Press Releases
Hawley Leads 11 Republican Colleagues in New Letter Opposing FY23 NDAA Forcing Women to Register for Draft
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter today to Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Jack Reed opposing any attempt to use the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to force American women to register for the U.S. Selective Service System. Senator Hawley, who was a leader on this issue last year, was joined by Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho). “Women have served in and alongside the Armed Forces since our nation’s founding. Time and again, they have answered the call of duty and served...
Hawley Blasts Garland’s Failure to Act on Threats Against Justices, Attacks on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers as to why the Department of Justice (DOJ) has failed to enforce the law against illegal protests at the homes of Supreme Court Justices, especially after the attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh. Senator Hawley also called on the DOJ to take immediate action against the criminals responsible for the recent firebombings of pro-life pregnancy resource centers across the country. "When Democratic officials openly say that it is fine to flout the law and commit crimes, radicals take note," Senator Hawley wrote. "That is why it was so outrageous that, hours after the assassination attempt, your office did not immediately arrest illegal picketers who surrounded...
Following Whistleblower Revelations, HSGAC Republicans Demand Hearing on Biden Disinformation Governance Board
Following the release of new whistleblower documents last week obtained by U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on details of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board, U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Republicans have sent a letter to Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) requesting a new hearing with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding his misleading testimony before the Committee on the matter on May 4. Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-Ohio), along with Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) sent the letter. “We write to request you convene a hearing with...
Hawley, Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reduce Gun Violence
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Kennedy (R-La.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced the Stop Gun Criminals Act, legislation to increase penalties for felons who illegally possess or use firearms. Text of the bill can be found here. “Violent criminals have no business being anywhere around guns. If they get them, they should go to prison even longer than they currently do—keeping law-abiding Americans safe demands no less,” said Senator Hawley. “And while we’re at it, it’s past time to ensure prosecutors have the tools they need to put repeat offenders behind bars for a long time. This bill does both.” “Violent...
Hawley, Colleagues Join Warner in Reintroducing Bipartisan Bill to Encourage Competition in Social Media
The ACCESS Act will require the largest social media companies to make data portable and services interoperable U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and a group of bipartisan colleagues recently reintroduced the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act.This bipartisan legislation encourages market-based competition to dominant social media platforms by requiring that the largest companies make user data portable – and their services interoperable – with other platforms. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are original cosponsors of the legislation. Senator Hawley was also an original cosponsor of the ACCESS Act last Congress. “The tremendous...
Hawley Slams Biden Nominee for Advocating to Axe Mandatory Minimums for Child Porn Offenders, Calls Out Durbin for Blocking His Legislation Protecting Children
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) slammed President Biden’s U.S. Sentencing Commission nominee Laura Mate for refusing to explain her opposition to mandatory minimums for child porn offenders in all cases, following a 2013 letter she signed in which she argued that the child pornography guidelines were too severe and called for mandatory minimums for offenders to be abolished. “You don’t want to answer my questions, because the positions that you took were radical, and frankly, I think, wrong,” said Senator Hawley. “I can’t possibly support your nomination. I can’t support the nomination of someone who wants to do away with mandatory minimums. I think it’s a radical position, and I think, frankly, your nomination is indicative of where this administration is on its soft-on-crime...
Hawley, Grassley Demand Answers on New Whistleblower Documents Exposing DHS Disinformation Board Efforts to Monitor Americans’ Speech
New whistleblower documents, obtained by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), expose shocking new details about the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) planned Disinformation Governance Board. The documents reveal that DHS drafted plans for the Disinformation Governance Board as early as September 2021 and explored the possibility of partnerships with Big Tech companies like Twitter to assist in their efforts. In a new letter to Secretary Mayorkas, Senators Hawley and Grassley call for DHS to release all internal communications related to the Disinformation Governance Board and to clarify why he did not fully explain the Disinformation Governance Board’s role in his testimony before...
Senator Hawley Surpasses 900 Local TV and Radio Interviews Since Taking Office
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has surpassed more than 900 one-on-one local television and radio interviews with Missouri reporters since taking office in January 2019. In 2022 alone, Senator Hawley has already participated in more than 150 TV interviews with Missouri reporters from every media market in the state. Each week while the Senate is in session, Senator Hawley connects with local reporters across the state to discuss what is important in their communities as well as his efforts to represent Missouri’s priorities in Washington. “It's always a privilege to talk with Missouri press,” said Senator Hawley. “The hardworking people of our state deserve to know what’s going on in the nation’s capital, just as their elected leaders should be talking about the big...
Senator Hawley Continues to Fight for Missouri Priorities
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) continues to work hard for Missouri, serving the needs of constituents across the state and working around the obstacles presented by the Biden-Schumer agenda to get things done. 2022 Quick Facts 10 pieces of legislation introduced 20 bills cosponsored 15 resolutions cosponsored Served more than 1,000 Missourians needing assistance with federal agencies Helped more than 60 small businesses secure loans so far this year through the Small Business Administration to keep their doors open throughout the pandemic 13 Missourians were accepted to attend service academies this fall after receiving a nomination from Senator Hawley Missouri Priorities in the Senate Honoring fallen law...
Senate Unanimously Approves Hawley & Blunt’s Resolution Congratulating NWMSU Bearcats
Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) announced that the Senate unanimously approved a resolution honoring the Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU) men's basketball team for winning the 2022 NCAA Division II (DII) national championship and making history as the first DII men's basketball team to win three consecutive national titles. “Congratulations to all of the players, coaches, staff, and fans on this incredible achievement,”said Blunt. “Thanks to hard work and determination, the Bearcats took home another national title and earned their spot in the record books by becoming the first Division II men’s basketball team to win three-consecutive championships. There’s no question the Bearcats are a sports powerhouse, and I look forward to seeing what...