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Hawley, Whitehouse Lead Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Law Enforcement Support Program, Passes Senate Unanimously
The Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to reauthorize grants to support law enforcement and their families. The senators first introduced the Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act in 2019, and it was signed into law later that year. Since then, the senators have pushed for reauthorization of the STOIC Act to ensure those who put themselves in the lines of danger for us are cared for and have the mental health resources they need. "I am proud to fight for resources for those who fight for us every day. So many times, these folks who answer the call of duty experience trauma that affects their lives and those of their families....
Hawley Releases New Whistleblower Claims Alleging Secret Service Director’s Role in Scaling Back Agency’s Manpower, Retaliating Against Agents who Speak Out
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe after new whistleblower claims point to his actions as a reason for the agency's failures to protect former President Donald Trump. "Since your testimony before the Senate of July 30, new and disturbing information has come to light about Secret Service planning for the Butler, Pennsylvania Trump campaign event—and your own involvement," wrote Senator Hawley. "The whistleblower further alleges that you personally directed significant cuts to CSD, up to and including reducing the division’s manpower by twenty percent,"Senator Hawley continued. "The whistleblower also alleges retaliation against those within the Secret Service who expressed concern about...
New Hawley Bill Would Strengthen Rural Broadband Buildout, Bring FCC Dollars Back to Missouri
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced new legislation to help deliver reliable internet to more rural Americans by returning dormant federal funding back to the state it was intended for. "Missourians and rural Americans across the country are losing out on internet service thanks to failed funding policies," said Senator Hawley. "My bill would put states in charge of their own broadband funding—not government-backed companies that overpromise and under-deliver." The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) current funding structure favors large companies that reap billions in federal government contracts meant to provide high-speed internet access to rural communities. These companies, however, often fail to meet obligations, leaving federal funds in...
Senate Passes Hawley-Backed Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Kids Online, Hold Big Tech Accountable for Child Exploitation
This week the Senate passed the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), cosponsored by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), to fight back against Big Tech's targeting of kids online. "Despite Big Tech’s endless lobbying, the Senate has taken a serious first step this week toward keeping kids safe online. The next step is to take the fight to the platforms—to give parents the right to sue. America’s sons and daughters deserve justice, not exploitation," said Senator Hawley. Senator Hawley has led the charge to hold Big Tech companies accountable for their platforms' harmful algorithms and prolific dissemination of child sexual abuse material since coming to the U.S. Senate. In January of this year, Senator Hawley forced Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to...
Hawley, Gillibrand Introduce Bill Boosting Mental Health Resources for First Responders
Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced the bipartisan First Responders Wellness Act. The bill would establish a new grant program to boost mental health and wellness resources for law enforcement. It would also direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national mental health hotline for first responders experiencing a crisis or in need of help. “I’m proud to partner with Senator Gillibrand on another piece of vital legislation. Our first responders put their lives on the line every day for us. The least we can do is support them in the halls of Congress,” said Senator Josh Hawley.“Our first responders put themselves in extremely challenging and life-threatening situations in order to keep us safe. Unfortunately, it takes...
‘No One Has Been Fired’: Hawley Pushes for Accountability from Secret Service on Trump Assassination Attempt
In a joint hearing today with members of the Senate Judiciary and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) confronted United States Secret Service (USSS) Acting Director Ronald Rowe, demanding answers for the lack of accountability in the attempted assassination of former President Trump. In his questioning, Senator Hawley asked Acting Director Rowe for names of those who were in charge of multiple security efforts the day the former President was shot, and Acting Director Rowe declined to identify them because they "are still operational, still doing investigations." "Isn't the fact that a former President was shot, that a good American is dead, that other Americans were critically wounded, isn't that enough mission...
NEW Whistleblower Allegations: Hawley Reveals Secret Service Declined Drone Usage Day of Trump Butler Rally
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a follow-up letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding his agency turn over all records concerning the United States Secret Service's (USSS) availability or use of drones during former President Donald Trump's July 13 rally. Senator Hawley's letter comes after new whistleblower claims to his office allege that USSS officers at the rally refused to deploy drones—the same technology President Trump's attempted-assassin used to gauge his shots at the former president—to secure the rally before it began. “According to one whistleblower, the night before the rally, U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied offers from a local law enforcement partner to utilize drone technology to secure the rally....
NEW Hawley Bill Would Declassify Key Docs on Trump Assassination Attempt
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Trump Assassination Attempt Transparency Act to require the federal government to declassify any and all information related to the U.S. Secret Service’s preparations for the rally, their interactions with the shooter, and their response to the assassination attempt on July 13. “We need the truth about the assassination attempt against President Trump. We can’t let the federal government hide behind the ‘classified’ label. This investigation must be done out in the open for the American people to see – no more stonewalling, no more evading questions. Time for accountability,” said Senator Hawley. Senator Hawley has been a leader in fighting for answers following the attempted assassination of...
Hawley & Peters’ Bipartisan Legislation Banning Congressional Stock Trading Passes Through Committee
Today legislation negotiated by U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) passed out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) to ban stock ownership and trading for sitting members of Congress. Earlier this month Senators Hawley, Ossoff, Merkley, and Chairman Peters negotiated the landmark bipartisan agreement. This is the first time a bill banning stock ownership has passed out of committee. “Members of Congress should not be here to turn a profit on the people’s time. They should certainly not be trading or owning individual stocks, especially not in companies they oversee through their government work. This bill takes a...
NEW WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGATIONS: Hawley Reveals Law Enforcement Supposed to Cover Roof at Butler, PA Trump Rally
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding answers for new whistleblower information that suggests law enforcement personnel were assigned to be on the roof of the building on the day of President Trump's attempted assassination, but the post was abandoned. "Contrary to Director Cheatle’s public statements about the “safety” of the sloped roof of American Glass Research Building 6, one whistleblower with direct knowledge of Secret Service planning for the event alleges that there was supposed to be a law enforcement presence on the roof that day [...] but this person abandoned his or her post due to the hot weather," wrote Senator Hawley. "The whistleblower further alleges that concerns...