tradeoff between sending weapons to Ukraine and supporting U.S. forces and allies in the Pacific can no longer be denied [...] The Biden administration’s actions do not just place Taiwan at risk: these actions will endanger U.S....
‘You’re the Problem’: Hawley Bashes Boeing CEO for Prioritizing Profit over Safety, Transparency, and Quality
Today in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on Boeing's safety failures and his lack of accountability as CEO. "I think the truth is Mr. Calhoun, you're not focused on safety, you're not focused on quality, you're not focused on transparency [...] I think actually you're focused on what you were hired to do which is that you're cutting corners. You are eliminating safety procedures....
Hawley Slams Fauci-Aligned Scientist Who Peddled COVID Origins Propaganda and Aided Censorship of Lab Leak Theory
In a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) criticized professor and scientist Dr. Robert Garry for continuing to peddle propaganda about the origin of COVID-19. "Our own government deliberately withheld information . . . from the American people, tried to propagandize the American people, used the arms and agencies of government to actively censor Americans who dared to question the...
Hawley, Rubio Blast McKinsey Lies, Push Firm to Dissolve Ties with China
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company, pressuring the company to dissolve its ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Senator Hawley has introduced legislation to prohibit federal agencies from working with consulting firms that hold a contract with the Chinese government, Chinese Communist Party, or subsidiaries, affiliates, or proxies thereof. This...
Hawley Bill Cracking Down on McKinsey, Management Consultants’ CCP Ties Passes Committee
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...
Hawley Op-Ed: Stop Chinese EVs Before They Destroy Our Auto Industry
By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | March 5, 2024 | Fox News Last year, President Biden announced sweeping new mandates on the American auto industry to force a transition to electric vehicles. Under these radical, Green New Deal rules, as many as two-thirds of all cars and trucks sold in the U.S. market by 2032 would have to be EVs. These rules were so terrible for consumers – and met with such fierce resistance by American workers – that his administration is...
Hawley Introduces New Bill to Raise Tariffs on China’s Green Energy Sector, Protect American Energy Independence
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R Mo.) introduced the Declaring Our Energy Independence From China Act to counter the Biden Administration's energy surrender to America's greatest adversary. This new legislation would raise tariffs on China's green-energy goods to prioritize and protect U.S. energy independence. “President Biden’s climate agenda undermines U.S. energy independence and will make us more reliant on China,” said Senator Hawley. “We can’t afford...
Hawley Introduces New Bill to Raise Tariffs on Chinese EVs, Protect American Autoworkers
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Protecting American Autoworkers from China Act, new legislation that would counter the threat posed to the U.S. auto industry by raising tariffs on autos imported from China and closing the backdoor Chinese automakers use to evade U.S. trade laws. “If Joe Biden wants to support American autoworkers, he should start by protecting them from the existential threat posed by China,” said Senator Hawley. “We must put...
Hawley Exposes McKinsey Lies and Reintroduces Bill to Crack Down on McKinsey, Management Consultants’ China Contracts
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter calling out Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company, for his apparently false comments in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing earlier this month. Senator Hawley also announced the reintroduction of the Time to Choose Act to address the consulting firm’s close ties to China. Mr. Sternfels, who appeared in a committee hearing on February...