Press Releases
Hawley Presses Pentagon on Transgender Housing Incident at Missouri Military Barracks: ‘Military readiness is suffering because of your progressive social agenda’
Today Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin following a whistleblower report that a man is living in the women's barracks at Fort Leonard Wood. According to the allegations, a unit at the Fort processed the paperwork of a biological male, reregistered him as a female, and placed him in the female barracks. "Erasing the distinction between men and women hurts military readiness and places progressive gender experimentation ahead of warfighting," the Senator wrote. Senator Hawley called on Secretary Austin to immediately ensure that biological men and women are housed separately in the appropriate barracks. "Military readiness is suffering because of your progressive social agenda," he concluded. Read the...
Hawley, Warren Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Control PBMs, Put Patients First
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies and driving up prescription drug costs for their own benefit. “The insurance monopolies are ruining American health care. Patients and independent pharmacies are paying the price. This legislation will stop the insurance companies and PBMs from gobbling up even more of American health care and charging American families more and more for less,” said Senator Hawley. “PBMs have manipulated the market to enrich themselves — hiking up drug costs, cheating employers, and driving small pharmacies out of business. My new bipartisan bill will untangle these conflicts of interest by reining in these middlemen,” said Senator...
Hawley Introduces Bill to End Airline Extortion
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the End Airline Extortion Act which would protect Americans from predatory airline practices regarding fares and additional fees. “Airline companies treat their customers like cattle. It’s offensive. They charge fliers different prices for the same flights - and sometimes different prices for bags and carry-ons. Now they’re paying their employees bounties to harass customers trying to get on the plane. It’s wrong. And frankly, it needs to be illegal," said Senator Hawley. Last week, Senator Hawley confronted executives of America’s major airlines for charging billions in nonsensical fees and harassing passengers who have already paid for their flights.The End Airline Extortion...
‘What World Do You Live in?’: Hawley Condemns Democrat Plot for ‘Mass Amnesty’
Today in a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted the Democrats' push for amnesty for illegal immigrants. "Why would you want American citizens and those who are here lawfully to have to compete against illegal immigrants," Senator Hawley asked Aaron Reichlin-Melnik, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council. He continued, "If you're wondering America, here's the Democrats plan. Take the thirteen million plus illegals, who are here taking jobs from Americans, taking wages down, taking healthcare benefits, and bring them here legally so that they can continue to drive down wages, flood the labor force, and suppress all of the above." "We've had an open border for the last four years. We have had de facto amnesty [...] for the last fifteen...
Hawley Puts Congress on Notice, Pledges to Block Utah-Only RECA Deal that Excludes Missourians & Other Americans
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) spoke on the Senate Floor today, vowing to block any continuing resolution containing a Utah-only Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) deal. This special-interest proposal would fail to compensate victims of the federal government’s nuclear program in Missouri and across America. Senator Hawley's speech follows rumors of a back-room deal percolating in the House of Representatives that would compensate radiation victims from only select counties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O05B4vrThU "And, now, at this last minute, for House leadership to be preparing . . . to shove down the throats of these victims across the country, a back-room deal that excludes almost all of them, is not only unacceptable, Mr. President, it is absolutely...
Hawley, Blumenthal Call Out Anthem’s ‘Ill-Conceived’ Policy Limiting Anesthesia Coverage
Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to Elevance CEO Gail Koziara Boudreaux calling for answers regarding a recent policy change, in states including Missouri and Connecticut, that denies coverage for anesthesia care if a surgery or procedure exceeds specific time limits pre-determined by the health insurance provider. Anthem, a subsidiary of Elevance, rolled out the new policy earlier this year before public outcry forced them to retract it. “As you are well aware, health care providers are sworn to act in the best interest of their patient and are the only individuals in an operating room singularly focused on providing quality, sometimes life-saving medical care," the Senators wrote. "Therefore, without strong...
Hawley Demands Defense Department Reverse Reported Downgrading of Missouri Army Hospital
Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding reports that the Defense Health Agency may downgrade the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital to a clinic. "The planned downgrade of the newly built hospital at Fort Leonard Wood is an insult to service members, their families, and rural Missourians in the area. Eliminating a hospital at a major Army training center is frankly shocking," Senator Hawley wrote. "How does DoD expect to conduct any training, including Basic Combat Training and the various advanced schools at Ft. Leonard Wood, if the nearest emergency room is over 40 miles away?" The Senator also outlined the safety factors, economic impact, logistical impositions, and burden to taxpayers that downgrading the...
Hawley Blasts Alleged Utah-Only RECA Proposal
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements regarding an alleged Utah-only Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) proposal circulating in the House of Representatives. Senator Hawley strongly opposes the inclusion of this proposal in a year-end spending bill. I’m told House Republicans are considering sneaking a stripped-down version of RECA - covering only part of Utah and nothing else - into the CR. This would be an incredible betrayal to the hundreds of thousands of good people poisoned by their government— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 9, 2024 Shoving a Utah-only version of RECA into the CR not only betrays working people across the nation, it will jeopardize passage of the CR— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 9, 2024 The Senate has...
Hawley, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Bill Protecting Employees of Bankrupt Businesses
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in introducing the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act. The bill would empower rank-and-file employees in the bankruptcy process, allowing them to retain more of their wages, benefits, and retirement savings when their employer files for bankruptcy. Current laws don’t prioritize employees during bankruptcy proceedings–they prioritize the bankrupt business’s creditors. This bill would change that, granting employee claims higher priority and placing restrictions on golden parachutes for executives. “When companies go bankrupt, workers—and not predatory creditors—should be taken care of first. This legislation would prioritize workers' claims to wages, benefits, and...
‘You’ve Exhausted my Patience’: Hawley Presses USPS for Answers Behind New Postal Plan & Harms to Rural America
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today pressed Louis DeJoy, United States Postal Service (USPS) CEO and Postmaster General, on his agency's Regional Transportation Optimization plan—a new delivery strategy that would disproportionately affect rural post offices, including 754 of Missouri's 926 post offices. "I'm going to work with everybody I can across this dais to protect delivery to rural America, and if I have to go down with the ship, I'll go down with the ship," Senator Hawley stated. "But, I'm going to do everything I can to kill [the Regional Transportation Optimization plan]. Senator Hawley went on to cite the Missouri Farm Bureau and rural electric cooperatives’ opposition to the new USPS plan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHf-bWdxd5k Senator Hawley...