{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where chamber = \"Senate\", state = \"MO\" and year = 2025 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/senate-unanimously-passes-hawley-bill-to-make-missouri-churchill-museum-a-national-historic-landmark/", "Senate Unanimously Passes Hawley Bill to Make Missouri Churchill Museum a National Historic Landmark", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, the United States Senate unanimously passed Senator Josh Hawley\u2019s (R-Mo). legislation to designate America\u2019s National Churchill Museum as a National Historic Landmark.\n\n\u201cMissouri is home of Winston Churchill\u2019s \u2018Iron Curtain\u2019 speech that marked the beginning of the Cold War,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cI\u2019m proud to have shepherded this legislation through the Senate to rightfully commemorate Missouri\u2019s friendship with one of the greatest leaders in world history.\u201d\n\nThe museum is located on the Westminster College campus in Fulton, Missouri. On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill joined President Harry S. Truman to speak at the Missouri college. It was at this site that Churchill famously described the state of foreign affairs in Europe by saying, \u201cFrom Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.\u201d In the 1960s to honor the 20th anniversary of Churchill\u2019s visit, Westminster College imported a 17th-century church from London to Fulton. The church of St. Mary Aldermanbury was moved stone-by-stone to Westminster\u2019s campus. Reconstruction was completed in 1969 and is today\u2019s location of the museum.\n\nThe legislation will:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-bill-to-protect-children-from-ai-chatbots-gains-new-cosponsors/", "Hawley Bill to Protect Children from AI Chatbots Gains New Cosponsors", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced additional cosponsors for the GUARD Act, his bipartisan legislation that would protect children from predatory AI chatbots. In addition to the GUARD Act\u2019s original cosponsors Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), Senator Hawley secured additional support for the GUARD Act from Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R- Utah) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.).\n\nSenator Hawley\u2019s GUARD Act would ban AI companions for minors, mandate that AI chatbots disclose its non-human status, and create new crimes for companies that make AI for minors that solicit or produce sexual content. The legislation is gaining traction in the Senate as a bipartisan coalition works to protect the most vulnerable.\n\n\u201cAI chatbots are killing our kids. I\u2019m thankful to see this issue gaining bipartisan momentum in the Senate,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cWe must unite to ensure our children are protected from predatory AI chatbots.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s too easy for our children to gain access to AI bots that produce horrific content,\u201d said Senator Cotton. \u201cOur bill will require companies to use proper age verification to ensure minors don\u2019t have access to AI-generated explicit content.\u201d\n\n\u201cAI chatbots with no safeguards pose real harm to our children. Parents should not have to wonder whether a digital tool in their home is manipulating or endangering their kids,\u201d said Senator Lankford. \u201cThe GUARD Act sets firm safety standards and prevents companies from giving minors access to unsafe AI systems. Families deserve that level of protection.\u201d\n\n\u201cAI chatbots can act like online predators, luring our kids into mental health issues and exploitation,\u201d said Senator Lee. \u201cParents want better tools and fewer threats to their families, and kids deserve protection from AI-perpetrated harm. The GUARD Act would criminalize targeting minors with fake AI companions and hold big tech accountable for lying to our children.\u201d\n\n\u201cNearly three-quarters of all young people in our country are now turning to unregulated AI chatbots, with alarming consequences\u2014in some cases, even encouraging kids to engage in behavior that can hurt themselves and others. And Big Tech isn\u2019t doing enough to address it,\u201d said Senator Welch. \u201cThe safety of our children must always come first. This commonsense, bipartisan legislation will hold Big Tech accountable and protect kids across the country from predatory chatbots.\u201d\n\nIn October, Senator Hawley hosted a press conference highlighting the tragic stories of children who received guidance from AI chatbots on how to harm themselves or end their life. Hawley was joined by the GUARD Act\u2019s initial cosponsors: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).\n\nThe GUARD Act has also received broad support from advocacy organizations, including the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, the National Parents Union, the Family Research Council, and more.\n\nThe GUARD Act would:\n\nBan AI companies from providing AI companions to minors.\n\nMandate that AI companions disclose their non-human status and lack of professional credentials for all users\n\nCreate new crimes for companies which knowingly make available to minors AI companions that solicit or produce sexual content", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-demands-answers-from-fda-following-reports-agency-delayed-review-of-mifepristone/", "Hawley Demands Answers from FDA Following Reports Agency Delayed Review of Mifepristone", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary following reports that he ordered the agency to delay a review of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone.\n\nSenator Hawley wrote, \u201cSix months ago, you told me you were \u201ccommitted to conducting a review of mifepristone,\u201d the chemical abortion drug. You repeated this commitment to state attorneys general and other members of Congress. Yet according to news reports yesterday, you have ordered this promised safety review delayed until after the midterms. Indeed, it is unclear whether you are conducting an independent safety review at all.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is totally unacceptable. I cannot emphasize enough the danger of playing politics with women\u2019s health. In President Trump\u2019s first term, HHS required an in-person visit with a licensed physician before dispensing the chemical abortion drug. The safety rules also required in-person dispensing of the drug in a clinical setting. But Joe Biden removed those guardrails,\u201d Senator Hawley continued. \u201cThe safety regulations from President Trump\u2019s first term should be reinstated. But you have not done so. And news reports indicate you are attempting to sideline any review of mifepristone safety.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley first sent a letter to Commissioner Makary after he stated the FDA had \u201cno plans to take action\u201d on mifepristone. In his response, Makary assured Senator Hawley that he was \u201ccommitted to conducting a review of mifepristone.\u201d Months later, the FDA inexplicably approved a new generic abortion drug. Senator Hawley sent Commissioner Makary another letter in October, questioning the timing of that decision after Makary committed to conducting a full review of the chemical abortion drug.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nDr. Marty Makary\n\nCommissioner\n\nU.S. Food and Drug Administration\n\n10903 New Hampshire Avenue\n\nSilver Spring, MD 20993\n\nCommissioner Makary:\n\nSix months ago, you told me you were \u201ccommitted to conducting a review of mifepristone,\u201d the chemical abortion drug. You repeated this commitment to state attorneys general and other members of Congress. Yet according to news reports yesterday, you have ordered this promised safety review delayed until after the midterms. Indeed, it is unclear whether you are conducting an independent safety review at all.\n\nThis is totally unacceptable. I cannot emphasize enough the danger of playing politics with women\u2019s health. In President Trump\u2019s first term, HHS required an in-person visit with a licensed physician before dispensing the chemical abortion drug. The safety rules also required in-person dispensing of the drug in a clinical setting. But Joe Biden removed those guardrails. Now, new studies from more than 865,000 insurance claims report that nearly 11% of women using mifepristone suffer a serious adverse health event\u2014like sepsis or hemorrhaging\u2014within 45 days. That is 22 times the likelihood of risk currently listed on mifepristone\u2019s \u201cblack box\u201d warning. The safety regulations from President Trump\u2019s first term should be reinstated.\n\nBut you have not done so. And news reports indicate you are attempting to sideline any review of mifepristone safety. In fact, you have repeatedly wavered in public on whether you are conducting a safety review at all. On April 24, you told an interviewer you had \u201cno plans to take action\u201d on mifepristone. You wrote to me on June 2, however, that you were \u201ccommitted to conducting a review of mifepristone.\u201d Then, a few months later, you reversed course again and inexplicably approved a new generic abortion drug, with no meaningful safety guardrails or conditions. Despite your claims to the contrary, that approval was in no way compelled by law.\n\nYesterday, in response to the latest reports, you said, \u201cThere has been an ongoing review of mifepristone. It\u2019s actually required as part of a policy called REMS.\u201d But that is not what you promised. You promised a new and comprehensive study taking account of all available safety data, not the standard monitoring FDA already performs for countless drugs.\n\nThere are more abortions in America now than when Roe was still law. And this is largely because of the chemical abortion drug and its generics, like the one you approved. Chemical abortions account for almost 70 percent of all abortions nationwide. The science is clear. The chemical abortion drug is not safe.\n\nIt is time for direct answers about what, precisely, FDA is doing. Please answer the following questions by no later than Monday, December 15, 2025:\n\nIs the FDA conducting a comprehensive safety review of mifepristone separate from the REMS process?\n\na. When did it begin?\n\nb. Please provide a specific timeline for its completion.\n\nIf you are conducting a comprehensive safety review, did you order it to be delayed?\n\na. Why?\n\nb. Until when?\n\nDoes the FDA have any plans to update the Mifepristone Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) to restore basic safety guardrails from President Trump\u2019s first term, such as in-person dispensing?\n\nI await your responses.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-40-5-million-in-additional-funding-for-cleanup-of-coldwater-creek/", "Hawley Secures $40.5 Million in Additional Funding for Cleanup of Coldwater Creek", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that the Army Corps of Engineers has committed to provide $40.5 million in additional funding devoted to the cleanup of Coldwater Creek and related sites in the St. Louis region. The funds will be used for remediation activities under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) to clean up radioactive waste dating from the Manhattan Project.\n\nSenator Hawley has consistently advocated on behalf of the Coldwater Creek community. In March, Senator Hawley secured a pledge from EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, to clean up radioactive waste during Administrator Zeldin\u2019s visit to St. Louis. In April, Senator Hawley applauded the EPA for expediting their plan to clean up the West Lake Landfill and Coldwater Creek. And in July, President Trump signed Senator Hawley\u2019s expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) into law as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-announces-no-taxes-on-healthcare-legislation-to-lower-costs/", "Hawley Announces \u2018No Taxes on Healthcare\u2019 Legislation to Lower Costs", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced the No Taxes on Healthcare Act to provide relief for American families from out-of-control medical costs that have skyrocketed in recent years.\n\nStudies estimate that nearly 41 percent of adults in the United States have some form of debt stemming from medical expenses. In the last year alone, a recent Gallup report found that 31 million Americans borrowed money to pay for healthcare. But under the current tax system, only itemizing taxpayers\u2014those who do not take the standard deduction\u2014can use medical costs to reduce their tax burden, and only then for expenses that exceed 7.5 percent of income. That means 90 percent of American families get zero tax relief for healthcare costs. This tax deduction should be reformed and expanded.\n\nSenator Hawley\u2019s new proposal offers a straightforward solution to begin addressing the rising cost of healthcare: no taxes on healthcare costs. Using a similar mechanism as President Trump\u2019s \u201cno tax on tips\u201d and \u201cno tax on overtime\u201d policies, this legislation can wipe out federal income taxes for families who experience high health costs.\n\nThe No Taxes on Healthcare Act would:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-bill-to-mandate-vetting-of-all-afghan-evacuees-after-deadly-attack-on-dc-national-guard/", "Hawley Introduces Bill to Mandate Vetting of All Afghan Evacuees after Deadly Attack on DC National Guard", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced the Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act, a bill to strengthen vetting procedures for Afghans who were evacuated to the United States following Joe Biden\u2019s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. In the wake of the deadly attack on the National Guard by one of these evacuees, Senator Hawley\u2019s bill would require in-person interviews and vetting of all Afghan evacuees.\n\n\u201cJoe Biden didn\u2019t just botch our withdrawal from Afghanistan, he put Americans at risk by allowing tens of thousands of refugees into our country without proper vetting,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cMy bill is going to codify into law what President Trump started: we\u2019re going to protect our heroes and ensure anyone allowed into our country is not a threat to our own citizens.\u201d\n\nPresident Trump has rightly taken steps to correct the egregious failures of his predecessor. Building on its earlier actions to limit the entry of Afghan nationals, the Trump Administration recently moved to strengthen vetting standards for nationals from Afghanistan and other high-risk countries. Senator Hawley\u2019s Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act, which he first introduced after the fall of Kabul, supports the Trump Administration\u2019s efforts by codifying a requirement for comprehensive vetting of all Afghan evacuees.\n\nThe Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act would:\n\nRequire the Department of Homeland Security to verify the personal and biometric information of individuals evacuated from Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul in 2021 and require in-person vetting interviews.\n\nDirect the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a vetting certification and quarterly report to Congress on the list of evacuees. This quarterly report will include any known criminal records and the current vetting status of Afghan evacuees.\n\nProhibit Afghan evacuees who have not been properly vetted from receiving any federal benefits.\n\nAs early as 2021, Senator Hawley exposed how the Biden Administration failed to vet ten of thousands of Afghan refugees after the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. He first introduced legislation to mandate full vetting of Afghan refugees in 2022.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-warner-to-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-revealing-number-of-jobs-lost-to-ai/", "Hawley, Warner to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Revealing Number of Jobs Lost to AI", "2025-11-05", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) announced they will introduce the AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act. This legislation would require major companies and federal agencies to report AI related layoffs to the Department of Labor to be compiled into a publicly available report.\n\n\u201cArtificial intelligence is already replacing American workers, and experts project AI could drive unemployment up to 10-20% in the next five years,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cThe American people need to have an accurate understanding of how AI is affecting our workforce, so we can ensure that AI works for the people, not the other way around.\u201d\n\n\u201cGood policy starts with good data. This bipartisan legislation will finally give us a clear picture of AI\u2019s impact on the workforce \u2013 what jobs are being eliminated, which workers are being retrained, and where new opportunities are emerging. Armed with this information, we can make sure AI drives opportunity instead of leaving workers behind, \u201d said Senator Warner.\n\nThe AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act would:\n\nRequire major companies and federal agencies to quarterly report AI-related job effects \u2013including layoffs and job displacement \u2013 to the Department of Labor (DOL).\n\nRequire the DOL to compile data on AI-related job effects and publish a report to Congress and the public.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-boeing-to-negotiate-with-missouri-workers-on-strike/", "Hawley Urges Boeing to Negotiate with Missouri Workers on Strike", "2025-11-04", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Boeing\u2019s President and CEO Kelly Ortberg, urging him to negotiate in good faith with Boeing\u2019s 3,300 machinists currently on strike in St. Louis.\n\nSenator Hawley wrote, \u201cAs you know, these nearly 3,300 machinists have been on strike for fourteen weeks. That\u2019s fourteen weeks without a paycheck and access to healthcare. A few weeks ago, I heard from Joshua Arnold\u2014a decade-plus Boeing Defense shop steward, Army veteran, and father\u2014when he testified before a Senate committee. He reported that, because of Boeing\u2019s refusal to offer the machinists a contract that mirrors their value to the company, he and his fellow machinists have been without a paycheck for over three months. Further, some of the out-of-work machinists, who cannot readily obtain health insurance through a spouse\u2019s plan, are forced to pay insurance rates in the thousands per month. This is unacceptable.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cJust last year, Boeing and machinists in Seattle agreed to a beneficial contract after those machinists were on strike for 53 days. It is my understanding that Boeing\u2019s offers to the St. Louis machinists have not contained similar terms. There exists a precedent for offering a better deal, and I urge you to finalize a reasonable agreement as soon as possible. These workers help produce our Nation\u2019s most crucial, most advanced, and most expensive defense tools. And since your company receives billions in government contracts, it is incumbent upon you to do the right thing.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nNovember 4, 2025\n\nKelly Ortberg\n\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\n\nBoeing\n\n929 Long Bridge Drive\n\nArlington, VA 22202\n\nDear Mr. Ortberg:\n\nI write to request that Boeing negotiate in good faith with the nearly 3,300 Boeing Defense machinists currently on strike in the St. Louis, Missouri area. I also urge you, as President of Boeing, to quickly reach an agreement that the IAM 837 machinists can afford to accept.\n\nAs you know, these nearly 3,300 machinists have been on strike for fourteen weeks. That\u2019s fourteen weeks without a paycheck and access to healthcare. A few weeks ago, I heard from Joshua Arnold\u2014a decade-plus Boeing Defense shop steward, Army veteran, and father\u2014when he testified before a Senate committee. He reported that, because of Boeing\u2019s refusal to offer the machinists a contract that mirrors their value to the company, he and his fellow machinists have been without a paycheck for over three months. Further, some of the out-of-work machinists, who cannot readily obtain health insurance through a spouse\u2019s plan, are forced to pay insurance rates in the thousands per month. This is unacceptable.