Press Releases
Hawley Demands Answers from DHS on China’s Spy Activities, Slams Lack of Transparency from Biden
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers on the Chinese government's espionage efforts within the United States, slamming the Biden administration for hiding these efforts from the American people. "For an entire week, the Biden Administration allowed the Chinese government to fly a surveillance balloon across the United States," wrote Senator Hawley. "The balloon flew over states like Montana, which houses nuclear missile silos, and my own state of Missouri, which is home to our fleet of nuclear-capable B-2 bombers stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base. Administration officials also reportedly concealed the balloon’s existence from the public until local media reports forced...
Hawley to Introduce Resolution Condemning Chinese Communist Party over Spy Balloon Incident
Following his letter to the Department of Homeland Security requesting information on China’s spy activities, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce a Senate resolution to condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for its blatant violation of U.S. airspace and call for transparency regarding the Chinese surveillance balloon incident. Senator Hawley said, “The CCP’s deployment of a surveillance balloon into U.S. airspace was a gross violation of American sovereignty and cannot be tolerated. All members of the U.S. Senate should condemn China’s actions and expect full transparency about the details of this incident.” The resolution would: Specifically condemn the CCP’s recent invasion of U.S. airspace to conduct surveillance; Affirm that it is U.S....
Hawley Announces New Legislation to Ban Ownership of American Farmland by Chinese Corporations
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he would introduce new legislation to ban ownership of American farmland by Chinese corporations.
Hawley Demands Investigation into Chinese Spy Balloon, Slams Lack of Action from Biden
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) demanding an investigation into the Chinese surveillance balloon and slamming the Biden Administration’s lack of action. "As confirmed today by the Pentagon, there is currently a Chinese surveillance balloon moving across the United States. […] Yet rather than shooting down or otherwise disabling this high-altitude balloon, the Biden Administration is merely 'monitoring the situation' and referring reporters to the Chinese government for answers," said Senator Hawley. He continued, "This is a gross violation of American sovereignty. China’s foray into America’s sovereign airspace is deeply disturbing and calls for an immediate...
Hawley Demands Answers from DOE on Radioactive Waste Found Near Jana Elementary
During his first appearance in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pushed the Department of Energy's Deputy Secretary David Turk for answers about radioactive waste found near Jana Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District of Florissant, Mo. "With all due respect, I'm not particularly interested in conversations, I'm interested in getting a result here," Senator Hawley said. "These parents have been waiting for years [...] to get some clean up done. I don't think it's too much to ask, that this school district, beginning with Jana Elementary, but the entire school district, get proper clean-up done and these kids be able to go to school in a place that doesn't have radioactive waste within 600 feet of their...
New Hawley Bill Exempts Social Security and Medicare from Debt Ceiling
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Keep Our Promises Act to exempt Social Security and Medicare from the debt ceiling. Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries must be confident that their benefits will be paid in full and on time. Senator Hawley’s legislation will ensure these programs are never used as leverage in negotiations over the debt limit. "Social Security and Medicare are not bargaining chips. These are promises we’ve made to the American people, and we must not break them,” said Senator Hawley. The Keep Our Promises Act would: Exempt Social Security and Medicare from the statutory debt limit. Authorize the Treasury Department, when the statutory debt limit is reached, to issue as much additional debt...
Hawley Announces New Legislation to Protect Social Security and Medicare in Debt Ceiling Standoff: ‘No More Scare Tactics’
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced new legislation to exempt Social Security and Medicare from the debt ceiling and protect beneficiaries. Bill text to follow.
NEW: Hawley Introduces Bill to Protect Families from Big Pharma, Cap Insulin Prices
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Cap Insulin Prices Act, new legislation to reduce the price of insulin and protect families from Big Pharma. “Insulin was discovered more than a century ago, yet too many Americans who rely on it have difficulty paying for it,” said Senator Hawley. “The price of insulin is straining household budgets – at a time when inflation is already squeezing families – which can lead to rationing, and even the need for more expensive treatments down the line. Patients and their families deserve better.” More than half a million Missourians live with diabetes, many of whom rely on insulin to manage their chronic disease. View the bill text here. The Cap Insulin Prices Act would: Set a $25...
Hawley Demands OMB Expedite Implementation of TikTok Ban on Government Devices
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, demanding the swift implementation of the TikTok ban on government devices, as required by his recently passed legislation, the No TikTok on Government Devices Act. "I write to urge the Biden Administration to expeditiously implement the recently enacted No TikTok on Government Devices Act," Senator Hawley wrote. "As you know, I originally introduced this bill in March 2020, and it was finally signed into law on December 29, 2022, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. This law requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop standards for executive agencies to remove TikTok and any successor application from...
Hawley Leads Missouri Delegation Letter Demanding Rollback of the Biden Admin’s New WOTUS Rule
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led the Missouri Republican delegation – including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-2), Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3), Rep. Mark Alford (MO-4), Rep. Sam Graves (MO-6), Rep. Eric Burlison (MO-7), and Rep. Jason Smith (MO-8) –in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor, calling on the administration to immediately rescind its controversial new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule. "In this new regulation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers purport to regulate every puddle and drainage ditch across America," the lawmakers...