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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Hawley Visits Picket Line at Graybar, Supporting Teamsters in St. Louis
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) showed his support for workers on strike at Graybar in Hazelwood, Missouri, by joining them on the picket line. In a statement, Hawley expressed his solidarity with the workers, stating, "All they want is a fair wage and equal treatment. They deserve it."Hawley's visit to the picket line at Graybar in St. Louis was shared on social media, where he tweeted, "Privilege to be on the picket line with @teamsters688 at Graybar in St. Louis. All they want is a fair wage and equal treatment. They deserve it."The Senator's presence at the strike...
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Senate Passes Hawley Legislation to Compensate Victims of Government Radiation with Strong Bipartisan Support
The U.S. Senate has passed Senator Josh Hawley's legislation to reauthorize and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) with strong bipartisan support. The bill, which aims to compensate victims of government radiation, received a vote of 69-30.Senator Hawley emphasized the importance of the legislation, stating, "This isn’t about a handout. This isn’t about some kind of welfare program. This is about doing basic justice by the working people of this nation, whom their own government has poisoned. This is the day when we break the cycle of lies from the...
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Senate Committee Passes Hawley, Booker Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Child Labor, Hold Companies Accountable for Violations
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved the bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Josh Hawley and Cory Booker aimed at preventing child labor exploitation in federal contracting. Senator Hawley emphasized the importance of the bill, stating, "Companies that illegally employ children have no business leveraging lucrative federal government contracts for corporate gain. This bipartisan legislation would hold companies' feet to the fire for engaging in child labor exploitation and rightfully hold offenders accountable."The...
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Hawley, Colleagues Call Out Biden State Dept After Failing to Address Nigeria’s Religious Freedom Violations
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, along with Senators Mike Braun and Marco Rubio, penned a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing deep disappointment over the State Department's refusal to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). The letter highlighted the ongoing violence against Christians in Nigeria and urged immediate action to address the deteriorating state of religious freedom in the country.In the letter, the Senators emphasized the urgency of the situation, stating, "You must not stand idly by while Nigerian Christians continue to be...
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Hawley Introduces New Bill to Raise Tariffs on China's Green Energy Sector, Protect American Energy Independence
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has taken a stand against what he perceives as a threat to American energy independence by introducing the Declaring Our Energy Independence From China Act. In a statement, Senator Hawley emphasized the importance of prioritizing and protecting U.S. energy independence through measures such as raising tariffs on China's green-energy goods.Senator Hawley stated, “President Biden’s climate agenda undermines U.S. energy independence and will make us more reliant on China. We can’t afford energy policies that enrich our greatest adversary at the...
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Hawley Blasts USACE Following News of Nuclear Radiation in Residential Homes
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has criticized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for its handling of radioactive contamination in the St. Louis region. In a letter to USACE General Scott Spellmon and Colonel Andy Pannier, Senator Hawley expressed his concerns about the extent of radioactive contamination beneath residential properties. He stated, "Decades of radioactive contamination have devastated the Coldwater Creek region of St. Louis. And this week witnessed yet another nightmare scenario: your disclosure that this contamination may extend beneath residents’ homes."...
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# Hawley Fights for Missouri Farmers Amid EU Import Mandates
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley is advocating for Missouri farmers amid the European Union's new import mandates. Senator Hawley raised concerns in letters sent to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Archer Daniels Midland's CEO Juan Luciano regarding the EU's environmental standards impacting the import of commodities like soybeans."This is fundamentally unfair: since the EUDR was passed in 2023, there is no way that American farmers could have adjusted their post-2020 practices to prepare in advance for this mandate. Countless farmers will now be disqualified from the...
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Hawley Calls on Google CEO to Testify to Congress Over Woke Gemini AI Program
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has demanded Google CEO Sundar Pichai to appear before Congress and testify under oath about the company's controversial Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) program. Hawley took to Twitter to express his stance, stating, "Come testify to Congress. Under oath. In public." Hawley criticized the AI tool for generating historically inaccurate images and text to align with the left's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda. The Gemini AI program faced backlash for creating misleading content such as depicting the Pope as a black woman and...
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Hawley Exposes McKinsey Lies and Reintroduces Bill to Crack Down on McKinsey, Management Consultants’ China Contracts
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has called out Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company, for allegedly false comments made during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing. Sternfels claimed under oath that McKinsey had never worked with the Chinese Communist Party or the central government in China, a statement that has now been brought into question.In response to these revelations, Senator Hawley has reintroduced the Time to Choose Act to address McKinsey's connections to China. The Act aims to prohibit federal agencies from...