Press Releases
Hawley, Grassley Blast Biden Administration for Concealing Disinfo Board Documents, Demand Transparency
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas blasting the Department’s decision to cover up the Disinformation Governance Board’s activities by redacting large swaths of records produced to Congress in response to the Senators’ oversight requests. The Senators wrote, “Based on our review of this material, it appears that many of the redactions are applied to pre-decisional and deliberative process material. We remind you that the oversight letters we send to the Executive Branch are signed in our capacity as sitting members of Congress, a separate and co-equal branch of government. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provisions do not apply to the oversight requests we submit...
Hawley on Twitter Files: FBI Interference in Elections is ‘Biggest Threat to Our Constitutional Democracy’
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements on the latest update to the Twitter Files, revealing extensive collusion between the FBI and Twitter to suppress reporting on Hunter Biden and interfere in multiple presidential elections.
Hawley Delivers Remarks on Senate Passage of His Bill to Ban TikTok on Government Devices
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor following the Senate's passage of his legislation to ban federal employees from using TikTok on government devices. "Last night, the Senate took the important step of unanimously on a bipartisan basis passing legislation to ban TikTok on all government devices. [...] Never has the security threat to the American people from the Chinese Communist Party been more grave, and never has the determination on the part of the Chinese Communist Party to leverage every possible asset, every possible platform to gather information, personal information from the American people, been more serious than it is now. That is why last night's action by this body is so critical," said Senator Hawley....
Hawley Blasts Biden Admin. for Lack of Preparation Ahead of Title 42 Expiration
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy, Blas Nuñez-Neto, demanding answers on the agency’s failure to prepare for the surge in illegal immigration across our southern border prior to Title 42 coming to an end. Officials are now bracing for 14,000 migrant encounters per day. In May, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Hearing, Acting Assistant Secretary Nuñez-Neto predicted during his testimony that if Title 42 were to end, the United States would see a decrease in illegal immigrants at the southern border. "Now, as this authority is set to expire, your prediction has proven wrong. [...] A new report...
Hawley Bill to Ban TikTok on Government Devices Passes Senate Unanimously
Tonight U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill to ban TikTok on government devices unanimously passed the Senate for the second time. Senator Hawley’s bill would follow up on steps already taken by the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and TSA to ban the app on federal government devices due to security concerns. “TikTok is a Trojan Horse for the Chinese Communist Party. It’s a major security risk to the United States, and until it is forced to sever ties with China completely, it has no place on government devices,” said Senator Hawley. “States across the U.S. are banning TikTok on government devices. It’s time for Joe Biden and the Democrats to help do the same.” Senator Hawley originally introduced the...
Hawley Files Gonzalez v. Google Amicus Brief with Supreme Court, Challenging Big Tech’s Section 230 Immunity
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court this week in the case Gonzalez v. Google, dealing with online platforms and the Section 230 immunity they receive for their algorithmic recommendations. In his brief, Senator Hawley argues that courts have consistently misread the text of Section 230: Congress never intended the law to shield companies’ knowing distribution of unlawful content. In this case, Google promoted videos from ISIS-aligned terrorists overseas via YouTube – materials that the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, a U.S. student studying in France, says led to their daughter’s murder. Senator Hawley’s brief argues that Google should face liability for its content recommendations. “Google knows it...
New Hawley Op-Ed on Biden’s Bad Deal for Railworkers
By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | Dec. 6, 2022 | Compact Magazine The Book of Deuteronomy instructs, “You shall not oppress a hired worker.” Apparently, no one told President Biden or the rest of the political-industrial complex. Last week, they united to stifle a potential strike by railway workers, the first one in years. It’s too costly for the economy, the DC types moaned, the workers are being unreasonable. Hardly. The rail workers were merely asking for a handful of sick days, something the professional class regards as a matter of divine right. Half the House of Representatives still won’t show up for work for fear of even potentially falling ill. But railroad workers must be forced to work and take sick days on their own dime. The hypocrisy is rank—but also revealing....
Hawley Urges Blinken to Prioritize Arms for Taiwan Over Ukraine
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize arming Taiwan over delivering weapons to Ukraine. "Taiwan is more important for U.S. national interests than Ukraine,” wrote Senator Hawley. “Seizing Taiwan is Beijing’s next step toward dominating the Indo-Pacific region. If Beijing succeeds, it would have dire ramifications for Americans’ national security, as well as our economic security and freedom of action.” He continued, "Regardless of the weapons’ source, if both Taiwan and Ukraine need them, they should go to Taiwan first [...] Nor does the United States have the luxury of waiting for China to invade Taiwan before we send weapons to the island. It will be exceedingly difficult to deliver weapons...
Hawley on Rail Strike Vote: Side with Workers, Not Biden
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements on the Senate vote on the rail strike agreement negotiations.
Hawley, Gallagher Introduce New Bill Prohibiting Tax-Exempt Entities from Investing in Chinese Companies
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) introduced the Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act (DITCH Act). The new legislation requires university endowments, public pension plans, and other entities exempt from federal income tax to divest their investments in Chinese companies or lose their tax-exempt status. Senator Hawley said, “Universities, foundations, and other entities are exempt from federal income tax for their work promoting the public good in the United States. Investing in China does the opposite: it advances the economic ambitions and military modernization efforts of the Chinese Communist Party while selling out American workers and values. These tax-exempt entities must stop investing...