Press Releases
Hawley To Introduce Bill Restoring American Energy Production, Ending Dependence on Foreign Adversaries
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce the American Energy Independence Act of 2022, which will reverse President Biden’s shutdown of the American energy sector and return American energy to full production. Immediately following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the price of oil rose to over $100 per barrel for the first time since 2014. Gas and energy prices for working Americans are quickly rising to new highs. At the same time, European countries, particularly Germany, have been reluctant to levy tough sanctions on Russia or help arm Ukraine due to dependence on Russian energy. The Biden Administration itself has been reluctant to sanction the Russian energy sector, due no doubt to the United States’ own dangerous dependence on...
Sen. Hawley Statement on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement on Russia's invasion of Ukraine: "Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine and invasion of its territory must be met with strong American resolve. President Biden must act now to hit Vladimir Putin where it hurts, beginning with Russia’s energy sector. The Biden Administration should sanction Russian energy production to a halt, and help arm the Ukrainians to defend themselves. At the same time, the White House should reopen American energy production in full. This is the time to show Russia and the world that America will not reward aggression and it will not be dependent on its enemies."
Hawley Slams Biden’s Sanctions as “Not Enough,” Calls for Admin to Open American Pipelines
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) responded to the Biden Administration's announcement of sanctions on the Russian energy sector.
Hawley Exposes Biden’s Woke Farming Agenda
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) slammed the Biden Administration's U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for pushing a woke agenda in their latest farm producer survey. The survey asks questions including whether farmers identify as transgender, the gender they were at birth, and their sexual orientation.
Senator Hawley Demands Biden Administration Ensure Independence of Durham Probe, Slams Clinton Campaign as Criminal Enterprise
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland over new revelations from Special Counsel Durham’s investigation, including that the 2016 Clinton campaign partnered with tech firms to hack the servers of the White House and Trump Tower in an attempt to promote the false narrative that President Trump was in collusion with Russia. Senator Hawley wrote, “These shocking revelations show that the 2016 Clinton Campaign was a criminal enterprise involving lawyers, Big Tech, and current Biden Administration officials. The question now is whether anyone will be held accountable.” “The Clinton Campaign’s criminal enterprise also includes many individuals currently serving in the Biden Administration—and in your personal office. The indictment...
Hawley Blasts Garland, Demands Answers on Coordination Between Biden Administration and NSBA for Memo Ordering FBI to Investigate Parents
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers in light of recent revelations about the Biden Administration’s controversial memo instructing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate concerned parents speaking at local school board meetings. Last year, Garland admitted he drafted the memo in response to a letter from the National School Boards Association (NSBA) smearing parents as “domestic terrorists.” Now, new reporting from Fox News revealed that the head of the NSBA had advance notice of Garland’s memo, despite Garland’s previous testimony that he was not aware of any coordination with the NSBA. “We now know from documents unveiled this week that the NSBA...
Senator Hawley Scorches Biden Administration’s Lack of Accountability on Afghanistan, Objects to DoD Nominees
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) objected to the unanimous consent of several Department of Defense nominations, followed by remarks that outlined the Biden administration’s failures and lack of accountability in the aftermath of the botched Afghanistan withdrawal last summer. He also reiterated how the administration is on the brink of another disaster, this time with Ukraine. Senator Hawley said, “Here we are, six months since […] the disastrous withdrawal in Afghanistan. Thirteen service members killed, including one from my home state of Missouri. Dozens more wounded. Hundreds, hundreds of civilians killed, hundreds more, maybe thousands of American civilians, left behind enemy lines to terrorists, to fend for themselves. Still hundreds of Americans stranded there in...
Hawley and Hartzler Op-Ed: Ban Stock Trading in Congress
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) published an op-ed with the Springfield News-Leader about the need to ban stock trading in Congress. Last year, lawmakers in Washington bought over $267 million and sold $364 million in assets. One of the worst offenders is the Democratic House Speaker. In 2020, Speaker Pelosi and her husband managed to outperform the S&P 500 by a whopping 14.3 percent. That’s unusual. Making matters worse, almost 65 percent of her family’s investments are in Big Tech companies. One of Pelosi’s biggest gains came when her husband exercised options to purchase shares of Google, just one week before the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on antitrust legislation that...
Hawley Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Purge Slave Labor from Corporate Supply Chains
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the bipartisan Slave-Free Business Certification Act to target forced labor in global supply chains and hold multinational corporations accountable. The legislation establishes new corporate supply chain disclosure requirements, mandates regular audits, puts CEOs on the hook for their company’s use of forced labor, and creates stiff penalties for firms that fail to uphold minimum standards for human rights. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is an original cosponsor. For years, forced labor has persisted in the shadows, tainting both global supply chains and goods imported into the United States. In 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor estimated that nearly 25 million people were trapped in forced labor across 77 nations. Not...
Hawley Op-Ed: Russia-Ukraine crisis – China is America’s biggest enemy, not Moscow
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) published an op-ed with Fox News on the Russia-Ukraine crisis and why China, not Russia, is America's biggest enemy. The United States is better off without Ukraine joining NATO. But when I sent a letter to Secretary of State Tony Blinken last week explaining why, the usual Washington suspects – the people who delivered two failed wars, botched the evacuation in Afghanistan, and enabled the rise of China – had their usual meltdown. ... American foreign policy should be based on what’s best for preserving American freedom and American prosperity, not expanding an empire of "liberal order" around the world. Too many in the Washington cartel – of both parties – have forgotten this. With China rising, now is the time...