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Senate Committee Unanimously Adopts Hawley Legislation Requiring Secret Service to Disclose All Documents on Failed Assassination Attempt Against Trump
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) today unanimously adopted U.S. Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) amendment requiring Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe to submit to HSGAC, the committee of jurisdiction, any and all information in its possession pertaining to the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. HSGAC Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) also pledged to vote on related legislation in committee next week. "Given the way that Secret Service and DHS has stonewalled this committee [...] I just think it's incumbent upon us to say we want this information," Senator Hawley noted, urging his colleagues' support for his legislation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NwWY3W_zew "We're one step closer to the...
Ranking Member Hawley Sounds Alarm on OpenAI Safety Concerns, Gives Floor to Former Board Member who Voted to Oust Sam Altman
In yesterday's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), serving as ranking member, urged his colleagues in the upper chamber to prioritize legislation that would protect Americans from the harms artificial intelligence (AI) has proven to pose. Senator Hawley questioned former board member of OpenAI Helen Toner, who voted last year to oust OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a high-profile boardroom battle, charging him with “outright lying.” Probing Toner on whether OpenAI is doing enough to address safety concerns, Senator Hawley asked, "Is OpenAI doing enough, in terms of its safety procedures and protocols, to adequately vet its own products and to protect the public?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W0TKmWhR54 Toner...
BREAKING: Hawley Unveils New Whistleblower Report Detailing Secret Service Failures Surrounding the Attempted Assassination of President Trump
The Hawley Report has been shared with the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump to supplement their investigation WASHINGTON -- In the wake of a second assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) unveiled a new, 22-page whistleblower report detailing the failures of the United States Secret Service in connection with the July 13 attempted assassination of former President Trump. The Hawley Report has been shared with the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump to supplement their investigation. The Hawley Report’s findings are highly damaging to the credibility of the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). They reveal a compounding pattern of negligence,...
‘They Deserve to Have Their Communities Cleaned Up’: Hawley Stresses Urgent Need to Pass RECA During Exchange with Top Science Security Director
In today's Senate Energy Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) renewed his push to reauthorize and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Senator Hawley questioned the Director of Science-Security Initiative Integration at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Dr. Shaun Gleason, on his experience working in a facility instrumental to shoring up America's nuclear prowess during the Manhattan Project and the Cold War. Senator Hawley stressed the urgency in passing RECA in the House of Representatives after Dr. Gleason testified to the importance American communities played in developing U.S. nuclear technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYXV66gxaCY "I couldn't let the opportunity pass […] to call on my colleagues in the House to...
‘She Belongs in Jail’: Hawley Releases Statement After Judge Reduces Bond of Illegal Immigrant Charged with Killing of Missouri Boy
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement after a judge reduced the bond of illegal immigrant Endrina Bracho, who killed Missouri’s 12-year-old Travis Wolfe in a head-on collision. "Illegal alien Endrina Bracho killed 12-year-old Travis Wolfe while driving w/o a license, in the wrong lane, 35 miles per hour over the limit. Now a judge has reduced her bond. This is wrong. She belongs in jail, not on Missouri streets," Senator Hawley wrote. Two weeks ago, Senator Hawley demanded Bracho's cash bond not be reduced in response to news of a possible bond reduction hearing in her case.
Hawley Exposes Intel Corporation for Investing Billions in Chinese Tech While Cutting American Jobs & Failing to Condemn Slave Labor
In yesterday's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Intel Corporation's Chief Trade Officer Jeff Rittener on his company's documented groveling to China, namely the billions it has invested in Chinese artificial intelligence and other technologies. Senator Hawley went on to call out Rittener for favoring Beijing, America's chief competitor, and Intel's executives over his own company's rank-and-file employees. "Did you think it was efficient to give your CEO a 45 percent pay increase year-over-year, while you're cutting 15,000 jobs?" Senator Hawley asked Rittener. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G7onHVEEvU Senator Hawley also pressed Rittener on...
Hawley Urges Postmaster General To Reconsider Policy That Would Exacerbate Delivery Delays for Rural Missourians
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Postmaster General and United States Postal Service (USPS) CEO Louis DeJoy raising concerns regarding proposed operational changes to USPS that could compound delivery delays that rural Missourians are already experiencing. For countless rural Americans, reliable and timely access to federal mail services is a lifeline that keeps businesses open and families connected. "I am alarmed by the possibility you would implement additional changes to further degrade service quality at a time when USPS is failing to deliver Missourians’ mail in a consistent and reliable manner," the Senator wrote. "Recent reports state that your proposal, which would reduce the number of trips trucks take to rural areas, could...
Hawley Demands Action After Whistleblowers Expose Unhealthy Living Conditions, Contaminated Food for Missouri Troops in Europe
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to General Christopher G. Cavoli, Commander of the United States European Command, demanding he take action to provide Missouri troops deployed to Poland with basic necessities after reports detail ongoing unhealthy living conditions on base. Whistleblowers recently notified Senator Hawley's office that Missouri guardsmen have been left to rely on family members' shipments of food and bottled water while overseas. "My office has received numerous reports of contaminated food and water supplies that have sickened members of the 1221st Transportation Company, an Army National Guard unit deployed in Swietoszow, Poland," wrote Senator Hawley. Over the course of five months, the contaminated supply of food and...
NEW WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGATION: Secret Service Failed to Properly Train Agents Assigned to Candidate Details, Trump Rally
Yesterday U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe following new whistleblower allegations that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents who partnered with the Secret Service for protective details were improperly trained. Reports indicate that this deficient training extended to the Butler, Pa., rally where former president Donald Trump was shot.“Whistleblower allegations to my office report that the only training received by many HSI agents reassigned to work protective details is a single two-hour webinar on Microsoft Teams featuring pre-recorded videos,” wrote Senator Hawley. “The whistleblower alleged that these videos were not substantive and their playback was frequently riddled with technical mishaps, leaving the HSI agents...
Hawley Seeks Justice after Murder of Missouri Boy, Demands Cash Bond of Illegal Immigrant Killer NOT be Reduced
This week U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the presiding judge overseeing the prosecution of illegal immigrant Endrina Bracho, who killed Missouri's 12-year-old Travis Wolfe in a head-on collision. "On December 20, 2023, Endrina Bracho was driving without a license, in the wrong lane, and 35 miles per hour over the speed limit, when she crashed head-on into a vehicle carrying 12-year-old Travis Wolfe," Senator Hawley wrote. "Travis tragically died from his injuries. Moreover, since Ms. Bracho was unlawfully present in the country, her lack of documentation initially made it difficult for investigators to identify her."In response to news of a possible bond reduction hearing in Bracho’s case, Senator Hawley argued, "My office has been...