\n\nJust last year, Boeing and machinists in Seattle agreed to a beneficial contract after those machinists were on strike for 53 days. It is my understanding that Boeing\u2019s offers to the St. Louis machinists have not contained similar terms. There exists a precedent for offering a better deal, and I urge you to finalize a reasonable agreement as soon as possible. These workers help produce our Nation\u2019s most crucial, most advanced, and most expensive defense tools. And since your company receives billions in government contracts, it is incumbent upon you to do the right thing.\n\nIt is time to get a deal done. Thank you for your attention to this matter.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-bipartisan-bill-protecting-children-from-ai-chatbots-with-parents-colleagues/", "Hawley Introduces Bipartisan Bill Protecting Children from AI Chatbots with Parents, Colleagues", "2025-10-28", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) held a press conference introducing bipartisan legislation to protect children from AI chatbots, the GUARD Act. He was joined by cosponsors of the bill, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Mark Warner (D-Vir.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) as they made the case for the GUARD Act. This legislation would ban AI companions for minors, mandate AI chatbots disclose its non-human status, and create new crimes for companies who make AI for minors that solicits or produces sexual content.\n\nIn attendance at the press conference were parents whose children tragically committed suicide or self-harm at the direct prompting of AI chatbots, as well as supporting advocates and organizations.\n\n\u201cAI chatbots pose a serious threat to our kids. More than seventy percent of American children are now using these AI products. Chatbots develop relationships with kids using fake empathy and are encouraging suicide. We in Congress have a moral duty to enact bright-line rules to prevent further harm from this new technology,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cI\u2019m proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation with tremendous support from parents and survivors that will ensure our kids are protected online.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn their race to the bottom, AI companies are pushing treacherous chatbots at kids and looking away when their products cause sexual abuse, or coerce them into self-harm or suicide. Our legislation imposes strict safeguards against exploitative or manipulative AI, backed by tough enforcement with criminal and civil penalties. Big Tech has betrayed any claim that we should trust companies to do the right thing on their own when they consistently put profit first ahead of child safety,\u201d said Senator Blumenthal.\n\n\u201cIn recent months, we have seen multiple alarming incidents involving chatbots\u2014from encouraging suicide to engaging in sensual conversations with minors\u2014that should give every American pause. It is our job in Congress to do everything we can to protect our children as we navigate the new reality of living in a world where AI is increasingly integrated into our lives. This legislation is a critical first step toward doing just that,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nSenator Murphy said, \u201cYou can\u2019t overstate the harm these AI companion chatbots pose to our kids. Nearly 70 percent of teenagers are turning to chatbots as a substitute for friendship, making them more isolated and disconnected, but what\u2019s even scarier are the stories of chatbots encouraging young people to hurt themselves or others. Big Tech companies are fighting regulation because they want to maximize their profits by addicting our kids to their technology, no matter the cost. Our bill forces these greedy AI companies to take responsibility and implement common sense protections to keep kids from accessing these dangerous chatbots and holds those companies criminally accountable when their product pushes minors to self-harm.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s alarming to see AI chatbots contributing to incidents of self-harm among young people,\u201d said Senator Warner. \u201cCongress and the tech industry can\u2019t afford to wait until more kids are hurt or more lives are lost. This bipartisan legislation will make sure clear guardrails are in place to protect kids from manipulative or dangerous chatbot interactions.\u201d\n\nVP of Public Policy at Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), Stefan Turkheimer shared, \u201cRight now, children are allowed, and even encouraged, by tech companies to engage with AI chatbots that are mimicking affection, manipulating them, and making them vulnerable to predators on and offline. The GUARD Act will finally ensure tech companies prioritize kids\u2019 safety instead of profits.\u201d\n\nThe GUARD Act would:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-op-ed-no-american-should-go-to-bed-hungry/", "Hawley Op-Ed: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry", "2025-10-28", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned the following op-ed on his legislation to fund food benefits that are set to run out on November 1 due to the ongoing government shutdown. Read the full op-ed here or below.\n\nThe federal government has been shut down for 28 days and counting. That\u2019s 28 days too long and already the second-longest federal shutdown ever. Saturday will be another grim milestone. That is the day about 42 million Americans will lose federal food assistance.\n\nCongress must not let that happen. America is a great and wealthy nation, and our most important wealth is our generosity of spirit. We help those in need. We provide for the widow and the orphan. Love of neighbor is part of who we are. The Scripture\u2019s injunction to \u201cremember the poor\u201d is a principle Americans have lived by. It\u2019s time Congress does the same.\n\nThe government shutdown has already touched countless lives, and not for the better. Key services have been curtailed and hundreds of thousands of federal employees \u2014 from air traffic controllers to Capitol Police officers \u2014 are working without pay. But letting federal food assistance lapse would introduce an entirely new stage of suffering. The best solution would be to pass a clean funding bill to reopen the government in its entirety, but if that can\u2019t be done, Congress at the very least needs to pass my bill to ensure food assistance continues uninterrupted.\n\nMillions of Americans rely on food assistance just to get by. The program often known as food stamps \u2014 officially it\u2019s now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP \u2014 is a lifeline that permits the needy to purchase basic food items at the grocery store. Last year, SNAP enrollees hit about 42 million. That\u2019s over 12 percent of the American population.\n\nWe\u2019re not talking about high earners who don\u2019t really need the assistance. SNAP broadly limits assistance to those who make 130 percent of the poverty line and below. These days, that\u2019s folks who earn about $42,000 or less for a family of four. For these good people, food assistance is not an optional extra. They need it to feed their children.\n\nThe millions of Americans who receive food assistance include young parents raising children, men and women with disabilities, families suffering from temporary job loss and workers who have fallen on hard times. Among SNAP\u2019s many beneficiaries are veterans. Approximately 1.2 million of our warriors receive food assistance.\n\nSurely it is not hard to understand why SNAP is so essential to so many. The American economy has not been kind to working people in recent years. What cost $100 five years ago costs $125 today. So if you\u2019re not earning 25 percent more than you were five years ago, you\u2019re getting poorer. That\u2019s most families in America. And nowhere do they feel it more than at the grocery store.\n\nBut nobody in America, this richest of nations, should go to bed hungry, and certainly no child. We have a proud tradition of helping those in need. The federal government stood up the first food stamp program in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. In 1960, while touring impoverished West Virginia, then-Senator John F. Kennedy promised, \u201cWe will see to it that every American is fed and fed right.\u201d A year after his assassination, Congress wrote the Food Stamp Act into law.\n\nFederal food benefits, distributed in partnership with the states, have grown to be one of our most vital forms of aid. My constituents in Missouri will tell you. A few days ago, a retired teacher from southwest Missouri wrote me about her four grandchildren. They rely on SNAP to buy groceries. Upon hearing that assistance may soon be unavailable, one of the children asked her: \u201cGrandma, what will we do? How will we eat?\u201d\n\nAnother Missourian relayed a similar story. She had to take time off from work for medical reasons, and now she and her husband, who is disabled, rely on SNAP for groceries. She wrote me: \u201cI understand getting rid of the SNAP program for those who are doing fraud or giving it to illegal aliens. But what about those who need it? Why is the government hurting the honest SNAP people?\u201d A third letter, from a wife in mid-Missouri whose husband has suffered brain damage, said simply of food stamps, \u201cWe would not eat without them.\u201d\n\nThere is no reason any of these residents of my state \u2014 or any other American who qualifies for food assistance \u2014 should go hungry. We can afford to provide the help. Preventing debilitating poverty through the food program costs only about a tenth of our annual defense budget. Of course, aid should be limited to those who truly need it. But there is no cause, and no excuse, to deny aid to the poor entirely.\n\nCongress can still pass legislation during a shutdown, and it should pass my bill to keep SNAP benefits going. Last I checked, members of Congress are still getting paid. Republicans blame Democrats, and Democrats blame Republicans, but all these people have food to spare. One suspects that if senators couldn\u2019t buy groceries, the government would never close down again.\n\nBut this isn\u2019t about politics at all in the end. It\u2019s about who we are. The character of a nation is revealed not in quarterly profits or C.E.O. pay, but in how it treats the small and forgotten \u2014 the last, the least, the lost. America is a great nation precisely because we have loved our neighbors as ourselves. Congress should live up to that legacy now.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/new-hawley-bill-to-protect-snap-benefits-during-shutdown-gains-cosponsors/", "New Hawley Bill to Protect SNAP Benefits During Shutdown Gains Cosponsors", "2025-10-24", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) filed legislation this week to ensure food stamps will continue to be funded despite the ongoing government shutdown. Today, he has secured support from Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska.) for his Keep SNAP Funded Act. The legislation is circulating in the Senate as several states report pending shortfalls in the SNAP program due to the shutdown.\n\n\u201cNeedy families in Missouri should not be going hungry because a bunch of politicians in DC can\u2019t figure out how to open the government,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201c650,000 people in Missouri depend on help when it comes to the price of food and groceries. I don\u2019t want to see these folks go without food. I hope everybody will support this legislation.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Trump Administration has tried to shield the American people from the harmful effects of this Democrat shutdown. But as the shutdown drags on, the reality is the only way to guarantee paychecks for federal employees, keep America\u2019s skies safe for travelers, and ensure critical safety-net programs remain available for Oklahomans in need is to reopen the government. Under President Biden, this same type of clean continuing resolution passed on a bipartisan basis thirteen times. Now, under President Trump, it\u2019s exceptionally disappointing to see Democrats choosing politics over paychecks and the most vulnerable,\u201d Senator Lankford said.\n\n\u201cRoughly one in 10 Tennesseans receive SNAP benefits for food assistance, and they shouldn\u2019t have to worry about where their next meal will come from because the Democrats are holding government funding hostage to appease their far-left base,\u201d said Senator Blackburn. \u201cOur Keep SNAP Funded Act would ensure Tennesseans do not miss a meal during the Democrats\u2019 shutdown.\u201d\n\n\u201cNo American should face hunger because of partisan brinkmanship in Washington. SNAP is a lifeline for more than 170,000 Mainers, including 50,000 children and 73,000 older adults, who rely on this critical nutrition assistance,\u201d said Senator Collins. \u201cAs Congress works to resolve the needless and reckless government shutdown, passing this legislation to ensure that SNAP payments continue without interruption is a top priority.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-to-introduce-legislation-to-guarantee-direct-payments-for-farmers-ranchers-using-tariff-funds/", "Hawley to Introduce Legislation to Guarantee Direct Payments for Farmers & Ranchers Using Tariff Funds", "2025-10-23", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, Senator Josh Hawley announced he will introduce legislation, the Support Our Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2025, to deliver direct payments for farmers and ranchers using revenue collected from President Trump\u2019s tariffs.\n\nThe program will use billions in tariff money to provide congressional authorization for the Trump Administration\u2019s plans to deliver relief for farmers and ranchers after several years of high input costs and low profitability margins. During his first term, President Trump provided tens of billions in a relief program to account for market conditions. Senator Hawley\u2019s Support Our Farmers and Ranchers Act would permit the Trump Administration to immediately proceed with a similar relief program for this year.\n\nThe Support Our Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2025 would:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-legislation-to-fund-food-stamps-and-farm-programs-during-government-shutdown/", "Hawley Introduces Legislation to Fund Food Stamps and Farm Programs During Government Shutdown", "2025-10-22", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Yesterday, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced two bills to reinstate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and critical farm programs during the government shutdown.\n\n\u201cSince the Democrats refuse to fund the government, I\u2019m introducing legislation to reinstate food stamps and farm programs immediately,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\u201cMissourians shouldn\u2019t go hungry because of the Left\u2019s incompetence. Our kids deserve to eat.\u201d\n\nMore than 650,000 Missourians stand to lose their access to food benefits next month because Democrats refuse to fund the government. The vast majority of those Missourians are families with children.\n\nThe Keep SNAP Funded Act would ensure full funding for the SNAP program during the government shutdown. Under the bill, Congress would appropriate the necessary funding to provide uninterrupted SNAP benefits, retroactive to the start of the shutdown.\n\nThe Fund Farm Programs Act would reopen all Farm Service Agency (FSA) Offices and ensure resumed services for all FSA programs that farmers rely on. The USDA will be appropriated the necessary funding to provide resumed services for farmers through FSA offices, retroactive to the start of the shutdown.\n\nRead the full bill text for the Keep SNAP Funded Act here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-doubles-down-on-surging-data-center-concerns-in-response-to-state-legislator/", "Hawley Doubles Down on Data Center Concerns in Response to State Legislator", "2025-10-17", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) responded to Cindy O\u2019Laughlin, President Pro Tempore of the Missouri State Senate, after she wrote aletter to Senator Hawley calling his concerns for Missourians\u2019 rising utility costs \u201cmisleading.\u201d\n\nHe shot back at O\u2019Laughlin, saying she \u201ctold me to stop asking questions about data centers and higher electricity rates. Not a chance.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-bill-banning-abortion-and-gender-transitions-for-minors-on-the-healthcare-exchanges/", "Hawley Introduces Bill Banning Abortion and Gender-Transitions for Minors on the Healthcare Exchanges", "2025-10-15", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act, which would prohibit Exchanges from offering health plans that provide coverage of abortion or gender transition procedures or drugs for minor children.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s time to ban abortion and gender-transition procedures for minors on the healthcare exchanges. No more loopholes,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\nThe Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act would:\n\nWrite Hyde language directly into the federal coverage terms of health plans, and prohibit Exchanges from offering any health plans that provide coverage of abortion, except for in cases of rape or incest, or if the mother\u2019s life is at risk.\n\nProhibit Exchanges from offering any health plans that provide coverage of gender transition procedures or drugs for minor children.\n\nThis bill is supported by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-sends-letter-to-ameren-demanding-answers-on-utility-bill-increases-data-center-deals-and-power-shut-offs/", "Hawley Sends Letter to Ameren Demanding Answers on Utility Bill Increases, Data Center Deals, and Power Shut-offs", "2025-10-15", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Ameren Corporation President and CEO Martin Lyons calling out Ameren for reportedly pursuing expensive corporate projects while thousands of Missourians experience rate hikes and power shut-offs.\n\nSenator Hawley wrote, \u201cFamilies across Missouri are struggling to pay their bills. But I am concerned Ameren is seeking dramatic rate increases in order to supply massive data centers and industrial users. Recent reporting indicates that Ameren cut electricity to thousands of Missouri households in September while simultaneously pursuing lucrative arrangements with corporate users.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201c\u200bMissourians deserve affordable and reliable electricity. They should not be forced to subsidize corporate projects while struggling to keep their lights on.\u201d\n\nHawley requested communications regarding Ameren\u2019s rate increases, power disconnections, data-center expansion, as well as cost allocation and prioritization.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nMr. Martin J. Lyons\n\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\n\nAmeren Corporation\n\n1901 Chouteau Avenue\n\nSt. Louis, MO 63103\n\nDear Mr. Lyons,\n\n\u200bFamilies across Missouri are struggling to pay their bills. But I am concerned Ameren is seeking dramatic rate increases in order to supply massive data centers and industrial users. Recent reporting indicates that Ameren cut electricity to thousands of Missouri households in September while simultaneously pursuing lucrative arrangements with corporate users.\n\n\u200bI am writing to ask for answers:\n\nRate Increases. Ameren\u2019s current request before the Missouri Public Service Commission would raise electric bills for residential customers by roughly fifteen percent\u2014a staggering increase for families already squeezed by inflation. Please explain in detail the justification for this increase, including how Ameren has calculated its projected revenue requirement and profit margin. Is any of this requested increase due to the considerable power demands from new data centers?\n\nDisconnections. According to public filings, Ameren disconnected power to tens of thousands of households this year for nonpayment. How does Ameren evaluate the impact of these shutoffs on vulnerable customers, and what steps, if any, has the company taken to prevent disconnections in extreme weather conditions?