U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
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Recent News About U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
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Senator Hawley's keynote emphasizes need for revival of Christian traditions
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered a keynote address at the National Conservatism Conference, titled "The Christian Nationalism We Need." In his speech, he outlined his vision for the future of the conservative movement and the nation, drawing on historical and religious references.
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Hawley criticizes Biden Administration's defense priorities amid rising tensions with China
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin criticizing the Biden Administration's focus on air and missile defense for Ukraine while allegedly neglecting support for U.S. and Taiwanese forces in the Pacific.
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Hawley questions Biden appointee on impact of Grain Belt Express on Missouri farms
In a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs hearing today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed Eric Beightel, the Biden-appointed Executive Director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, on his agency’s endorsement of the Grain Belt Express. This green-energy transmission corridor is set to cut across Missouri, confiscating farmers’ land in its tracks while failing to adequately compensate landowners.
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Bipartisan senators introduce bill to bar Congress members from stock trading
At a bipartisan press conference today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), alongside Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), announced new legislation aimed at banning stock trading for sitting members of Congress. The proposed legislation will be considered at the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee business meeting on July 24, marking the first time a Senate committee will consider such a ban.
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Hawley demands transparency from Tyson Foods over Missouri chicken plant closures
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King, demanding transparency and accountability following allegations that the company misled stakeholders about its intentions to sell its chicken plant in Dexter, Missouri. The lawsuit claims Tyson falsely assured it would sell the plant to any interested party, including competitors.
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Defense Credit Union Council to Sens. Hawley, Schmitt: Proposed credit card regs ‘will risk military financial readiness’
An association representing U.S. military credit unions sent a letter to Missouri’s U.S. Senators in opposition to proposed credit card regulations pending in the U.S. Senate.
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Financial Researcher: Missourians could see increase in credit card fraud under Hawley's proposed credit card regulations
Glenn Grossman, the director of research at financial advisory firm Cornerstone Advisors, said the pending federal “Credit Card Competition Act of 2023” (CCCA), co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), could lead to an increase in credit card fraud.
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Finance Analyst: Hawley-sponsored credit card regulations are ‘bad policy’
A national monetary and financial markets analyst said that credit card regulations sponsored by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo) are “bad policy” that will result in higher prices for consumers.
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Hawley, Braun Slam Biden Administration for Failure to Release All Information on COVID-19 Origins, Demand Full Report
On June 27, 2023, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, after the Director and the Biden Administration failed to comply with the Senators' COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, by releasing an incomplete report on the origins of COVID-19 well beyond the statutory deadline.
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Hawley Demands Oversight Hearing After Biden Energy Secretary's False Statements About Holding Stocks
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on June 21, 2023, urging him to schedule an oversight hearing to investigate the false statements Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm admitted to making to Senator Hawley during an April committee hearing.
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'Any Man Could've Walked Into Our Locker Room,' Riley Gaines Recounts to Senator Hawley
On June 21, 2023, in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Riley Gaines, decorated collegiate swimmer and female sports advocate. Gaines described to Senator Hawley her experiences competing against a transgender athlete, and the trauma she and her teammates endured when their privacy was invaded by being forced to undress in front of a biological male.
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Hawley and Braun Demand Biden Implement COVID Origins Act
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) have sent a letter to President Biden demanding he implement the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, and declassify and release all information related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hawley, Peters Bill to Improve and Protect Rural Hospitals' Cybersecurity Advances in Senate
On June 14, 2023, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, cosponsored by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), passed through committee and now heads to the Senate floor.
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Hawley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Consumers and Deny AI Companies Section 230 Immunity
On June 14, 2023, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) – the Ranking Member and the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, respectively – introduced the No Section 230 Immunity for AI Act.
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Hawley Demands Answers from Biden Energy Secretary for Misleading Congress About Holding Stocks
On June 13, 2023, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm demanding an explanation for misleading Senator Hawley during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.
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Hawley and Braun Demand Biden Implement COVID Origins Act
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) have sent a letter to President Biden demanding he implement the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, and declassify and release all information related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hawley Announces Guiding Principles for Future AI Legislation
On June 7, 2023. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced his guiding principles for the future of American artificial intelligence (AI) legislation.
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Hawley and Blumenthal Demand Answers from Meta, Warn of Misuse After 'Leak' of Meta's AI Model
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, wrote a new letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, seeking information about the “leak” of its Large Language Model Meta AI (LLaMA) program.
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Hawley Delivers Floor Speech Urging Support for His Amendment to Increase Tariffs on China
On June 2, 2023. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered remarks ahead of the Senate's vote on his amendment, as part of the debt ceiling deal, to raise tariffs on imports from China until the United States’ unsustainable trade deficit with China comes into balance.
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Hawley to Vote No on Debt Ceiling Deal
On June 1, 2023, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement on his intent to vote 'no' on the debt ceiling deal.