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Hawley Bill to Dissolve DHS Disinformation Board, Disclose All Documents Related to Formation

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Dissolving the Disinformation Governance Board Act which would immediately dissolve the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board and prohibit DHS from ever replicating its attempt to monitor or censor Americans' speech.  Senator Hawley said, “Biden’s so-called Disinformation Board is unconstitutional and must be dissolved immediately. This is nothing short of a censorship committee vested with the full powers of the federal government to monitor dissenting speech and opposing viewpoints under the guise of national security. The American people need a full accounting of who signed off on this board and who approved such a radical, anti-free speech activist to lead it.” Last week, Senator...

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Hawley Op-Ed: Supreme Court Roe v Wade leak was plan to bully Justices but they must not back down

By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)  |  May 4, 2022  |  Fox News    I once clerked at the Supreme Court. Over the years, I’ve litigated there too, and I’ve never seen anything like the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion in the abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Justice Alito’s draft majority opinion is powerful, overturning Roe and returning the question of abortion to the people. The opinion is everything a constitutionalist could hope for. This leak looks like an effort to derail it, and delegitimize the Court in the process.  [...] And now the left is celebrating the individual who leaked this draft opinion, whoever it was. Brian Fallon, executive director of the dark-money activist group Demand...

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‘HUMAN GEYSER OF MISINFORMATION:’ Hawley Slams Head of Biden Disinformation Board, Calls for Mayorkas’ Resignation

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the Biden Administration’s newly formed “Disinformation Governance Board,” led by anti-free speech advocate Nina Jankowicz. Senator Hawley slammed Secretary Mayorkas for his failure to provide clear answers and called for his resignation. During the first round of questioning, Secretary Mayorkas provided no answers as to why he hired Jankowicz, whom Senator Hawley described as “human geyser of misinformation.” Senator Hawley then called on Secretary Mayorkas to turn over all agency records related to the formation of the Board and the appointment of Jankowicz.  In the final round of questioning Secretary Mayorkas was unable to...

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Dept. of Interior Approves Hawley, Blunt Request to Reinstate Police Escorts for Honor Flights

Following a letter sent last week from U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the National Park Service has announced they will reinstate police escorts for American veterans traveling to Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight Network. In their letter to Secretary Haaland, the Senators noted that Missouri-based Honor Flights were denied vehicular escort services this year and urged the Secretary to reverse course. Senator Hawley said, "This is the right decision – these police escorts should have always remained in place. Our veterans are American heroes and they deserve the very best when visiting our nation’s capital." Senator Blunt said, "The Honor Flight program has touched the lives of hundreds of...

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Hawley Demands Answers from ATF on Anti-Gun Regulations

Today Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acting Director Gary M. Restaino demanding answers on the agency's new rules that would unduly burden law-abiding gun owners and dealers. Senator Hawley previously sent a letter to ATF on this matter in June 2021.  Senator Hawley asked, "What steps does ATF intend to take to ensure that any new information that may be retained by FFL dealers pursuant to Final Rule 2021R–05F is not subsequently used for the targeting of lawful gun owners by federal authorities or other politically-motivated purposes?” ATF's Proposed Rule 2021R–05, which has recently been finalized by ATF, would require gun dealers to maintain gun owner and transaction information forever, a...

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Hawley, Blunt Urge Dept. of Interior to Reinstate Police Escorts for Honor Flights

Today U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland urging the Department to reinstate police escorts for American veterans traveling to Washington, DC, as part of the Honor Flight Network.  Senator Hawley and Senator Blunt wrote, "To say that the Honor Flight Network is performing a national service is an understatement. For thousands of American veterans, these trips are a once in a lifetime opportunity for honor, reflection, and remembrance that simply cannot be replaced. The Department of the Interior has historically played an important role in making these trips possible by providing U.S. Park Police escorts for buses carrying Honor Flight veterans to the National Mall." The Senators...

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Hawley Slams Biden Administration’s ‘Disinformation Governance Board,’ Demands It Be Dissolved

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas expressing deep concern about the agency's new Disinformation Governance Board and demanding it be dissolved. Senator Hawley cited as a particular concern DHS’s appointment of Nina Jankowicz, an anti-free speech activist with a long history of partisan attacks, to lead the board. "I confess, I at first thought this announcement was satire. Surely no American Administration would ever use the power of Government to sit in judgment on the First Amendment speech of its own citizens. Sadly, I was mistaken. Rather than protecting our border or the American homeland, you have chosen to make policing Americans’ speech your priority," wrote Senator Hawley. He continued,...

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Hawley Calls for Public Audit of Past Twitter Censorship

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, calling for a comprehensive public audit of Twitter's past censorship practices. Senator Hawley writes, "In recent years, Twitter has intervened in American discourse with an increasingly heavy hand, attempting to shape the information environment for overtly partisan reasons. Algorithms didn’t make those calls; employees did. And at this point, the American people deserve to know the truth about what went on at Twitter for years behind closed doors." He continues, “A public audit like this will prove essential, as you start to rebuild a culture of free speech and open discourse at Twitter, to determining where exactly things went wrong on the platform and who is principally...

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