\n\nData-Center Expansion. Ameren\u2019s recent agreements to provide hundreds of megawatts of power to new data centers raise serious concerns about cross-subsidization. Has Ameren analyzed how these industrial contracts will affect residential prices? If so, please produce that analysis.\n\nCost Allocation and Prioritization. What measures has Ameren adopted to ensure that the cost of new infrastructure for large industrial users will not be passed on to residential ratepayers? Has Ameren considered prioritizing rate stability for households before approving discounted contracts for data-center clients?\n\nMissourians deserve affordable and reliable electricity. They should not be forced to subsidize corporate projects while struggling to keep their lights on. I look forward to your responses by October 29, 2025. Thank you for your attention to this matter.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-wins-for-missouri-in-senate-defense-bill/", "Hawley Secures Wins for Missouri in Senate Defense Bill", "2025-10-09", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) issued the following statement on the passage of the Senate\u2019s National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY2026 NDAA):\n\n\u201cTonight the Senate has adopted my legislation protecting Ft. Leonard Wood\u2019s vital hospital from being downgraded or closed. This is a huge win for Missouri. The defense bill passed tonight also enacts President Trump\u2019s national security priorities, gives our troops a 3.8% pay raise, and makes needed defense investments across Missouri,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\nWins for Missouri in the FY2026 NDAA include:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-commitment-from-trump-doj-to-investigate-biden-fbi-spying-on-him-calls-for-special-prosecutor/", "Hawley Secures Commitment from Trump DOJ to Investigate Biden FBI Spying on Him, Calls for Special Prosecutor", "2025-10-07", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, in a Senate Judiciary hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured a commitment from Attorney General Pam Bondi that her Department of Justice (DOJ) would fully investigate how Joe Biden weaponized his DOJ to track Senator Hawley\u2019s personal communications and access his confidential phone records. Biden\u2019s special prosecutor Jack Smith also spied on seven other Republican members of Congress.\n\nSenator Hawley lamented Biden\u2019s weaponization of government against conservatives and what it means for the country, saying, \u201cI\u2019ve heard over and over from my Democrat colleagues, concerns about targeting political enemies, and they\u2019ve accused you of all manner of things, and the current president\u2026 I\u2019ve heard them say that \u2018Joe Biden never targeted his political enemies. Joe Biden never directed his attorney general to target his political opponents.\u2019 That\u2019s interesting, because I could have sworn that yesterday we learned that the FBI tapped my phone\u2026 tapped Lindsey Graham\u2019s phone, tapped Marsha Blackburn\u2019s phone, tapped five other phones of United States senators.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley asked Attorney General Bondi, \u201cWhat was going on here? Who ordered this? Who ordered the tapping of the phones of United States Senators?\u201d\n\n\u201cWe will be looking at all aspects of this, and I have talked to Director Patel at length about this,\u201d Attorney General Bondi answered.\n\nSenator Hawley also reminded Attorney General Bondi of the litany of abuses that Biden\u2019s DOJ committed against everyday Americans, including pro-lifers, parents at school board meetings, and 92 conservative advocacy organizations like Charlie Kirk\u2019s Turning Point USA.\n\n\u201cSo here you have an administration that is activating the FBI against its political opponents and tapping the phones of United States senators\u2026. This is what was happening under Joe Biden\u2026 the political opponents of the president at the time, targeted, prosecuted. Pro-lifers, targeted, prosecuted. Catholics, targeted, prosecuted. 92 conservative organizations put under surveillance, targeted for potential prosecution. Gee, I don\u2019t know. Would you call that an example of weaponization, Attorney General Bondi?\u201d\n\nBondi replied, \u201cSenator Hawley, that is the ultimate weaponization, and weaponization under Donald Trump has ended\u2026 No longer will parents be targeted. No longer will parents who care about whether their elementary school children have to read a transgender book be targeted\u2026 People can worship freely, whether they\u2019re Catholics, at synagogues, or Muslims, everyone can worship freely. That was the ultimate weaponization. They were targeting Catholics \u2013 no longer. They have been targeting so many American citizens throughout this country. And Senator Hawley, you have been a champion of this, and thank you for being a champion of that. But under Donald Trump\u2019s watch, it has ended.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley called for congressional hearings, full-scale investigations, and prosecutions, saying, \u201cMadam Attorney General, I think we need a special prosecutor to be appointed whose sole responsibility will be to get to the bottom of what has happened in every instance that I have just named. I think we need to know exactly who approved the wiretaps on United States Senators. Who knew about it, what agents were involved at DOJ or the FBI? I think we need to know exactly who signed off on the Catholic memo, the spying memo, who was involved with it\u2026 who terrorized pro-lifers and tried to intimidate them. I think we need to know. And this committee needs to do oversight hearings. We need to have thorough hearings into what has happened these last four years and this abuse that has now just been uncovered, because we have to ensure that it stops.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/abuse-of-power-beyond-watergate-hawley-reacts-to-new-reporting-that-biden-fbi-spied-on-him-other-republican-lawmakers/", "\u2018Abuse of Power Beyond Watergate\u2019: Hawley Reacts to New Reporting that Biden FBI Spied on Him, Other Republican Lawmakers", "2025-10-06", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement following explosive new reporting, revealing that President Joe Biden\u2019s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) spied on Republican senators and a representative\u2014going so far as to tap the lawmakers\u2019 private communications and phone calls.\n\nThe organized spying campaign was part of the Biden-era \u201cArctic Frost\u201d investigation.\n\nThe FBI targeted the following Members of Congress:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-fda-to-explain-concerning-approval-of-abortion-drug/", "Hawley Urges FDA to Explain Concerning Approval of Abortion Drug", "2025-10-03", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary following his agency\u2019s alarming approval of a new generic version of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone.\n\nSenator Hawley wrote, \u201cI write with grave concern regarding your agency\u2019s surprise approval of a new generic abortion drug. This decision appears to ignore the science while advancing a highly questionable ideological agenda. And I fear this decision may render moot your promise to conduct a safety review of mifepristone. I request your immediate assistance in explaining your agency\u2019s decision.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201cAs you know, recent data shows that nearly 11% of women who use the chemical abortion drug, mifepristone, experience a serious adverse health event\u2014like sepsis or hemorrhaging\u2014within 45 days. That is an adverse-event rate at least 22 times greater than currently disclosed on the FDA-approved drug label. In light of this data, your agency has committed to a thorough safety review of mifepristone and existing regulations\u2026 But this week, before any such review has been completed, your Food and Drug Administration approved a new generic abortion drug developed by Evita Solutions, LLC. This is a company with highly ideological, even extreme, views on gender and abortion.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cThe timing of your agency\u2019s approval raises further questions. FDA is supposed to be conducting a review of the safety regulations around mifepristone. But because this new generic has been approved before any changes to those safety protocols, this drug may be exempted from any new safety standards imposed on mifepristone in the future. That would render your safety review toothless and irrelevant. I invite you to explain your decision.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley asked FDA Commissioner Makary to answer the following questions by no later than October 10, 2025:\n\nWere you personally involved in the approval process of ANDA 216616? What was the nature of your involvement?\n\nPlease describe the timeline of ANDA 216616 submission and approval.\n\nPlease describe the scope and nature of the FDA\u2019s therapeutic equivalence evaluation for ANDA 216616, including whether your bioequivalence review evaluated the risk of increased adverse events.\n\nPlease explain how the FDA considered the aforementioned new data on mifepristone safety in its approval.\n\nDid your agency consider Evita Solutions\u2019s stated goals and mission in its approval?\n\nBecause this approval preceded the safety review and any updated Mifepristone Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), will the new generic now be allowed to remain on the market without immediately complying with any new safety standards?\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nDr. Marty Makary\n\nCommissioner\n\nU.S. Food and Drug Administration\n\n10903 New Hampshire Avenue\n\nSilver Spring, MD 20993\n\nCommissioner Makary:\n\nI write with grave concern regarding your agency\u2019s surprise approval of a new generic abortion drug. This decision appears to ignore the science while advancing a highly questionable ideological agenda. And I fear this decision may render moot your promise to conduct a safety review of mifepristone. I request your immediate assistance in explaining your agency\u2019s decision.\n\nAs you know, recent data shows that nearly 11% of women who use the chemical abortion drug, mifepristone, experience a serious adverse health event\u2014like sepsis or hemorrhaging\u2014within 45 days. That is an adverse-event rate at least 22 times greater than currently disclosed on the FDA-approved drug label.[1] In light of this data, your agency has committed to a thorough safety review of mifepristone and existing regulations. In your letter to me of June 2, 2025, you stated that you were \u201ccommitted to conducting a review of mifepristone.\u201d\n\nBut this week, before any such review has been completed, your Food and Drug Administration approved a new generic abortion drug developed by Evita Solutions, LLC. This is a company with highly ideological, even extreme, views on gender and abortion. The company\u2019s website declares its mission is to \u201cnormalize abortion.\u201d The company decries regulations protecting life and maternal safety as \u201cunnecessary restrictions.\u201d Moreover, the company appears not to recognize distinctions between men and women. Its website states: \u201cEvita Solutions believes all people should have access to . . . abortion care, regardless of their race, sex, gender, age, sexuality, income, or where they live\u201d (emphasis added). The company conspicuously refuses to use the word \u201cwoman\u201d on its website. This is a woke corporation that clearly seeks to promote a woke ideological agenda.\n\nThe timing of your agency\u2019s approval raises further questions. FDA is supposed to be conducting a review of the safety regulations around mifepristone. But because this new generic has been approved before any changes to those safety protocols, this drug may be exempted from any new safety standards imposed on mifepristone in the future. That would render your safety review toothless and irrelevant.\n\nI invite you to explain your decision. Please answer the following questions by no later than October 10, 2025:\n\n1. Were you personally involved in the approval process of ANDA 216616? What was the nature of your involvement?\n\n2. Please describe the timeline of ANDA 216616 submission and approval.\n\n3. Please describe the scope and nature of the FDA\u2019s therapeutic equivalence evaluation for ANDA 216616, including whether your bioequivalence review evaluated the risk of increased adverse events.\n\n4. Please explain how the FDA considered the aforementioned new data on mifepristone safety in its approval.\n\n5. Did your agency consider Evita Solutions\u2019s stated goals and mission in its approval?\n\n6. Because this approval preceded the safety review and any updated Mifepristone Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), will the new generic now be allowed to remain on the market without immediately complying with any new safety standards?", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/icymi-hawley-accuses-airline-execs-of-using-predatory-fees-harassing-passengers-to-increase-profits/", "ICYMI: Hawley Accuses Airline Execs of Using Predatory Fees, Harassing Passengers to Increase Profits", "2025-10-01", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) confronted airline executives for implementing predatory fees to increase profit margins by extracting every last penny from travelers.\n\nSenator Hawley accused Frontier Airlines CEO, Barry Biffle, of paying his employees to harass customers over the carry-on bag policy saying, \u201cAbout nine months ago, your chief commercial officer testified to me that Frontier pays its gate agents bounties to stop paying customers from carrying bags onto the plane. Is this still happening?\u201d\n\nMr. Biffle replied, \u201cNot at the rate it was . . . We do offer incentives and commissions, to stop people who didn\u2019t pay.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley responded, \u201cYou\u2019re still paying them money to harass customers from bringing bags onto the airline by saying it was too big or doesn\u2019t fit in a little box, or whatever the case may be, you\u2019re still doing it . . . This has gotta be the only business in the world I have heard of that pays your people to harass your own customers.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley turned to Allegiant Airlines CEO, Greg Anderson, to ask if his company charges families with children under the age of 13 fees to sit together saying, \u201cYour airline apparently, is charging additional fees. I just want to know, are you still doing that?\u201d\n\n\u201cYou\u2019re not wrong,\u201d Mr. Anderson replied. \u201cThere are some technology issues that we\u2019re working through. We transformed our system, but we will look into this.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley continued to question the airline executives about how they are implementing AI to increase profit margins and the unfair practice of dynamic seat pricing.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-durbin-introduce-legislation-empowering-americans-to-bring-liability-claims-against-ai-companies/", "Hawley, Durbin Introduce Legislation Empowering Americans to Bring Liability Claims Against AI Companies", "2025-09-30", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in introducing the Aligning Incentives for Leadership, Excellence, and Advancement in Development (AI LEAD) Act. This legislation would classify AI systems as products, allowing for liability claims when an AI system causes harm.\n\n\u201cWhen a defective toy car breaks and injures a child, parents can sue the maker. Why should AI be treated any differently? This bipartisan legislation would apply products liability law to Big Tech\u2019s AI, so parents\u2014and any consumer\u2014can sue when AI products harm them or their children,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\n\u201cDemocrats and Republicans don\u2019t agree on much these days, but we\u2019ve struck a remarkable bipartisan note in protecting children online. Big Tech\u2019s time to police itself is over. Kids and adults across the country are turning to AI chatbots for advice and information, but greedy tech companies have designed these products to protect their own bottom line\u2014not users\u2019 safety,\u201d said Senator Durbin. \u201cBy opening the courtroom and allowing victims to sue, our bill will force AI companies to develop their products with safety in mind. Our message to AI companies is clear: keep innovating, but do it responsibly. I thank Senator Hawley for joining me in introducing this bipartisan bill, and I look forward to passing it into law.\u201d\n\nThe AI Lead Act would:\n\nClassify AI systems as products, allowing for product liability claims to be brought against companies if their AI system causes harm.\n\nIncentivize AI companies to design their systems safely rather than rushing AI systems to market.\n\nHold AI companies accountable without stifling innovation by allowing for the continued development of beneficial AI systems.\n\nSenators Hawley and Durbin continue to work to hold Big Tech accountable. In June, they advanced their STOP CSAM Act unanimously through a Senate Judiciary Committee markup. The STOP CSAM Act would crack down on the proliferation of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) by allowing victims to sue companies that host it.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-requests-information-on-missouri-tornado-relief-after-reported-delays/", "Hawley Requests Information on Missouri Tornado Relief After Reported Delays", "2025-09-30", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Management, sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s (FEMA) Acting Administrator David Richardson following reports of delays in FEMA\u2019s response to the May 16, 2025 Missouri tornadoes.\n\nSenator Hawley wrote, \u201cI write regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s response to the May 16, 2025 tornadoes in Missouri. St. Louis city officials have reported delays in the distribution of federal assistance. As you know, the President approved a major disaster declaration for the St. Louis region on June 9. Some reports indicate that various aspects of the approved aid, however, have yet to arrive.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201cAs Chair of the Subcommittee on Disaster Management, I request your help in gathering relevant information. You will agree, I know, that residents of disaster areas should receive approved federal assistance in a timely manner to ensure a swift recovery.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded the letter by requesting specific information on FEMA\u2019s response to the St. Louis tornadoes.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nSeptember 29, 2025\n\nDavid Richardson\n\nActing Administrator\n\nFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)\n\n500 C St., S.W.\n\nWashington, DC 20472\n\nDear Acting Administrator Richardson:\n\nI write regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s response to the May 16, 2025 tornadoes in Missouri. St. Louis city officials have reported delays in the distribution of federal assistance. As you know, the President approved a major disaster declaration for the St. Louis region on June 9. Some reports indicate that various aspects of the approved aid, however, have yet to arrive.\n\nAs Chair of the Subcommittee on Disaster Management, I request your help in gathering relevant information. You will agree, I know, that residents of disaster areas should receive approved federal assistance in a timely manner to ensure a swift recovery. Please provide the following information to the Subcommittee no later than October 6, 2025:\n\nHow much FEMA aid has been provided to St. Louis to date pursuant to the June 2025 disaster declaration? How much aid remains to be provided? Please break down this information by specific recovery program.\n\nHow many FEMA personnel were deployed to assist with recovery efforts in St. Louis? What were their specific roles?\n\nHas FEMA provided door-to-door services to help affected St. Louis residents apply for assistance? If not, why not?