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Hawley Bill Requiring Cleanup of Jana Elementary Passes the Senate
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 government caused this problem, and the federal government should fix this problem. [...] This community in St. Louis has been asked to live with the fallout of the federal government's actions for decades. [...] Today we are going to get justice for these kids, and we're going to start the cleanup...
TOMORROW: Hawley Heading to Senate Floor to Request Unanimous Passage of Justice for Jana Elementary Act
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 justice for the students of Jana Elementary. My bill would order a federal cleanup. That’s what they deserve. Let’s see if someone tries to object and deny these kids justice https://t.co/q0KvmVp5JA— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) April 25, 2023 BACKGROUND: Senator Hawley has consistently...
Granholm Expresses Support for Hawley Bills Banning Stock Trading for Members of Congress and Executive Branch Officials
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 of individual stocks by senior Executive Branch officials. Granholm also expressed support for a stock trading ban for members of Congress. Earlier this year, Senator Hawley introduced the PELOSI Act to ban members of Congress and their spouses from trading stocks. "Well I'll tell you...
Hawley Delivers Speech at the Heritage Foundation Leadership Summit: Conservatives at a Crossroads
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 choosing—the Heritage Foundation has never been more important. I say “choosing” because that’s where we are. A time where we as conservatives must choose what we are about. It is my conviction: We stand at one of the great crossroads in American history. The decisions that we make in the next five,...
Hawley Secures DOE Commitment to Support Jana Elementary Cleanup Legislation
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 testing of the entire school district, and create, in the Department of Energy, a fund to clean up schools that are contaminated by Manhattan-era project contamination," said Senator Hawley. "Would you support that legislation?" “I would,” responded Secretary Granholm. For months, various...
Hawley Puts Big Pharma on Notice, Unveils Two New Bills in Patients First Agenda to Cut Drug Costs
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) unveiled two new bills in his Patients First Agenda to Cut Drug Costs. In addition to Senator Hawley’s already-introduced Cap Insulin Prices Act, the agenda includes the Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act and the Ending the Prescription Drug Kickback Act of 2023. If enacted, his three-part agenda will together target the biggest abuses in the prescription drug market to reduce costs for patients. “Our prescription drug market is rigged in favor of Big Pharma and Big Insurance and patients are paying the price. Americans foot the bill for the most costly prescription drug prices in the world—all while middlemen negotiate backroom deals to extract financial kickbacks that drive prices further up and prevent lower-cost...
‘Why Should You Not Be Impeached?’ Hawley Slams Mayorkas for Spike in Abuse of Migrant Children Under Biden
Today in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, slamming the Biden Administration after new reports revealing a sharp rise in trafficking and abuse of migrant children under his leadership. "You were crowing about the fact that you treated children so well, and yet we find tens of thousands of children who are forced to work as slaves because of your policies, and you turn around and blame a prior administration," said Senator Hawley. Senator Hawley highlighted Secretary Mayorkas’ continued refusal to answer for the Biden Administration's failed policies at the southern border, and said that if Mayorkas does not resign, he...
Hawley Demands Answers from Garland for False Testimony of DOJ Infiltration in Churches
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 unconscionable assault on American Catholics’ First Amendment rights and an abdication of your duty to enforce the law without fear or favor. Everyone involved with this chilling surveillance campaign must face accountability." Read the full...
Senator Hawley Visits Southeast Missouri Following Deadly Tornado
Last night U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) traveled to Glenallen, Mo., and Marble Hill, Mo., following the deadly tornado and storms that hit the region. Senator Hawley was briefed by local leaders and officials, toured the damaged neighborhoods, met with residents impacted by the storms, and attended a community prayer meeting.
Senator Hawley Statement on the Deadly Tornado and Storms in Bollinger County, Missouri
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement on the devastating tornado and storms that hit Bollinger County, Mo., early this morning: