Press Releases
Senator Hawley Calls on USDA to Hold Meatpackers Accountable for Anti-Competitive Behavior
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to leverage the full scope of his statutory authority to hold meatpackers accountable for anticompetitive behavior, including threatening to revoke inspection services for these companies, which would have a major impact on their bottom-line.
Op-Ed: Public schools must shape kids who love America and our founding
Parents know something is wrong. It’s why they are showing up in droves at school-board meetings across the nation. They are sending a message. They don’t want their children taught that the true founding of America came in 1619, or that America is a systemically racist place, or that most Americans are oppressors. They don’t want their children taught lies. And they are right.
Senator Hawley Surpasses 550 Local News Interviews
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he has surpassed more than 550 one-on-one interviews with Missouri reporters since taking office in January 2019. Each week while the Senate is in session, Senator Hawley connects with local reporters from all across the state individually to discuss what is important in their communities and his efforts to represent Missouri’s priorities in Washington.
Sen. Hawley Introduces Bill to Promote Patriotism, Love for Country, and Push Back on Critical Race Theory in Schools
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will introduce the Love America Act, new legislation to promote patriotism in education and fight back against the spread of anti-American, critical race theory classes in K-12 education. Senator Hawley’s bill would require all schools and school districts that receive federal funding to ensure students are able to read and recite America’s founding documents and bar federal funding from schools that teach those documents are the products of white supremacy or racism.
Hawley Leads Amicus Brief with Lee & Cruz, Urging Supreme Court to Overrule Roe, Casey
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), filed an amicus brief in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, urging the Court to overrule its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey.
Hawley Statement on Vote Against Forcing Women to Enter Draft
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement on his vote against Senate Democrats’ proposal to require women to register for the Selective Service System
Hawley Commemorates Third Anniversary of Duck Boat Tragedy at Table Rock Lake
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) commemorated the third anniversary of the 2018 duck boat tragedy at Table Rock Lake—one of the deadliest boating accidents in U.S. history.
Senators Hawley, Graham Demand Judiciary Hearing on Border Crisis
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) calling for a full hearing on the current crisis of the southern border. Senate Judiciary Democrats have declined to hold a hearing on the border this Congress, despite the fact that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended historic numbers of migrants not seen in over 15 years.
Hawley Hammers Facebook, Twitter on Collusion with Biden Administration to Censor Speech
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent letters to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey demanding answers on their collusion with the Biden administration to suppress free speech. Senator Hawley said the revelations raise questions as to whether the platforms are operating as arms of the federal government.
Senators Hawley, Lee Demand EEOC Rescind Guidance Based on “Extreme and Partisan” Interpretation of Bostock Decision
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) demanded Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows immediately rescind an extreme, partisan guidance document on employment discrimination. The Senators write the EEOC’s “Protections Against Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity” document promotes a radical interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bostock decision and was issued unilaterally by the Biden-appointed chair, in violation of established procedures.