\n\nHas FEMA closed disaster-recovery facilities in St. Louis at which residents can apply for financial assistance? How long were these facilities operational?\n\nHow is FEMA working to expedite deployment of federal resources to disaster areas, both in Missouri and in other affected regions?\n\nI look forward to hearing from you.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/watch-hawley-grills-former-biden-advisor-over-defund-the-police-advocacy-and-gender-lunacy/", "WATCH: Hawley Grills Former Biden Advisor Over Defund the Police Advocacy and Gender Lunacy", "2025-09-30", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "This morning, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Gregory Jackson, Jr.\u2014former President Joe Biden\u2019s Deputy Director of Gun Violence Prevention\u2014for advocating to defund the police and invest in \u201csafe-spaces\u201d for \u201ctwo-spirit\u201d individuals.\n\n\u201cMr. Jackson, Do you renounce the report that you authored as executive director?\u201d Senator Hawley asked. \u201cThis is your report, \u2018A Policymaker\u2019s Playbook To Reduce Gun Violence Without Policing Communities\u2019 Community Justice Action Fund, copyright 2023, when you were executive director. Now you say you don\u2019t know anything about it\u2026 just like the Democrats who all of a sudden say, \u2018Oh, we\u2019re all for the police.\u2019 They\u2019ve been advocating defunding them for years,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\nGregory Jackson replied, \u201cYou\u2019ve never seen me advocate for that directly. What you\u2019ve see me advocate for is a comprehensive approach to reducing violence and we\u2019ve recognized that law enforcement is a part of the ecosystem the entire time.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is so typical of what the Democrats do now. After your policies have transparently failed\u2026 now, you say you\u2019ve never heard of defunding the police.\u201d Senator Hawley responded, \u201cLet me ask about something else you say\u2026 \u2018Instead of funding the police, here\u2019s what we ought to invest in. We need to invest in programs that acknowledge the need for safe-space initiatives led by lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, trans and gender non-conforming people.\u2019 What\u2019s two-spirit?\u201d\n\nGregory Jackson replied, \u201cWell, look I don\u2019t know exactly. You guys are pulling some interesting quotes here.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cThe answer is, you don\u2019t have any solutions. You want to invest in gobbledygook and take away money from police officers who actually keep our community safe and when you\u2019re called on the record, you deny it. It\u2019s all there in black and white\u2026 you are leading this committee astray and frankly, sir, your policies are absurd.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-blumenthal-introduce-bipartisan-ai-evaluation-legislation-to-put-americans-first/", "Hawley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan AI Evaluation Legislation to Put Americans First", "2025-09-29", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Ill.) introduced bipartisan legislation to create a risk evaluation program within the Department of Energy (DOE) dedicated to tracking AI safety concerns related to Americans\u2019 national security, civil liberties, and labor protections. The program would ensure real transparency by requiring developers of advanced AI systems to submit product information to the DOE before deploying their new technology.\n\n\u201cAs Big Tech companies continue to develop new generations of artificial intelligence, the wide-ranging risks of their technology continue to grow unchecked and underreported. Simply stated, Congress must not allow our national security, civil liberties, and labor protections to take a back seat to AI. This bipartisan legislation would guarantee common-sense testing and oversight of the most advanced AI systems, so Congress and the American people can be better informed about potential risks,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\n\u201cAI companies have rushed to market with products that are unsafe for the public and often lack basic due diligence and testing. Our legislation would ensure that a federal entity is on the lookout, scrutinizing these AI models for threats to infrastructure, labor markets, and civil liberties\u2014conducting vital research and providing the public with the information necessary to benefit from AI promises, while avoiding many of its pitfalls,\u201d said Senator Blumenthal.\n\nThe Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act would:\n\nEstablish an \u201cAdvanced Artificial Intelligence Evaluation Program\u201d within the DOE to evaluate advanced AI systems and collect data on the likelihood of adverse AI incidents, such as loss-of-control scenarios and weaponization by adversaries.\n\nRequire developers of advanced AI systems to participate in the program, including a duty to provide information regarding the AI system upon request.\n\nProhibit an advanced AI system from being deployed until the developer has complied with program requirements.\n\nRequire the Secretary of Energy to annually report to Congress with a recommended plan for federal oversight of advanced AI systems based on the program\u2019s results.\n\nIn July, Senators Hawley and Blumenthal introduced bipartisan legislation to protect consumers\u2019 data rights and hold Big Tech companies accountable for illegally pirating creators\u2019 copyrighted works to train their AI models.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-expands-investigation-demands-documents-from-big-tech-on-ai-chatbot-policies-after-hearing/", "Hawley Expands Investigation, Demands Documents from Big Tech on AI Chatbot Policies after Hearing", "2025-09-18", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Following an explosive Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing that exposed the harm AI chatbots have caused to children, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) issued document requests to Character.AI, Google, Meta, OpenAI, and Snap Inc. demanding they turn over all communications related to their AI chatbot policies.\n\nIn the letters, Senator Hawley, who chairs the committee, noted the testimony of several parents who lost their children to suicide at the hands of AI chatbots.\n\nSenator Hawley wrote, \u201cThere is increasing evidence that AI chatbots pose a grave harm to children. And your company\u2019s products are responsible. More than seventy percent of American children are now using AI chatbots, which exposes minors to a host of concerning material and mental health risks. In many cases, it appears that proper safeguards or parental controls are either nonexistent or unworkable. Last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism initiated an investigation into these harms concerning Meta products. Recent testimony has expanded the investigation\u2019s scope, and the Subcommittee expects your full cooperation.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201cThree parents testified before the Subcommittee on harms experienced by their children who used chatbot products. Their testimony offered a visceral picture into a disturbing new reality: AI chatbots that mock a child\u2019s faith, urge them to cut their own bodies, expose them to sex abuse material, and even groom them to suicide. This is no accident. These harms are the predictable result of the same playbook that many tech corporations used with respect to social media: maximize engagement at the expense of child safety.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cPlease produce all documents and information specified in the annex no later than October 17, 2025. If you believe any materials contain proprietary or confidential information, you may confer with Subcommittee staff on an appropriate confidentiality agreement. But let me be clear: children are dead. Families are broken. Congress will not look the other way.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley launched an investigation into Meta last month after disturbing reports exposed the company\u2019s AI chatbots for engaging children in \u201cromantic\u201d and \u201csensual\u201d online exchanges. Senator Hawley probed how Meta\u2014as well as other tech companies across the generative AI space, including OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT\u2014have been misleading Congress and parents on the policies behind their chatbots.\n\nMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg turned down the opportunity to testify, and his response to Senator Hawley\u2019s original demand for Meta\u2019s communications and AI chatbot policies is due Friday, September 19. Senator Hawley has introduced legislation that would crack down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online by allowing victims to sue companies that host it.\n\nRead the full letter below.\n\nSeptember 18, 2025\n\nThere is increasing evidence that AI chatbots pose a grave harm to children. And your company\u2019s products are responsible. More than seventy percent of American children are now using AI chatbots, which exposes minors to a host of concerning material and mental health risks. In many cases, it appears that proper safeguards or parental controls are either nonexistent or unworkable. Last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism initiated an investigation into these harms concerning Meta products. Recent testimony has expanded the investigation\u2019s scope, and the Subcommittee expects your full cooperation.\n\nThis week, three parents testified before the Subcommittee on harms experienced by their children who used chatbot products. Their testimony offered a visceral picture into a disturbing new reality: AI chatbots that mock a child\u2019s faith, urge them to cut their own bodies, expose them to sex abuse material, and even groom them to suicide. This is no accident. These harms are the predictable result of the same playbook that many tech corporations used with respect to social media: maximize engagement at the expense of child safety.\n\nExpert testimony at the hearing confirmed what these parents already knew: this is a widespread and systemic problem. Chatbots are engineered to keep children engaged at all costs, simulating friendship, sycophantically validating children\u2019s darkest thoughts, isolating them from friends and families, all to draw kids deeper into addiction. The result is predictable: systems that isolate children, encourage self-harm, and even encourage suicides. This appears to be a business model that sacrifices children for engagement.\n\nThe hearing was a critical stage in the Subcommittee\u2019s investigation. It confirmed the urgency of the threat and clarified what specific evidence is necessary for Congress to take appropriate remedial action. Accordingly, since your company has deployed chatbot products broadly available to children, I am attaching an annex containing comprehensive data requests.\n\nPlease produce all documents and information specified in the annex no later than October 17, 2025. If you believe any materials contain proprietary or confidential information, you may confer with Subcommittee staff on an appropriate confidentiality agreement. But let me be clear: children are dead. Families are broken. Congress will not look the other way.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/icymi-chairman-hawley-exposes-ai-chatbots-for-harming-children/", "ICYMI: Chairman Hawley Exposes AI Chatbots for Harming Children", "2025-09-17", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "\u2018Every Parent\u2019s Worst Nightmare\u2019\n\nU.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, held a hearing to expose the growing harms to children posed by online chatbots like Character.AI, OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT and Meta.\n\nThe hearing featured new testimony from parents of chatbot victims as well as AI safety experts and psychologists\u2014one of whom recently issued a health advisory for AI chatbots.\n\nOne mother testifying under the alias \u2018Jane Doe\u2019 stated during her opening testimony, \u201cCharacter.AI was marketed in the Apple Store as \u2018fun and safe\u2019 with an age rating of 12 plus. My son downloaded the app, and within months, he went from being happy, social teenager to somebody I didn\u2019t even recognize\u2026 My son developed abuse-like behaviors and paranoia, daily panic attacks, isolation, self harm and homicidal thoughts. He stopped eating and bathing. He lost 20 pounds. He withdrew from our family\u2026 And one day he cut his arm open with a knife in front of his siblings and me. I had no idea the psychological harm an AI chatbot could do until I saw it in my son and I saw his light turn dark.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded the hearing by saying, \u201cIf we\u2019ve learned anything today it\u2019s that these companies cannot be trusted with this power. They cannot be trusted with this profit. They cannot be trusted to do the right thing. They\u2019re not doing the right thing. They are literally taking the lives of our kids. There is nothing they will not do for profit and for power\u2026 I\u2019ve introduced legislation that would allow every victim and every parent of a victim to be able to go to court and sue these companies, because it is my firm belief that until they are subject to a jury, they are not going to change their ways. And it is past time that they changed their ways. We cannot go on like this.\u201d\n\nFollowing testimony, Senator Hawley doubled down on his invitation to Zuckerberg, daring him to answer to the witnesses\u2019 damning accusations.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-commitment-from-fbi-director-patel-to-investigate-anti-christian-violence-ai-chatbots/", "Hawley Secures Commitment from FBI Director Patel to Investigate Anti-Christian Violence & AI Chatbots", "2025-09-16", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured a commitment from FBI Director Kash Patel to further investigate the harms of AI chatbots and anti-Christian violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination.\n\n\u201cI want to start by talking to you about the tide of violence that we have seen, ideological violence against people of faith, particularly Christians,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cIs the FBI investigating the Kirk assassination as part of this broader pattern of anti-religious, anti-Christian violence?\u201d\n\nFBI Director Patel responded, \u201cWe are investigating Charlie\u2019s assassination fully and completely and running out every lead related to any allegation of broader violence, and we\u2019re producing results\u2026 Unfortunately, it has been leaked that there was a Discord chat, and for those unfamiliar with it, it\u2019s a gaming chat room online that the suspect participated in\u2026 and we\u2019re also going to be investigating anyone and everyone involved in that Discord chat.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley then asked, \u201cI see the public reports that the Discord thread had as many as 20 additional users. It sounds like you\u2019re trying to run down all of that to see if that\u2019s accurate, who else may have been on that thread, is that fair to say?\u201d\n\nDirector Patel revealed, \u201cIt\u2019s a lot more than that and we\u2019re running them all down.\u201d\n\nTurning to the broader question of anti-religious violence, Senator Hawley asked,\u201cWhat is the FBI doing to take on this rising tide of violence that seems to be motivated by anti-religious hatred?\u201d\n\nDirector Patel replied, \u201cPublicly, I can tell you we have five hate crime investigations with anti-Catholic bias ongoing currently\u2026 any ideologically based attack against any faith, as a man of faith myself, will not be tolerated and the full resource the FBI are committed to all of it.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley also asked about anti-religious investigations at the FBI under the previous administration saying, \u201cSadly, as you know, the FBI, when it comes to anti-religious animus, has been part of the problem before you got to this agency\u2026 How is it that the Federal Bureau of Investigation came to be recruiting informants in Christian churches in this country?\u201d\n\nDirector Patel responded, \u201cWe made adjustments and permanent fixes to ensure that sources are not put into houses of worship unless there is an actual ongoing criminal or international terrorism threat\u2026 There have been terminations related to this, and resignations.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley went on to question Director Patel on the threat AI chatbots pose to minors saying, \u201cAre you investigating any cases of AI generated child sex abuse material?\u201d\n\nFBI Director Patel responded, \u201cWe are investigating dozens of those matters because let me just say this, as far as the FBI is concerned, generative AI that produces CSAM, Child Sexual Abuse material, under our investigative authorities is treated as equally as if it were actual Child Sexual Abuse material. There\u2019s no difference for me or the FBI on this.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, will expand on Patel\u2019s comment regarding AI chatbots during his hearing to examine the growing harms online chatbots have posed to users, specifically children, across Big Tech platforms. The hearing will feature new testimony from parents of chatbot victims as well as AI safety experts and psychologists\u2014one of whom recently issued a health advisory for AI chatbots.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-proposes-fort-leonard-wood-as-potential-ice-agent-training-facility/", "Hawley Proposes Fort Leonard Wood As Potential ICE Agent Training Facility", "2025-09-15", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, promoting Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri as a potential training spot for new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.\n\nSenator Hawley wrote, \u201cMy state is grateful for your efforts to reverse the lawless open borders policy of the previous administration. A central part of these efforts has been the recruitment of thousands of additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. To facilitate the swift and effective training of these officers, I wanted to note the potential benefits of utilizing Fort Leonard Wood, a major Army installation in my state.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201cFort Leonard Wood is currently a critical hub for military law enforcement training\u2014housing both the U.S. Army Military Police School (USAMPS) and the Marine Corps Police Academy (MCPA)\u2014and has a long history of supporting other federal law enforcement training efforts. The installation is able to accommodate sudden surges in its on-base population, and it currently has extra capacity to host additional missions due to the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI).\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cPut simply, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri has the infrastructure, experience, and space to support the rapid expansion of ICE\u2019s critical immigration enforcement workforce.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nSeptember 12, 2025\n\nHonorable Kristi Noem\n\nSecretary of Homeland Security\n\nU.S. Department of Homeland Security\n\n2707 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE\n\nWashington, D.C. 20528\n\nActing Director Todd Lyons\n\nU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\n\n500 12th St. SW\n\nWashington, D.C. 20536\n\nSecretary Noem and Acting Director Lyons,\n\nThank you for your tireless work to secure America\u2019s borders and enforce our immigration laws. My state is grateful for your efforts to reverse the lawless open borders policy of the previous administration.\n\nA central part of these efforts has been the recruitment of thousands of additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. To facilitate the swift and effective training of these officers, I wanted to note the potential benefits of utilizing Fort Leonard Wood, a major Army installation in my state. Fort Leonard Wood is currently a critical hub for military law enforcement training\u2014housing both the U.S. Army Military Police School (USAMPS) and the Marine Corps Police Academy (MCPA)\u2014and has a long history of supporting other federal law enforcement training efforts. The installation is able to accommodate sudden surges in its on-base population, and it currently has extra capacity to host additional missions due to the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI).