Press Releases
Senator Hawley Statement on Uvalde Shooting
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement regarding the tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas: "The loss of life in Uvalde, Texas is heartbreaking. As parents, Erin and I stand in prayer with those who have suffered the unimaginable, the loss of a child. As a public official, I believe the time has come to increase penalties for violent crimes and crimes committed with firearms. We must also fully fund our police and local law enforcement and give them the resources they need to keep our kids safe.”
Hawley Op-Ed: No to Neoconservatism
By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | May 24, 2022 | Compact Magazine Not so long ago, Republicans said they had sworn off nation-building. Following the failure of the neoconservative project in Iraq and Afghanistan, GOP leaders seemed to have learned their lesson. But apparently not. Now nation-building is back with force, with a massive aid package to Ukraine that makes that country a US client state. Up next: a debate over expanding NATO. Many Republicans in Congress have already lined up to support both, almost reflexively. Why? Perhaps because they have forgotten their foreign-policy heritage. They have traded the nationalism of Theodore Roosevelt for the globalism of Woodrow Wilson. That’s a mistake. What America needs is not nation-building, but...
Hawley Leads Letter Demanding DHS Release Documents on Disinformation Governance Board
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting the immediate release of all documents related to the agency’s recently-shelved Disinformation Governance Board. U.S. Senators and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee members Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) also joined the letter. Under federal law (5 U.S.C. § 2954), the Department is required provide information and documents to the Homeland Security Committee when five members request it. “We write to request immediate access to all records and communications related to the Department of Homeland Security’s new Disinformation Governance Board. You promised...
Hawley Slams NSBA, White House for Coordination on Letter Calling Parents Domestic Terrorists
Following the release of the National School Board Association’s (NSBA) review of its September 2021 letter to the Department of Justice, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement. The NSBA review found, in part, that NSBA interim CEO and Executive Director Chip Slaven drafted the letter with assistance from White House officials and that an initial draft of the letter called for the administration to deploy “the Army National Guard and its Military Police” to certain school districts. Senator Hawley previously called for Attorney General Merrick Garland to resign over his role in the NSBA letter. In November 2021 Senator Hawley introduced the Parents' Bill of Rights to defend the role of parents in their children's education and empower...
Senator Hawley Slams Granholm for Claiming Biden Policies Had No Effect on Rising Gas Prices
In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asked Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to answer for record-high rising gas prices across America.
Hawley Blasts $40 billion in Ukraine Aid: “Not in America’s Interests”
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted the $40 billion in proposed aid to Ukraine after he voted 'no' on tonight's procedural vote to move forward with the aid package.
Hawley Op-Ed: It’s time to end economic handouts for woke corporations
By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | May 12, 2022 | Fox News Big business is no friend to conservatives—that’s been clear for years. And it’s increasingly no friend to America. In the postwar era just a few decades ago, many corporate leaders could honestly say that they loved this country. Now that seems a stretch. Today’s multinationals have embraced a toxic blend of offshoring and woke politics, selling out American workers even as they attack American values. But conservatives don’t have to take this behavior any longer. [...] CEOs now regularly release jargon-heavy statements denouncing conservative social policies across the board. One Disney higher-up even bragged recently about "adding queerness" to children’s programming wherever...
Hawley Calls on Biden to Answer for Baby Formula Shortage, Consider Defense Production Act
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on the FDA to answer for the growing shortage of baby formula around the nation. In an interview on Fox News today, he asked, "What is the FDA doing with its time? There’s no explanation for this. Missouri, my state, is one of the states in the country that is over 50 percent out of stock. Not only is it not acceptable, this isn’t sustainable.” He went on to demand that the Biden Administration do more, referencing use of the Defense Production Act to ramp-up production:
Hawley, Blunt Resolution Honoring Fallen Missouri Officers Passes Senate
The Senate adopted resolution S.Res.594 last night, which was introduced by U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) last month in honor of three Missouri Police Officers who were killed in the line of duty in March. Corporal Benjamin Lee Cooper of the Joplin Police Department, Police Officer Jake Alexander Reed of the Joplin Police Department, and Patrolman Lane Anthony Burns of the Bonne Terre Police Department lost their lives in service to their communities. The resolution expresses condolences to their families and also recognizes the countless selfless and heroic actions carried out by local law enforcement officers in Missouri and across the country. Text of the resolution can be found here and below: Title: Honoring the...
Hawley Introduces Bill to Strip Disney of Special Copyright Protections
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Copyright Clause Restoration Act, a new bill to strip woke corporations like Disney of special copyright protections. Senator Hawley’s bill would limit new copyright protections to 56 years and make the change retroactive for massive corporations like Disney that have been granted unnecessarily long copyright monopolies. Senator Hawley said, “the age of Republican handouts to Big Business is over. Thanks to special copyright protections from Congress, woke corporations like Disney have earned billions while increasingly pandering to woke activists. It’s time to take away Disney’s special privileges and open up a new era of creativity and innovation.” Under Congress’s current sweetheart deal, companies like Disney have been granted...