Press Releases
Hawley Op-Ed on Upcoming Ukraine Vote
'Where's all the Ukraine money going? This person can help find the truth' By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley | March 27, 2023 | Fox News Over the last year, our leaders have sent a mind-blowing amount of money to Ukraine. If Congress cares about making sure that cash is well spent, they should go on record about it. This week, the Senate will vote on my amendment to set up an inspector general to track every single taxpayer dollar going to Ukraine. Who could oppose that? [...] A huge portion of U.S. assistance is provided directly to the Ukrainian government – straight cash, spent by foreign government bureaucrats. Meanwhile, just a few months ago, Ukraine dropped out of consideration for the 2030 World Cup after its sports officials were caught embezzling hundreds of...
Hawley’s 5 Questions for the TikTok CEO During Today’s Hearing
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and leading critic of TikTok, will be closely monitoring the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing with TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew as growing pressure mounts to ban TikTok in the United States. Ahead of this, Senator Hawley released the following questions he would like answered: How many CCP members does ByteDance/TikTok employ? How many have access to American data? Does TikTok suppress content at the behest of the CCP? Why does TikTok harvest so much data, like keystroke patterns, from user devices? Why is TikTok now infiltrating state government websites? Will TikTok agree to sever all ties to Beijing? Senator Hawley also called out...
Hawley Demands Justice for Jana Elementary Families, Urges Senate to Pass Bill to Clean Up School
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered remarks and attempted to unanimously pass his legislation to clean up Jana Elementary School and test the surrounding buildings in the Hazelwood School District, but it was blocked. “Imagine being a parent and waking up to this headline: ‘Missouri elementary school to close after report finds radioactive contamination.’ […] The school board had no choice, they found radioactive material in their kids' building so they shut down the school,” said Senator Hawley. He continued, “We can send the message that no matter who you are, no matter where you work, no matter how poor you may be, the United States Senate will get something done for you. We ought to send that message today.” Senator Hawley has strongly advocated on...
Hawley Announces First Bill in Worker’s Agenda to Rebuild America: Ending Normal Trade Relations with China Act
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced the first piece of legislation in his new Worker’s Agenda to Rebuild America. The Ending Normal Trade Relations with China Act would revoke China's normal trade relations status to reduce our dependency and protect America’s working class. China is America’s greatest adversary. To win the fierce economic competition for jobs, industry, and the future, America must return to the long-standing formula for American success: strong and independent workers. Years of short-sighted decisions by policymakers in Washington have only perpetuated the problem. “As we face a new age of competition with China, we need an agenda in Washington that will make our working class strong and independent. We can start by revoking the sweetheart...
Hawley COVID Origins Bill Signed Into Law
Today Senator Josh Hawley's COVID Origins Act of 2023 was signed into law by President Biden. The legislation requires the Biden administration to declassify intelligence related to any potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origins of the Covid pandemic. “Today President Biden finally signed my COVID origins bill into law, following its unanimous and bipartisan passage in Congress,” said Senator Hawley. “The American deserve to know the truth behind the origins of the pandemic and we must begin the process of holding China accountable.” Senator Hawley's COVID Origins Act of 2023 passed the Senate unanimously for the second time early this month and subsequently passed the House of...
New Hawley Bill Allows Private Citizens to Sue Big Tech Platforms for Hosting CSAM
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Everyone can Notice-and-Takedown Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (END CSAM) Act, new legislation allowing private citizens to sue Big Tech platforms for hosting CSAM. “The exploitation of children online must be stopped,” said Senator Hawley. “Social media companies have proven to be hubs for child sexual abuse material, and they need be held accountable for their failures. My legislation empowers the American people to bring suit against these Big Tech companies, protecting our children online and cleaning up the internet in the process.” The END CSAM Act would: Create a legal framework through which private plaintiffs can sue, on behalf of the government, companies that host child...
Hawley and Braun Introduce New Legislation to Protect Consumers and Community Banks from Big Bank Failures
Following recent news of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) bailout of two failed banks, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced the Protecting Consumers from Bailouts Act to protect consumers from new fees and to force the big banks to face up to their mistakes. The Biden administration announced that they will impose “special assessment” fees on banks across the country to pay for the Silicon Valley Bank bailout. “Consumers and community banks should not have to shoulder the cost of fiscal irresponsibility by big financial institutions,” said Senator Hawley. “The Biden administration wants to take money from the American taxpayer and local banks through new fees so they can use it to bail out...
Hawley Announces Legislation to Protect Customers and Community Banks From New Fees Following SVB Bailout
Following the news that the Biden Administration will impose special assessment fees on banks across the country to bail out Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) depositors, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced new legislation to protect customers and community banks. Senator Hawley also criticized the taxpayer handout to SVB.
Hawley COVID Origins Bill Unanimously Passes House, Awaits Biden’s Signature
Today Senator Hawley's COVID Origins Act of 2023 passed unanimously in the House of Representatives. The bill will require the Biden administration to declassify intelligence related to any potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origins of the Covid pandemic. "Today the House passed my COVID origins bill with bipartisan support, sending it to the President’s desk,” said Senator Hawley. “This is a great first step in holding China accountable for this crisis, and I urge President Biden to sign it immediately. The American people deserve to know the truth.” Senator Hawley's COVID Origins Act of 2023 passed the Senate unanimously for the second time last week. Senators Hawley and Braun previously introduced...
Hawley Responds to China Opposition to COVID Origins Bill: ‘Time is Up. Come Clean’
After the House unanimously passed Senator Hawley's (R-Mo.) COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, Senator Hawley responded to the Chinese Embassy's letter to his office urging him to abandon his efforts to declassify intelligence related to any potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origins of the Covid pandemic. "I know you are keenly interested in this bill—your own Communist officials have written to my office demanding we renounce it, in their usual lecturing, idiotic style," wrote Senator Hawley. "But the bill will soon be law—unless you can convince President Biden to veto it. Time is up. Come clean about your role in spreading COVID to the world." Read the full letter here or below. March 10, 2023 Dear...