\n\nPut simply, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri has the infrastructure, experience, and space to support the rapid expansion of ICE\u2019s critical immigration enforcement workforce. Thank you for your attention to this matter.\n\nSincerely,\n\nJosh Hawley\n\nUnited States Senator", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/icymi-chairman-hawley-sounds-the-alarm-on-americas-fire-truck-crisis/", "ICYMI: Chairman Hawley Sounds the Alarm on America\u2019s Fire Truck Crisis", "2025-09-12", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Chairman Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Andy Kim (D-N.J.) held a hearing in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management that revealed private equity\u2019s role in the growing equipment crisis facing fire departments across the country. The hearing featured fire chiefs, union presidents, and industry leaders alike.\n\nFor the better part of 20 years, private-equity firms have made a business out of buying up independent firetruck manufacturers\u2014to the point where just three major companies command 70-80 percent of the entire fire apparatus market.\n\n\u201cYour profits have grown five times over the last five years to 250 million dollars, but nobody can get their equipment,\u201d the Senator said to an executive of the REV Group, a company formed by a private-equity firm in 2006.\n\n\u201cBefore, a new fire engine order took between six months and a year, standard, to get delivered. Today, those orders take two years on the low end, four years on the high end,\u201d Senator Hawley explained, pointing to corporate manufacturers\u2019 anticompetitive practices as reason for the egregious delivery delays over the past five years.\n\nKansas City\u2019s Fire Chief Dennis Rubin testified that his department was forced to improvise for months in Chevy Suburbans with firefighting equipment tossed in the trunks due to fire engine delivery delays.\n\n\u201cI just want to say to our corporate friends, you know, you don\u2019t have to wait for prosecution, or for a study, or for anything else to do the right thing,\u201d Senator Hawley urged industry witnesses. \u201d . . . In the meantime, I hope that we\u2019ll see some action on the part of this body and the FTC and anybody else who has a piece of it to make sure that this industry begins to function again for the people of this country and the firefighters who keep it safe,\u201d he concluded.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-legislation-to-display-national-motto-in-god-we-trust-on-all-federal-buildings/", "Hawley Introduces Legislation to Display National Motto \u2018In God We Trust\u2019 on All Federal Buildings", "2025-09-09", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the In God We Trust Act, which would require the General Services Administration (GSA) to display the national motto on all federal buildings in the United States. The legislation comes alongside the launch of President Trump\u2019s \u2018America Prays\u2019 initiative.\n\n\u201cOur national motto goes all the way back to the days of President Lincoln. Congress adopted \u2018In God We Trust\u2019 as our national motto in 1956 during the rise of atheist communism, and it remains our national motto today,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cThe In God We Trust Act will ensure that the federal government\u2014as well as the American people for whom it works\u2014never forgets the ultimate source of the liberty and prosperity this country enjoys. As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, this bill would restore faith to its rightful place in the halls of government.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley previously offered this idea in his 2024 National Conservatism Conference speech, when he declared it was time to \u201ctake the trans flags down from our public buildings and inscribe instead, on every building owned or operated by the federal government, our national motto: In God We Trust.\u201d\n\nIf passed, the legislation would give GSA one year to inscribe or display in a place of prominence the national motto of the United States in all federal buildings.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/senator-hawley-applauds-confirmation-of-four-outstanding-missouri-judges/", "Senator Hawley Applauds Confirmation of Four Outstanding Missouri Judges", "2025-09-09", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) applauded the confirmation of Missouri\u2019s four district court nominees to the federal bench.\n\n\u201cToday is a big day for Missouri as we confirm the last of our four outstanding district court judges to the federal bench,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cThese incredible individuals will uphold the Constitution and the rule of law in Missouri. Missourians are grateful to President Trump for putting constitutionalist judges on the bench.\u201d\n\nThe Senate confirmed the following nominees:\n\nJoshua M. Divine, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri;\n\nMaria A. Lanahan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri;\n\nZachary M. Bluestone, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri; and\n\nCristian M. Stevens, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-calls-for-investigation-into-unsafe-unsanitary-conditions-reported-by-missouri-tenants/", "Hawley Calls for Investigation into Unsafe, Unsanitary Conditions Reported by Missouri Tenants", "2025-09-08", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, calling for an investigation into the unsafe and unsanitary conditions reported by tenants living at the Villas of Autumn Bend (the \u201cVillas\u201d) in Blue Springs, Mo.\n\n\u201c[Tenants] cited sewage overflows, mold, and dirty ventilation systems, among other conditions. Upon invitation by tenants, my staff visited the Villas and confirmed that many units had visible mold infestations, unsanitary ventilation systems, broken plumbing, and sewage backups,\u201d Senator Hawley wrote.\n\n\u201cThe tenants of the Villas of Autumn Bend deserve to live in conditions that meet the basic standards guaranteed by federal law,\u201d the Senator insisted.\n\nSenator Hawley has previously introduced legislation that would coordinate actions of federal and local housing authorities to crack down on landlords who fail to uphold basic living standards for their tenants.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nSeptember 8, 2025\n\nScott Turner\n\nSecretary of Housing and Urban Development\n\n451 Seventh Street SW\n\nWashington, DC 20410\n\nBruce Ladd\n\nDeputy Regional Administrator\n\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development\n\n400 State Avenue\n\nRoom 200\n\nKansas City, KS 66101\n\nSecretary Turner:\n\nI write to raise concerns about clear and ongoing noncompliance with HUD regulations at the Villas of Autumn Bend (the \u201cVillas\u201d) in Blue Springs, Missouri\u2014a HUD-subsidized property managed by Dalmark Group.\n\nTenants from this property have contacted my Kansas City office multiple times with reports of unsafe and unsanitary conditions in and around their units. They cited sewage overflows, mold, and dirty ventilation systems, among other conditions. Upon invitation by tenants, my staff visited the Villas and confirmed that many units had visible mold infestations, unsanitary ventilation systems, broken plumbing, and sewage backups. One tenant had an independent firm perform a mold inspection, which indicated the presence of mold on unit surfaces and in the air.\n\nGiven the volume and credibility of these reports, as well as my staff\u2019s observations, I am seriously concerned that the Villas is violating federal requirements for safe and sanitary HUD housing. See 24 C.F.R. \u00a7 5.703 (National standards for the condition of HUD housing). I request that your agency promptly investigate this property, review its compliance status, and take appropriate enforcement actions if violations are confirmed. Please provide my office with an update on what actions have been taken regarding the unsafe conditions at the Villas by October 8, 2025.\n\nThe tenants of the Villas of Autumn Bend deserve to live in conditions that meet the basic standards guaranteed by federal law. I appreciate your commitment to safe and sanitary housing for Americans, and I look forward to continuing to work with you on this issue.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/icymi-senator-hawley-warns-ai-threatens-the-working-man-at-natcon5/", "ICYMI: Senator Hawley Warns \u2018AI Threatens the Working Man\u2019 at NatCon5", "2025-09-08", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered a speech at the National Conservatism Conference addressing the threat posed by transhumanism. Rather than using advanced technologies like artificial intelligence to \u2018transcend\u2019 the human condition, subvert traditional values, and concentrate power among a small elite\u2014as the transhumanist ideology seeks to do\u2014Senator Hawley laid out a vision that centers on the interests of working Americans.\n\nSenator Hawley stated, \u201cAmerica is a nation founded on the idea of the common man. The American republic is premised on his worth and his liberty. But the transhumanist ideal rejects the common man\u2019s worth. And artificial intelligence threatens the common man\u2019s liberty. To state it in the clearest terms, then: Americanism and the transhumanist revolution cannot coexist. And it is our job to see that Americanism wins.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201cAnd the problem with the AI \u2018revolution\u2019 as it\u2019s currently going is that it only entrenches the power of the people \u2026 who are already the most powerful in the world. Imagine a future\u2014a not too-distant future\u2014where AI is deployed across the economy, across the country. We are well on the way to this future now. And we are told by AI boosters of the remarkable efficiencies it will bring. The papers written in seconds. The contracts drafted instantly. The algorithms that write themselves. Productivity like we\u2019ve never seen. But here\u2019s the flip side: millions of Americans out of work. That\u2019s not any conspiracy theory, by the way. That\u2019s what the tech titans openly tell us. One CEO recently predicted half of entry-level, white-collar jobs could be gone in the next five years. Half.\u201d\n\nHe added, \u201cUltimately, when it comes to guardrails, protecting our children should be our lodestar. You may have seen recently how Meta green-lit its own chatbots to have sensual conversations with children\u2014yes, you heard me right. Meta\u2019s own internal documents permitted lurid conversations that no parent would ever contemplate. And most tragically, ChatGPT recently encouraged a troubled teenager to commit suicide\u2014even providing detailed instructions on how to do it. We absolutely must require and enforce rigorous technical standards to bar inappropriate or harmful interactions with minors. And we should think seriously about age verification for chatbots and agents. We don\u2019t let kids drive or drink or do a thousand other harmful things. The same standards should apply to AI.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cWe are, when all is said and done, creatures\u2014not gods. And that is a good thing. Our frailties teach us humility. Our shortcomings instruct us in perseverance. Our suffering gives us compassion for those who suffer. Our limits make us something better than powerful. They make us good. And they keep us free. Because there is only one God, we allow no man or class of men to rule over us. We rule ourselves, together, as equals. That is\u2014and always has been\u2014the American way.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-hosts-annual-meeting-with-missouri-farmers-at-state-fair/", "Hawley Hosts Annual Meeting with Missouri Farmers at State Fair", "2025-08-15", "2025", "2025-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "The Senior Senator Honored the Late Kit Bond & Touted Cancelation of the Grain Belt Express\n\nThis week, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) attended the annual Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, meeting with commodity groups and hosting an advisory council meeting with state farmers. Representatives Bob Onder (Mo.-03), Jason Smith (Mo.-08), Mark Alford (Mo.-04), and Eric Burlison (Mo.-07) also attended Senator Hawley\u2019s annual meeting.\n\n\u201cAg is not the past. Ag is not only the present. Ag is the future,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cYou don\u2019t have a sovereign country if you can\u2019t feed your country. And [Missouri farmers] feed this country better than anybody else anywhere in the world.\u201d\n\nAt his meeting, the Senator spoke alongside Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins. There, he presented awards recognizing farmers and ranchers across the state, including the \u201cSenator Kit Bond Memorial Farmer of the Year Award.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley honored Linda Bond and her late husband, Christopher \u201cKit\u201d Bond\u2014who represented Missouri as its former United States Senator and Governor\u2014for their decades of service to the Show Me State. The Senator presented Mrs. Bond with a framed copy of his Senate-passed resolution that recognized Mr. Bond\u2014who recently passed away on May 13, 2025\u2014as a lion of rural Missouri.\n\nSenator Hawley went on to answer questions from farmers and constituents on a range of state-specific topics. Senator Hawley specifically condemned the green-energy boondoggle the Biden Administration attempted to force on Missourians in the form of the Grain Belt Express.\n\n\u201cAs if they hadn\u2019t taken enough from you,\u201d Senator Hawley said to his constituents gathered, criticizing Democrats\u2019 obsession with Green New Deal policies. \u201cThis is $5 billion dollars. [The Grain Belt Express] doesn\u2019t meet the criteria for the loan. It\u2019s an outrage; it\u2019s an insult to the people of my state.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:47Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/kids-deserve-protection-hawley-launches-investigation-into-meta-for-training-its-ai-chatbots-to-target-children-with-sensual-conversation/", "\u2018Kids Deserve Protection\u2019: Hawley Launches Investigation into Meta for Training its AI Chatbots to Target Children with \u2018Sensual\u2019 Conversation", "2025-08-15", "2025", "2025-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "This morning, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, demanding the company hand over all relevant documents and communications related to new disturbing reporting that its AI chatbots engage children in \u201cromantic\u201d and sensual\u201d online exchanges.\n\n\u201cParents deserve the truth, and kids deserve protection,\u201d Senator Hawley wrote.\n\n\u201cThe Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, which I chair, will commence an investigation into whether Meta\u2019s generative-AI products enable exploitation, deception, or other criminal harms to children, and whether Meta misled the public or regulators about its safeguards,\u201d he continued.\n\nSenator Hawley first sounded the alarm on this explosive reporting yesterday, pointing out that \u201conly after Meta got CAUGHT did it retract portions of its company doc that deemed it \u2018permissible for chatbots to flirt and engage in romantic roleplay with children.'\u201d\n\nAs Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, Senator Hawley recently led a separate oversight hearing into Meta that exposed the tech company\u2019s stunning complicity with China.\n\nRead Senator Hawley\u2019s full letter from today here or below.\n\nAugust 15, 2025\n\nMark Zuckerberg\n\nFounder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer\n\nMeta Platforms, Inc.\n\n1 Meta Way\n\nMenlo Park, CA 94025\n\nDear Mr. Zuckerberg,\n\nReports indicate that Meta approved internal rules for its AI chatbots that would allow \u201cromantic\u201d and \u201csensual\u201d exchanges with children, while green-lighting other harmful content behind legal word games. Your company has acknowledged the veracity of these reports and made retractions only after this alarming content came to light. It\u2019s unacceptable that these policies were advanced in the first place. Meta must immediately preserve all relevant records and produce responsive documents so Congress can investigate these troubling practices.\n\nTo take but one example, your internal rules purportedly permit an AI chatbot to comment that an eight-year-old\u2019s body is \u201ca work of art\u201d of which \u201cevery inch . . . is a masterpiece\u2014a treasure I cherish deeply.\u201d Similar conduct outlined in these reports is reprehensible and outrageous\u2014and demonstrates a cavalier attitude when it comes to the real risks that generative AI presents to youth development absent strong guardrails. Parents deserve the truth, and kids deserve protection.\n\nThe Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, which I chair, will commence an investigation into whether Meta\u2019s generative-AI products enable exploitation, deception, or other criminal harms to children, and whether Meta misled the public or regulators about its safeguards. We intend to learn who approved these policies, how long they were in effect, and what Meta has done to stop this conduct going forward.\n\nAccordingly, produce the following no later than September 19, 2025:\n\n1. \u201cGenAI: Content Risk Standards\u201d\u2014All Versions\n\nEvery draft, redline, and final version of \u201cGenAI: Content Risk Standards,\u201d including all regional variants, appendices, and preceding and succeeding policies.\n\n2. Scope, Deployment, and Enforcement:\n\nA list of every Meta product/model governed by these standards.\n\nEnforcement playbooks, guardrail/classifier specs, refusal policies, evaluator guidelines, and known gaps/exceptions.\n\nAll age-gating/minor-protection controls for chatbots, including all documents related to how Meta prevents, detects, and blocks \u201cromantic\u201d or \u201csensual\u201d exchanges with users under 18, as well as documents relating to what Meta does when age is unknown.\n\n3. Risk Reviews and Incident Reports:\n\nAll documents relating to safety reviews, red-team reports, risk registers, incident logs, and post-mortems referencing minors, sexual/romantic role-play, in-person meetups, medical advice, self-harm, or criminal exploitation.\n\nAny materials provided to or prepared for senior leadership on these risks.\n\n4. Public Claims and Regulator Communications:\n\nAll drafts, talking points, or statements to users, advertisers, app stores, the FTC, Congress, or other authorities about minor safety and medical-advice limits for Meta\u2019s chatbots.\n\n5. Identities of Individuals and Actions Changing Policy:\n\nDocuments sufficient to establish the decision trail for removing or revising any portions of the standards: who decided, when, why, who was notified, and what changes were actually implemented across products.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:47Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-insurance-hearing-gets-results/", "Hawley Insurance Hearing Gets Results", "2025-08-05", "2025", "2025-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Allstate will Pay Subcommittee Witness\u2019 Claim in FULL Following Investigation\n\nU.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today announced that Allstate has agreed to fully compensate a victim who testified at the Senator\u2019s Disaster Management subcommittee hearing that exposed widespread fraud within the insurance industry.\n\nAllstate initially offered the victim, Natalia Migal, a paltry sum of $46,000 when a 70-foot oak tree severed her Georgia home last September during Hurricane Helene. Following Senator Hawley\u2019s cross examination of an Allstate executive, Ms. Migal confirmed today that Allstate has agreed to pay her $497,000, plus attorney\u2019s fees, to fully rebuild her home.\n\n\u201cThis is a victory. Allstate has finally agreed to pay Ms. Migal\u2019s claim in full. But there are many others like her across the country who the insurance industry continues to scam. I will continue to investigate Allstate and other insurance companies to ensure they do right by their policyholders,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\nAs Chairman of the Disaster Management subcommittee, Senator Hawley launched an investigation into claims practices by insurance companies following natural disasters earlier this year. President Donald Trump exposed the issue during his January visit to North Carolina, where he met with those impacted by Hurricane Helene.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:47Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-new-postmaster-general-to-course-correct-usps-protect-rural-mail-delivery/", "Hawley Urges New Postmaster General to Course Correct USPS, Protect Rural Mail Delivery", "2025-08-05", "2025", "2025-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the newly-appointed Postmaster General, David Steiner, urging him to course correct the unreliability and delays Missourians have experienced from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) under his predecessor.\n\n\u201cUSPS failed to meet its own nationwide performance targets in nearly every category, and the problem was even worse in my home state of Missouri, where on-time delivery rates dropped below 77% in fiscal year 2024. This is unacceptable,\u201d Senator Hawley wrote. \u201cRural families, small businesses, and veterans depend on reliable mail service for everything from prescription medications to Social Security checks. They deserve a Postal Service that works for them.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley also urged Postmaster Steiner to \u201cimmediately halt the implementation of the Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) plan\u201d that the Postal Regulatory Commission has already concluded would have \u201csignificant negative impacts on rural communities throughout the United States.\u201d\n\nEarlier this year, Senator Hawley introduced the No Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) Act in response to the USPS\u2019 \u201cRegional Transportation Optimization\u201d plan that would eliminate end-of-day mail collection at most of the nation\u2019s post offices and trigger significant negative impacts on Missouri\u2019s rural communities. Senator Hawley\u2019s bill would block this harmful new policy.\n\nRead the Senator\u2019s full letter from today here or below.\n\nAugust 5, 2025\n\nPostmaster General David Steiner\n\nUnited States Postal Service\n\n475 L\u2019Enfant Plaza SW\n\nWashington, D.C. 20260\n\nDear Postmaster General Steiner,\n\nCongratulations on your appointment as the 76th Postmaster General of the United States. Your selection comes at a pivotal moment for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), which remains one of our nation\u2019s most essential public institutions. Millions of Americans\u2014especially those living in rural communities\u2014rely on dependable, affordable, and timely mail service every day. Unfortunately, under recent leadership, USPS has fallen short of these obligations. I urge you to seize this opportunity to change course and restore public trust in the Postal Service.\n\nDuring the tenure of your predecessor, the Delivering for America plan resulted in persistent mail delays, higher costs, and reduced service reliability across the country. USPS failed to meet its own nationwide performance targets in nearly every category, and the problem was even worse in my home state of Missouri, where on-time delivery rates dropped below 77% in fiscal year 2024.[1] This is unacceptable. Rural families, small businesses, and veterans depend on reliable mail service for everything from prescription medications to Social Security checks. They deserve a Postal Service that works for them.\n\nMoving forward, I respectfully urge you to focus on reforms that improve service quality and operational efficiency without sacrificing the needs of rural America. In particular, I strongly encourage you to:\n\nAbandon policies that disadvantage rural communities. USPS leadership should commit to restoring timely, reliable mail service for all Americans, especially those in rural areas who lack access to alternatives. Reforms should prioritize operational improvements over service cuts or consolidations that disproportionately harm rural customers.\n\nImmediately halt the implementation of the Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) plan. The Postal Regulatory Commission has already concluded that the RTO plan would have \u201csignificant negative impacts on rural communities throughout the United States.\u201d This misguided initiative should be suspended until it can be fully reassessed under your leadership, with a focus on preserving service standards for rural customers.\n\nThe Postal Service remains a vital lifeline for millions of Americans. Its leadership should be committed to ensuring reliable, accessible, and affordable mail service\u2014not just in major cities, but in every small town, family farm, and rural community in this country. Your tenure presents an important opportunity to repair trust and deliver meaningful reforms that serve the entire nation.\n\nI look forward to hearing from you about your vision for the future of USPS and urge you to keep my office informed on your plans for rural mail delivery and operational reforms.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:47Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-markey-reintroduce-warehouse-worker-protection-act/", "Hawley, Markey Reintroduce Warehouse Worker Protection Act", "2025-08-04", "2025", "2025-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Haley Stevens (MI-11) in reintroducing the bipartisan and bicameral Warehouse Worker Protection Act.\n\nThis legislation would protect nearly 2 million of our nations\u2019 warehouse workers by banning hazardous work speed quotas that push workers beyond their limits and lead to high rates of injuries.\n\n\u201cCorporations need to prioritize their workers\u2019 safety and well-being over profits. This bipartisan legislation will hold the warehouse industry accountable while combatting the industry\u2019s worst practices. It\u2019s time to put workers\u2019 safety first and treat them with the dignity they deserve,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\n\u201cWorkers deserve to clock in knowing they will return home safe and healthy at the end of their shift. The Warehouse Worker Protection Act would protect the basic health and dignity of workers from corporate bosses who time and again have prioritized unfettered greed and profit over their own people,\u201d said Senator Markey. \u201cI am proudly in solidarity with nearly two million warehouse workers nationwide in the fight to ensure that their rights, safety, and dignity are protected.\u201d\n\nThe Warehouse Worker Protection Act would:\n\nInstitute basic standards to ensure warehouse workers experience a safe and dignified workplace.\n\nProhibit the use of speed quotas.\n\nProhibit measures that prevent warehouse workers from exercising their right to unionize.\n\nThe Warehouse Worker Protection Act is endorsed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:47Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-wins-for-fort-leonard-wood-missouri-in-senate-appropriations-bill/", "Hawley Secures Wins for Fort Leonard Wood & Missouri in Senate Appropriations Bill", "2025-08-01", "2025", "2025-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) voted to advance the Senate\u2019s FY 2026 appropriations package. Senator Hawley successfully secured language to protect the hospital at Missouri\u2019s Fort Leonard Wood in the legislation. Senator Hawley\u2019s amendment would also require the Army to take action and replace aging homes for the servicemen and women on the base.\n\n\u201cTonight, the Senate passed a spending bill that includes my amendment to protect the hospital at Fort Leonard Wood and require the Army to work to replace all aging family housing on post. This bill also includes support for vital services that Missouri farmers and ranchers rely on. These are big wins for Missouri,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\nSenator Hawley has long advocated for updated housing at Fort Leonard Wood, having secured more than $100 million in previous efforts for new homes. He also pressured the Army to protect Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s hospital earlier this year from downgrades in staffing and vital services.\n\nThe appropriations package passed the Senate and covers government spending for military construction, veterans affairs, and agriculture.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:47Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-boeing-to-take-action-to-remedy-latest-toxic-chemical-spill/", "Hawley Urges Boeing to Take Action to Remedy Latest Toxic Chemical Spill", "2025-07-31", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the Boeing Company\u2019s President and CEO Robert Ortberg urging him to take further action following reports of a chemical leak at a Boeing facility in north St. Louis.\n\n\u201cI write concerning new reports that a Boeing facility in north St. Louis leaked up to a thousand gallons of toxic nitric acid into Coldwater Creek. As you know, nitric acid is a caustic industrial agent that can cause burns and respiratory problems, and in high enough concentrations, death. You must continue to work to remedy this latest spill and ensure it never happens again,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\nAnd this is not the first time Boeing has polluted Coldwater Creek with toxic waste. In June 2023, a Boeing industrial wastewater treatment plant released high levels of hexavalent chromium\u2014a carcinogen\u2014into the creek.\n\nResidents in this region have also suffered from nuclear contamination in the creek bed due to Manhattan Project-related activities. Senator Hawley fought for years to secure financial compensation for the victims of this radiation exposure provided through the passage of his RECA Act.\n\nSenator Hawley continues to fight to protect the residents of this region and is calling on Boeing to answer the following questions by August 15, 2025:\n\nHave Missourians been harmed by the July 25, 2025 toxic spill into Coldwater Creek?\n\nIf so, what actions have you taken or will you take to remedy such harms?\n\nWhat actions have you taken or will you take to ensure that similar leakages of toxic chemicals do not occur in the future?\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nJuly 31, 2025\n\nRobert K. Ortberg\n\nPresident & CEO\n\nThe Boeing Company\n\nJeff Shockey\n\nEVP of Government Operations, Global Public Policy, & Corporate Strategy\n\nThe Boeing Company\n\nMr. Ortberg:\n\nI write concerning new reports that a Boeing facility in north St. Louis leaked up to a thousand gallons of toxic nitric acid into Coldwater Creek. As you know, nitric acid is a caustic industrial agent that can cause burns and respiratory problems, and in high enough concentrations, death. You must continue to work to remedy this latest spill and ensure it never happens again.\n\nThe spill threatens the lives and health of residents in my state. And this is not the first time. In June 2023, a Boeing industrial wastewater treatment plant released high levels of hexavalent chromium\u2014a carcinogen\u2014into Coldwater Creek. As you may know, residents of this region have also suffered for years from the presence of nuclear contamination in the creek bed due to Manhattan Project-related activities. That remediation is still ongoing. It is disappointing that corporate neglect is following government neglect when it comes to the safety of my constituents who live near Coldwater Creek.\n\nYour company has stated that, \u201cthe situation was safely resolved.\u201d Missourians deserve to know more. Since this is the second time your company has possibly endangered residents, you must take remedial actions. Please answer the following questions by August 15, 2025:\n\nHave Missourians been harmed by the July 25, 2025 toxic spill into Coldwater Creek?\n\nIf so, what actions have you taken or will you take to remedy such harms?\n\nWhat actions have you taken or will you take to ensure that similar leakages of toxic chemicals do not occur in the future?Thank you for your attention to this matter.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-advances-pelosi-act-to-ban-congressional-stock-trading-out-of-committee/", "Hawley Advances PELOSI Act to Ban Congressional Stock Trading Out of Committee", "2025-07-30", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, voted to advance the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments(PELOSI) Act, which would ban members of Congress from trading or holding individual stocks.\n\n\u201cAmericans have watched politicians earn a fortune using information not available to the general public while the average family struggles to get by. It\u2019s just wrong,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cMembers of Congress should be focused on delivering results for their constituents, not returns on investments. It\u2019s time to find out where members stand. It\u2019s time we restore trust in Congress and ban all members from trading and holding stocks.\u201d\n\nThe PELOSI Act would ban lawmakers and their spouses from purchasing, selling or holding individual stocks for the duration of the lawmaker\u2019s time in office. Lawmakers would be allowed to invest in diversified mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, or U.S. Treasury bonds while in office.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-language-for-hospital-new-housing-at-fort-leonard-wood-in-appropriations-bill/", "Hawley Secures Language for Hospital, New Housing at Fort Leonard Wood in Appropriations Bill", "2025-07-29", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he secured language in the FY 2026 appropriations bill to protect the hospital at Missouri\u2019s Fort Leonard Wood. The language would also require the Army to work to replace aging homes for the servicemen and women on the base.\n\nSenator Hawley has long advocated for updated housing at Fort Leonard Wood, having secured more than $100 million in previous efforts. He also pressured the Army to protect Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s hospital earlier this year.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-legislation-to-send-rebate-checks-to-working-americans/", "Hawley Introduces Legislation to Send Rebate Checks to Working Americans", "2025-07-28", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the American Worker Rebate Act, legislation that would send rebate checks to working Americans following the historic revenue accrued through President Trump\u2019s tariff policy.\n\n\u201cAmericans deserve a tax rebate after four years of Biden policies that have devastated families\u2019 savings and livelihoods. Like President Trump proposed, my legislation would allow hard-working Americans to benefit from the wealth that Trump\u2019s tariffs are returning to this country,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\nSenator Hawley announced this legislation last week after President Trump voiced support for this policy when he discussed record-breaking tariff revenue.\n\nThe United States now has record monthly tariff revenue, which nearly reached $30 billion in June. Several projections suggest the United States could see over $150 billion in tariff revenue in 2025 alone.\n\nThe American Worker Rebate Act would:\n\nProvide a tariff rebate check this year to American workers and families with similar parameters to the direct payments passed by Congress in 2020.\n\nEnsure the amount of the rebate is at least $600 per adult and dependent child (e.g. $2,400 for a family of four).\n\nAllow for a larger credit per person if tariff revenue exceeds current projections for 2025.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-to-introduce-legislation-sending-rebate-check-to-every-working-american/", "Hawley to Introduce Legislation Sending Rebate Check to Every Working American", "2025-07-25", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce legislation to send a rebate check to every working American. President Trump voiced support for this policy as recently as this morning when he discussed record-breaking tariff revenue.\n\n\u201cWorking people need relief now,\u201d Senator Hawley tweeted. \u201cThey\u2019ve earned it. Let\u2019s return their money to them asap.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/watch-hawley-secures-pledge-from-trump-nominee-to-ditch-the-biden-era-government-censorship-business/", "WATCH: Hawley Secures Pledge from Trump Nominee to Ditch the Biden-era Government Censorship Business", "2025-07-24", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "This morning, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Sean Plankey\u2014President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to be Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)\u2014and secured his pledge to refocus the agency on protecting America\u2019s critical infrastructure instead of propping up Biden-era government censorship.\n\n\u201cLet me just read some of the euphemisms that your predecessor used to talk about CISA\u2019s mission in the censorship effort: \u2018narrative control,\u2019 \u2018perception management\u2019\u2014\u2019information integrity\u2019 is my favorite,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cYou\u2019re telling me that you\u2019re going to get CISA out of the business of policing \u2018narrative control?'\u201d the Senator asked, to which Plankey affirmed.\n\nWatch the full exchange here.\n\nSenator Hawley reminded Plankey and his Senate colleagues of the gross First Amendment abuses Americans faced online under the direction of the Biden Administration\u2019s CISA. The agency\u2019s wide-ranging censorship shut down posts about \u201cCOVID-19, vaccines, elections, school-board meetings.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-wins-cancelation-of-grain-belt-express/", "Hawley Wins Cancelation of Grain Belt Express", "2025-07-23", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) succeeded today in securing the cancelation of a Biden-era Green New Deal loan in Missouri. Following Senator Hawley\u2019s request, the Department of Energy canceled $5 billion in taxpayer funding to the \u201cGrain Belt Express,\u201d a green transmission project that has taken the land of numerous Missouri farmers across eight counties while padding the corporate profits of parent company Invenergy.\n\nThe cancelation of the federal loan guarantee comes after Senator Hawley secured a pledge from Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright to halt the project. Senator Hawley sent a letter to the DOE in March urging the department to cancel the loan, as well as a follow-up letter in June.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-rfk-jr-to-reinstate-safety-regulations-on-chemical-abortion-drug-after-reviewing-studies/", "Hawley Urges RFK Jr. to Reinstate Safety Regulations on Chemical Abortion Drug after Reviewing Studies", "2025-07-22", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) urging him to take immediate action to reinstate safety guardrails on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Senator Hawley\u2019s letter comes after he secured a pledge from RFK Jr. that he would conduct a safety review of mifepristone.\n\n\u201cI write to thank you for your expressed commitment to review the safety data on mifepristone following the publication of alarming new safety studies and to once again request swift action on this matter to protect American women. On April 28, I sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, asking for a timely review of the safety of mifepristone in response to shocking new data showing high adverse event rates for mifepristone. Dr. Makary sent me a letter in response expressing a commitment to conducting such a review. I am grateful to both you and Dr. Makary for undertaking this critical work,\u201d Senator Hawley wrote.\n\nHe continued, \u201cAs I have shared with you, recent studies using insurance claims data to conduct post-market safety analyses have raised serious concerns about the chemical abortion drug. Researchers with the Foundation for the Restoration of America and Ethics and Public Policy Center found that about 11% of women who take mifepristone for an abortion experience a serious adverse health event\u2014a rate 22 times higher than the FDA claims. Additionally, a follow-up Ethics and Public Policy Center study based on the same data shows that for pregnancy termination, mifepristone had a 5.26% failure rate, which is significantly higher than the rate listed on the FDA label.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cI eagerly await the results of your review of mifepristone safety data\u2026 I ask that you take swift action against abortion drug providers that distribute mifepristone contrary to federal regulations. These actions would go a long way toward protecting women\u2019s health and safety.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here or below.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-blumenthal-unveil-bipartisan-bill-empowering-working-americans-to-sue-big-tech-ai-companies-for-stealing-creative-works/", "Hawley, Blumenthal Unveil Bipartisan Bill Empowering Working Americans to Sue Big Tech, AI Companies for Stealing Creative Works", "2025-07-21", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect consumers\u2019 data rights and hold Big Tech companies accountable for illegally pirating creators\u2019 copyrighted works to train their artificial intelligence (AI) models.\n\nSenator Hawley\u2019s legislation follows his recent Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing where he sounded the alarm on AI companies\u2019 willful engagement in \u201cthe largest intellectual property theft in American history.\u201d\n\n\u201cAI companies are robbing the American people blind while leaving artists, writers, and other creators with zero recourse. It\u2019s time for Congress to give the American worker their day in court to protect their personal data and creative works. My bipartisan legislation would finally empower working Americans who now find their livelihoods in the crosshairs of Big Tech\u2019s lawlessness,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\n\u201cThis bill embodies a bipartisan consensus that AI safeguards are urgent\u2014because the technology is moving at accelerating speed, and so are dangers to privacy. Enforceable rules can put consumers back in control of their data, and help bar abuses. Tech companies must be held accountable\u2014and liable legally\u2014when they breach consumer privacy, collecting, monetizing or sharing personal information without express consent. Consumers must be given rights and remedies\u2014and legal tools to make them real\u2014not relying on government enforcement alone,\u201d Senator Blumenthal said.\n\nSenators Hawley and Blumenthal have previously teamed up to put power back in the hands of users when it comes to Big Tech. Last Congress, they introduced a bipartisan framework to implement guardrails for AI that would protect consumers. The AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act will:\n\nBar AI companies from stealing and training on copyright works. The bill safeguards individuals\u2019 copyrighted materials from being used in AI training or AI-generated content without permission.\n\nCreate a federal tort for data misuse. The legislation allows individuals to sue any person or company that appropriates, uses, sells, or exploits their personal data or copyrighted works without clear, affirmative consent.\n\nProvide transparency for creators. The bill requires companies to clearly disclose every third party that will access an individual\u2019s data at the time consent is sought.\n\nEnsure robust remedies. The legislation provides for stiff financial penalties, injunctive relief, and protects the ability of individuals to sue in court and join class actions.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-moore-introduce-resolution-condemning-international-persecution-of-christians/", "Hawley, Moore Introduce Resolution Condemning International Persecution of Christians", "2025-07-21", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with Congressman Riley Moore (R-W.Va.), introduced a resolution condemning the persecution of Christians around the world.\n\n\u201cOur country was founded on religious liberty. We cannot sit on the sidelines as Christians around the world are being persecuted for declaring Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. We must condemn these heinous crimes,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cYear after year, the number of Christians murdered by extremists in Nigeria has numbered in the thousands. Millions more have been displaced. We cannot allow this to continue. I urge my colleagues to join me in condemning the persecution of Christians around the world by supporting this resolution.\u201d \u201cAround the world, our brothers and sisters in Christ face rampant persecution for simply acknowledging the name of Jesus. That is unacceptable. In Nigeria alone, more than 50,000 Christians have been martyred and more than 5 million have been displaced simply for professing their faith. During a Divine Liturgy in Damascus last month, an islamic jihadist opened fire on worshippers and detonated an explosive device \u2014 killing at least 30 and wounding dozens more. These examples illustrate the violence and death Christians face on a daily basis,\u201d said Congressman Moore. \u201cUnfortunately, decades of U.S. foreign policy blunders have exacerbated this crisis, with ethno-religious cleansing accelerating in Iraq after our failure to stabilize the country following the 2003 invasion. We as lawmakers cannot continue to sit idly by. I urge my colleagues to join me in condemning the persecution of Christians across the globe.\u201d\n\nThe bill is endorsed by ADF International, Heritage Action for America, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, In Defense of Christians, Global Christian Relief, CatholicVote, Advancing American Freedom, Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), Family Policy Alliance, Christians Engaged, and Save the Persecuted Christians.\n\nRead the full resolution here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-applauds-missouri-judicial-nominees-winning-records-ahead-of-confirmation-votes/", "Hawley Applauds Missouri Judicial Nominees\u2019 Winning Records Ahead of Confirmation Votes", "2025-07-17", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley spoke on the Senate floor, highlighting the winning records of Missouri\u2019s four district court nominees and thanking President Donald Trump for returning constitutionalists to the federal bench after the appointment of radical judges under President Joe Biden.\n\n\u201cEach of these four individuals will soon take his or her place on the federal bench, and I am confident will be a great credit, not just to my state but to the United States, where I hope they will serve as federal judges for a very long time to come,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\nThe Senate is poised to confirm the following nominees, starting next week.\n\nJoshua M. Divine, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri;\n\nMaria A. Lanahan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri;\n\nZachary M. Bluestone, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri; and\n\nCristian M. Stevens, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-welch-introduce-legislation-targeting-patent-thickets-to-reduce-prescription-drug-prices/", "Hawley, Welch Introduce Legislation Targeting \u2018Patent Thickets\u2019 to Reduce Prescription Drug Prices", "2025-07-17", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the ETHIC Act, which would prevent Big Pharma from gaming our patent system through the use of anticompetitive \u201cpatent thickets.\u201d\n\n\u201cBig Pharma knows exactly what it\u2019s doing in monopolizing the U.S. patent system: driving up drug costs for Americans while preventing generic-drug manufacturers from getting their foot in the market. This bipartisan bill would break up the anticompetitive \u201cpatent thickets\u201d that pharmaceutical companies have abused to the detriment of the American patient,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\n\u201cFor decades, Big Pharma has exploited U.S. courts and the patent system through anti-competitive practices that prevent generic and biosimilar competitors from entering the market, forcing Vermonters to pay more out of pocket for life-saving drugs. It\u2019s outrageous, and it\u2019s gone on for far too long,\u201d said Senator Welch. \u201cI\u2019m proud to join my colleagues in introducing the ETHIC Act to stop pharmaceutical companies from abusing the patent system and lower prescription drug prices for patients across the country. Congress must pass our legislation to cut drug costs for families and streamline access to care.\u201d\n\n\u201cPatent thickets\u201d are dense webs of overlapping patents that companies must navigate to commercialize new technology, particularly common in pharmaceuticals where a single drug may be protected by dozens of patents covering an active compound, formulations, manufacturing processes, and delivery methods.\n\nWhile these thickets can emerge naturally from the complexity of drug development, pharmaceutical companies also strategically build patent walls around drugs to extend market exclusivity beyond the original patent expiration, slowing access to affordable generic alternatives.\n\nIf signed into law this year, the Eliminating Thickets to Improve Competition (ETHIC) Act would:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/chairman-hawley-exposes-big-techs-complicity-in-piracy-to-train-ai-models-willfulness-to-bankrupt-u-s-creative-community/", "Chairman Hawley Exposes Big Tech\u2019s Complicity in Piracy to Train AI Models & Willfulness to Bankrupt U.S. Creative Community", "2025-07-16", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) chaired a Judiciary subcommittee hearing revealing Big Tech\u2019s role behind the unchecked piracy of copyrighted content to fuel companies\u2019 artificial intelligence (AI) models. The hearing featured witness testimony from bestselling author David Baldacci as well as AI experts and law professors who lent credence to Senator Hawley\u2019s claim: AI companies, namely Meta, have crossed the line of technological innovation into corporate crime.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s hearing is about the largest intellectual property theft in American history. . . . AI companies are training their models on stolen material, period. . . . And we\u2019re not talking about these companies simply scouring the internet for what\u2019s publicly available. We\u2019re talking about piracy,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\n\u201cAre we going to protect [Americans\u2019 creative community], or are we going to allow a few mega-corporations to vacuum it all up, digest it, and make billions of dollars in profits\u2014maybe trillions\u2014and pay nobody for it. That\u2019s not America,\u201d the Senator argued, explaining that the issue at hand is a moral one as much as a legal one.\n\nBaldacci went on to point out the harm mass piracy poses to America\u2019s authors, songwriters, and other creative producers, whose works are now in the crosshairs of Big Tech\u2019s lawlessness.\n\n\u201cEvery single one of my books was presented to me . . . in three seconds. It really felt like I had been robbed of everything of my entire adult life that I had worked on,\u201d Baldacci said.\n\nKey revelations uncovered during the hearing include:\n\nAI companies being trained on over 200 terabytes of copyrighted work\u2014or, in other words, billions of pages that would fill approximately 22 Libraries of Congress.\n\nBig Tech having pirated this work by illegally downloading it.\n\nAI companies having facilitated other actors\u2019 piracy by illegally uploading more than 50 terabytes of copyrighted works for others\u2019 use.\n\nMeta knowing it was engaging in illegal activity.\n\n\u2022 Employees internally warned each other that Meta\u2019s piracy was illegal\u2014and then brazenly made light of it.\n\n\u2022 Meta concealed its pirating via non-Meta servers, so its criminal acts would not be traced back to the company.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-amendment-to-block-taxpayer-dollars-for-biden-green-new-deal-projects/", "Hawley Introduces Amendment to Block Taxpayer\u00a0Dollars for Biden Green New Deal Projects", "2025-07-16", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) filed an amendment to the rescissions package currently before the Senate to block the Department of Energy\u2019s federal loan guarantees from bankrolling the Grain Belt Express, a Green New Deal project fiercely opposed by Missouri farmers and ranchers.\n\n\u201cThe Department of Energy should not be using taxpayer dollars to fund green scams at the expense of Missouri\u2019s farmers and ranchers. The Biden Administration shoved the $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee through at the eleventh hour because they knew it was illegal and immoral. It\u2019s time to defund the Grain Belt Express once and for all,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\nFor years, Senator Hawley has been working to defund the Grain Belt Express and protect Missourians\u2019 land. Just last week, Senator Hawley secured a pledge from Energy Secretary Chris Wright to rescind the Grain Belt Express loan guarantees.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-legislation-to-prevent-future-medicaid-cuts-invest-in-rural-hospitals/", "Hawley Introduces Legislation to\u00a0Prevent Future Medicaid Cuts, Invest in Rural Hospitals", "2025-07-15", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced new legislation to invest in rural hospitals and prevent any future cuts to Medicaid hospital funding. Senator Hawley\u2019s legislation builds on provisions he secured for rural hospitals in the recently enacted reconciliation bill. Senator Hawley\u2019s new bill would double the federal investment in rural health care while reversing future changes to Medicaid hospital funding.\n\nAt Senator Hawley\u2019s behest, the reconciliation bill created for the first time a rural hospital fund. But Congressional leadership also scheduled reductions in states\u2019 provider tax authority to begin in some states as early as 2028. States levy provider taxes to finance a portion of their Medicaid costs, allowing them to access federal Medicaid funds for critical-access hospitals and rural providers.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump has always said we have to protect Medicaid for working people. Now is the time to prevent any future cuts to Medicaid from going into effect,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cWe should also increase our support for rural hospitals around the country. Under the recent reconciliation bill, Missouri will see an extra $1 billion for hospitals over the next four years. I want to see Medicaid reductions stopped and rural hospitals fully funded permanently.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley\u2019s Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act would:\n\nRepeal the provider tax moratorium and the future reduction of provider tax authority in the reconciliation bill. This would restore a key aspect of Medicaid funding that states rely on to finance their programs.\n\nRepeal provisions in the reconciliation bill related to state directed payments that could reduce Medicaid reimbursements.\n\nDouble the total investment in the Rural Health Transformation Fund to $100 billion.\n\nExtend the life of the Rural Health Transformation Fund from five years to ten years.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-dhs-secretary-noem-to-declassify-trump-butler-assassination-records/", "Hawley Urges DHS Secretary Noem to Declassify Trump Butler Assassination Records", "2025-07-15", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, calling on the agency to declassify all documents related to the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, PA.\n\n\u201cI write to you following the one-year anniversary of the first assassination attempt against President Donald J. Trump. This occasion marks a deeply troubling chapter in our nation\u2019s history and serves as a reminder of the importance of transparency in preserving public trust during moments of national crisis. To that end, I urge you to take the necessary steps to declassify all documents within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) related to the events of July 13, 2024,\u201d Senator Hawley wrote.\n\nIn September 2024, Senator Hawley released a 22-page whistleblower report detailing the failures of the United States Secret Service in connection with the July 13, 2024 attempted assassination of President Trump.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-doj-to-swiftly-implement-reca-for-radiation-survivors/", "Hawley Urges DOJ to Swiftly Implement RECA for Radiation Survivors", "2025-07-15", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ), urging the Department to prioritize implementation of the expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The Senator\u2019s expansion provision revives RECA for survivors, allows tens of thousands of new claimants to receive life-saving assistance\u2014including those across Missouri\u2014and protects the program for years to come.\n\n\u201cI write to ensure prompt implementation of the reauthorized and expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (\u2018RECA\u2019), as passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The Department of Justice plays a central role in administering RECA, and with the enactment of the expanded law, the Department is now responsible for receiving, evaluating, and processing a broader universe of claims. I urge you to devote sufficient manpower and departmental resources for this important work,\u201d wrote Senator Hawley.\n\nHe continued, \u201cIt is critical that the Department promptly renews its claims process and application, given that prospective claimants have until December 31, 2027, to submit their paperwork. Timely processing of new claims is both feasible and imperative under the law, especially given the age and health of many claimants. The current RECA statute also explicitly allows the Department to use existing funds and resources to process RECA claims. Congress included this provision to ensure that the Department has sufficient resources to implement RECA fully and without delay.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley offered his support in implementing the program, saying, \u201cI will closely monitor the Department\u2019s implementation of the law in the months ahead and respectfully request an update on the Department\u2019s implementation progress by August 1, 2025. I stand ready to work with you and the Department to ensure a fair, efficient, and accessible claims process for new RECA claimants.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nBrett Shumate\n\nAssistant Attorney General\n\nU.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division\n\n950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW\n\nWashington, DC 20530\n\nDear Assistant Attorney General Shumate:\n\nI write to ensure prompt implementation of the reauthorized and expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (\u201cRECA\u201d), as passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The Department of Justice plays a central role in administering RECA, and with the enactment of the expanded law, the Department is now responsible for receiving, evaluating, and processing a broader universe of claims. I urge you to devote sufficient manpower and departmental resources for this important work.\n\nAs you know, RECA compensates victims and their families who have been exposed to radiation from the federal government\u2019s nuclear programs. Since Congress created the program in 1990, it has provided benefits to tens of thousands of Americans who have developed cancer or other specified diseases after being exposed to radiation from atomic weapons testing or uranium mining, milling, or transporting. Many harrowing tales have emerged for decades after the United States shuttered its test sites and uranium mines, as negligently stored waste continued infiltrating waterways and communities across the country. Now, President Trump and Congress have extended the program to cover more victims and geographic areas.\n\nIt is critical that the Department promptly renews its claims process and application, given that prospective claimants have until December 31, 2027, to submit their paperwork. Timely processing of new claims is both feasible and imperative under the law, especially given the age and health of many claimants. The current RECA statute also explicitly allows the Department to use existing funds and resources to process RECA claim.[1]Congress included this provision to ensure that the Department has sufficient resources to implement RECA fully and without delay.\n\nI will closely monitor the Department\u2019s implementation of the law in the months ahead, and respectfully request an update on the Department\u2019s implementation progress by August 1, 2025. I stand ready to work with you and the Department to ensure a fair, efficient, and accessible claims process for new RECA claimants.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-reintroduces-bill-banning-chinese-ownership-of-american-land-homes/", "Hawley Reintroduces Bill Banning Chinese Ownership of American Land, Homes", "2025-07-10", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced legislation to ban Chinese corporations and individuals associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from owning American agricultural land and homes. The Senator\u2019s introduction of the Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act comes after the Trump Administration recently unveiled its National Farm Security Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy to respond to this challenge and protect our farmland and food supply chains.\n\n\u201cChina\u2019s ownership of U.S. farmland poses a direct threat to American interests,\u201dsaid Senator Hawley. \u201cWe should never let our nation\u2019s greatest adversary have access to our vital resources, including our housing supply. That\u2019s why I\u2019m reintroducing legislation to protect American assets from the CCP once and for all.\u201d\n\nAccording to the USDA, Chinese entities own around 278,000 acres of agricultural land across the country, a total that has spiked 350 percent since 2010. The ownership of so much acreage by our nation\u2019s greatest geopolitical adversary undermines the integrity of our food supply and creates unacceptable national security risks, particularly given the proximity of much of this land to sensitive military installations.\n\nThe Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act would:\n\nProhibit Chinese corporations and individuals affiliated with the CCP from acquiring or leasing United States\u2019 agricultural land;\n\nProhibit Chinese corporations and individuals associated with the CCP from purchasing residential real estate in the United States for a period of at least two years, with an option for the President to renew the prohibition biennially;\n\nRequire Chinese corporations and individuals affiliated with the CCP to divest ownership of United States\u2019 agricultural land and residential real estate within one year;\n\nEstablish civil fines and criminal penalties for noncompliance, including forfeiture.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-pledge-from-energy-secretary-to-halt-the-grain-belt-express/", "Hawley Secures Pledge from Energy Secretary to Halt the Grain Belt Express", "2025-07-10", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "In a huge win for Missouri, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today secured a pledge from Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright to halt the Grain Belt Express, an elitist land grab harming Missouri farmers and ranchers. This commitment comes after months of pressure from Senator Hawley for the DOE to end the $4.9 billion in federal loan guarantees for the Grain Belt Express.\n\nJust last week, Senator Hawley urged Secretary Wright in a letter to terminate the loan.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-sends-letter-to-pentagon-defense-health-agency-advocating-for-fort-leonard-woods-community-hospital/", "Hawley Sends Letter to Pentagon & Defense Health Agency Advocating for Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s Community Hospital", "2025-07-10", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Stephen Ferrara and Acting Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Dr. David J. Smith, urging them to protect Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s newly built hospital, the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital (GLWACH).\n\nSenator Hawley wrote, \u201cIn recent weeks, members of my staff have received credible reports that DHA continues to consider major changes to the resourcing of GLWACH. I am particularly worried about the implications of DHA\u2019s shift to the Capitated Accountability Readiness Evaluation (CARE) model, which I understand could considerably shrink the amount of funding provided to GLWACH.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201cAs I wrote to Dr. Smith last month, significant reductions to GLWACH funding, personnel, or services would degrade the healthcare of thousands of servicemembers and their families, as well as imperil the ability of Ft. Leonard Wood to support its critical military functions.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley is following up on a letter he sent to Dr. Smith on May 13, 2025, in which he outlined his concerns over potential reductions to the hospital\u2019s funding, personnel and services.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nDr. Steve Ferrara\n\nActing Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs\n\nOffice of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness\n\n4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000\n\nDr. David J. Smith\n\nActing Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Acting Director\n\nDefense Health Agency\n\n7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite 5101 Falls Church, VA 22042\n\nDear Dr. Ferrara and Dr. Smith,\n\nI write to follow up on my letter to Dr. Smith of May 13, 2025 concerning the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital (GLWACH) at Ft. Leonard Wood. Thank you for your June 16, 2025 response\u2014it provided some helpful information, but did not allay my concerns regarding the future of GLWACH.\n\nIn recent weeks, members of my staff have received credible reports that DHA continues to consider major changes to the resourcing of GLWACH. I am particularly worried about the implications of DHA\u2019s shift to the Capitated Accountability Readiness Evaluation (CARE) model, which I understand could considerably shrink the amount of funding provided to GLWACH.\n\nAs I wrote to Dr. Smith last month, significant reductions to GLWACH funding, personnel, or services would degrade the healthcare of thousands of servicemembers and their families, as well as imperil the ability of Ft. Leonard Wood to support its critical military functions.\n\nI therefore request that you provide me with written answers to the following questions by August 1, 2025:\n\n1. Does DHA intend to reduce the funds, personnel, or other resources available to GLWACH?\n\n2. Does DHA intend to change the care or services provided by GLWACH?\n\n3. Can DHA commit to maintaining GLWACH\u2019s current scope of care, including its Surgery, Emergency Room, OBGYN, Labor and Delivery, Inpatient Services, and Outpatient Allergy and ENT Services departments?\n\n4. What effects will recent or planned changes to DOD\u2019s resourcing model for direct care\u2014including a potential shift to the Capitated Accountability Readiness Evaluation (CARE) model\u2014have on GLWACH and Ft. Leonard Wood?\n\n5. Does DHA have a plan to solicit and consider input from the Army, local community members and groups, and other stakeholders before it makes changes to the resourcing or management of GLWACH?", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-holds-reca-victory-rally-to-celebrate-justice-for-victims-of-radioactive-waste/", "Hawley Holds RECA Victory Rally to Celebrate Justice for Victims of Radioactive Waste", "2025-07-08", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led a RECA victory rally in St. Louis to celebrate new funding for radioactive waste survivors in Missouri and other states. His announcement comes after a two-year battle that resulted in theRadiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) expansion in the \u201cBig, Beautiful Bill,\u201d which President Trump signed into law last week.\n\nThe Senator\u2019s expansion provision revives RECA for survivors, allows tens of thousands of new claimants to receive life-saving assistance\u2014including those across Missouri\u2014and protects the program for years to come. For two years, Senator Hawley has led the fight to secure funding for survivors of nuclear contamination across the country, passing a reauthorization bill through the Senate in July 2023 and March 2024.\n\n\u201cIt wasn\u2019t just the people of Missouri who had waited for seventy years to have justice done. It was the people of the Navajo Nation; It was the people of Utah; It was the people of New Mexico; It was the people of Idaho; It was the uranium miners and atomic veterans from all over the country, who have been waiting for decades for the federal government to finally own up to what it had done,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cRECA is the government saying, \u2018what we did was wrong. Lying to you was wrong, and we are finally going to make it right.'\u201d\n\nDisplaying the nationwide impact of the legislation, Senator Hawley was joined at the RECA victory rally by Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren; Missouri RECA activists Dawn Chapman and Karen Nickel; New Mexico downwinders Maggie Billman and Laura Greenwood; Arizona downwinder Sherrie Hanna; Keith Kiefer of the National Association of Atomic Veterans, and many more.\n\nNavajo Nation President Buu Nygren thanked Senator Hawley in his remarks for leading the fight in Congress to obtain compensation for radiation victims in Missouri and across the nation.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-praises-house-passage-of-reconciliation-bill-with-historic-reca-expansion-included/", "Hawley Praises House Passage of Reconciliation Bill with Historic RECA Expansion Included", "2025-07-03", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) championed the House of Representatives\u2019 passage of the President\u2019s landmark reconciliation legislation, the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, in which the senator secured the largest expansion ever of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), as well as an additional $1 billion in funding for Missouri Medicaid providers and recipients.\n\nSenator Hawley originally called on Congress to compensate victims of government-caused nuclear radiation on July 13, 2023. After nearly two years of negotiations\u2014and two separate passages of RECA packages by the Senate in2023 and 2024\u2014the senator\u2019s hard-fought expansion of RECA now heads to President Trump\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\n\nSenator Hawley\u2019s RECA provision will deliver long-overdue compensation and health care for survivors of radiation-linked cancers in the St. Louis and St. Charles areas, dating back from negligently exposed Manhattan Project waste. This provision will also expand compensation for uranium miners and downwinders in Western states who were exposed to fallout. The larger reconciliation bill will also deliver major relief for working people, such as no taxes on overtime, no taxes on tips, and a larger child tax credit for families.\n\nFollowing negotiations between Senate GOP Leadership and Senator Hawley, the reconciliation legislation includes a new $50 billion fund for rural hospitals. This means that Missouri is set to receive approximately $1 billion in new funding to support providers and Medicaid recipients over the next five years. Senator Hawley also secured the delay of any Medicaid reductions.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-passes-reca-secures-new-medicaid-funding-in-senate-reconciliation-bill/", "Hawley Passes RECA, Secures New Medicaid Funding in Senate Reconciliation Bill", "2025-07-01", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Vows to Fight Future Medicaid Cuts\n\nU.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured the largest expansion ever to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) as well as new funding for Medicaid as part of the \u201cOne Big, Beautiful Bill\u201d that passed the Senate today. Senator Hawley supported the legislation after negotiating the inclusion of these key Missouri priorities.\n\nSenator Hawley\u2019s RECA provision will deliver long-overdue compensation and health care for survivors of radiation-linked cancers in the St. Louis and St. Charles areas. The Senate-passed reconciliation bill will also deliver major relief for working people, such as no taxes on overtime, no taxes on tips, and a larger child tax credit for families. Following negotiations between Senate GOP Leadership and Senator Hawley, the legislation included a new $50 billion fund for rural hospitals. This means that Missouri is set to receive approximately $1 billion in new funding to support providers and Medicaid recipients over the next five years. Senator Hawley also secured the delay of any Medicaid reductions.\n\n\u201cRECA is generational legislation for Missouri and will finally deliver justice for survivors in the St. Louis region. And when this reconciliation bill is signed into law, Missouri will also see new health care funding and big tax cuts for working families. I call on the House to quickly pass this legislation and send it to President Trump\u2019s desk,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cBut let me be clear, I will continue to do everything in my power to reverse future cuts to Medicaid. If Republicans want to be the party of the working class, we cannot cut health insurance for working people.\u201d\n\nFor two years, Senator Hawley has fought to secure funding for survivors of nuclear contamination in Missouri and across the country, having twice passed a RECA reauthorization bill through the Senate in July 2023 and March 2024.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:48:13Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-applauds-judiciary-committee-for-approving-missouri-district-judge-nominees/", "Hawley Applauds Judiciary Committee for Approving Missouri District Judge Nominees", "2025-06-26", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) applauded the Judiciary Committee approving the nominations of four Missourians President Trump has tapped to serve as district judges for Missouri.\n\n\u201cThis morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent four outstanding Missourians\u2014whom President Trump tapped as his first judicial nominees\u2014to the Senate floor for a final vote. My state has waited four long years for these judges, and I look forward to them serving Missouri with the highest distinction. To Josh Divine, Maria Lanahan, Zachary Bluestone, and Cris Stevens\u2014congratulations are in order,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\nThe nominees are:\n\nJoshua M. Divine, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri\n\nMaria A. Lanahan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri\n\nZachary M. Bluestone, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri\n\nCristian M. Stevens, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-demands-energy-department-terminate-government-funding-grain-belt-express/", "Hawley Demands Energy Department Terminate Government Funding Grain Belt Express", "2025-06-25", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a follow-up letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding he terminate the more than $4 billion in federal funding for the Grain Belt Express, an elitist land grab harming Missouri farmers and ranchers.\n\nIn the letter, Senator Hawley wrote, \u201cI write to you once again to urge the termination of the Department of Energy\u2019s (DOE) $4.9 billion conditional loan to the green-energy Grain Belt Express (GBE) transmission line. Your department recently terminated 24 awards issued by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), citing \u2018that these projects failed to advance the energy needs of the American people, were not economically viable and would not generate a positive return on investment of taxpayer dollars.\u2019 Yet the GBE conditional loan has not been cancelled.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201cI have repeatedly raised concerns to DOE about the viability of this transmission line. Most recently, on March 25, 2025, I wrote to you after officials from the Department of Energy confirmed that your department is moving forward with the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process, a key step in approving the loan. I have yet to receive a substantive response to that letter.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cDuring a recent House hearing, you stated, \u2018It is deeply concerning how billions of dollars were rushed out the door without proper due diligence in the final days of the Biden administration.\u2019 I completely agree. The Biden administration\u2019s Department of Energy approved the loan to the Grain Belt Express at the eleventh hour\u2026 Your department should be taking every possible action to stop this loan \u2013 not only to save taxpayer\u2019s money, but also to save generational land from being ripped away from families and hard-working farmers and ranchers in Missouri. Now is the time to act. I urge you to immediately terminate all agency actions related to the Department of Energy\u2019s $4.9 billion loan to the Grain Belt Express.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nJune 25, 2025", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-hassan-kelly-reintroduce-bipartisan-bill-to-strengthen-rural-hospital-cybersecurity/", "Hawley, Hassan, Kelly Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Rural Hospital Cybersecurity", "2025-06-25", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) reintroduced the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the growing need for skilled cybersecurity professionals in rural hospitals. The strategy aims to improve cybersecurity preparedness and create a robust workforce to protect vulnerable critical infrastructure\u2014rural hospitals\u2014from cyber threats. This legislation unanimously passed out of a Senate committee last Congress.\n\n\u201cNearly half of the hospitals in my state are rural. I grew up in a town of 4,000 people\u2014I have lived this firsthand,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cCongress must take action to shore up the ability of small-town hospitals to protect working Americans\u2019 health records from debilitating cyberattacks.\u201d\n\n\u201cCyberattacks on hospitals can put at risk people\u2019s medical information, and also sometimes shut the hospital down as it recovers, putting lifesaving care at risk,\u201d said Senator Hassan. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation is an important step toward ensuring that rural hospitals have the resources, tools, and training that they need to keep patients safe and protect hospitals from attacks from cybercriminals.\u201d\n\n\u201cRural hospitals are on the frontlines of care for so many Arizonans, but too often they\u2019re underfunded and overexposed to cyber threats that can jeopardize patient safety. We saw this firsthand in Yuma, where a ransomware attack disrupted operations and put hundreds of thousands of patients at risk,\u201d said Senator Kelly. \u201cWe are giving rural hospitals the tools and workforce they need to strengthen their security and keep delivering care, especially as they navigate new digital reporting requirements.\u201d\n\nUnlike larger urban hospitals, rural hospitals often have little to no full-time cybersecurity personnel and are particularly exposed to cyberattacks. Vulnerabilities in rural hospitals\u2019 cybersecurity defenses can also be used as entry points to disrupt larger healthcare systems, potentially compromising the sensitive medical and personal data of hundreds of thousands of American patients at once.\n\nThe Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act would require HHS to:\n\nDevelop a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy that, at a minimum, considers public-private partnerships, development of curricula and training resources, and policy recommendations.\n\nMake available instructional materials for rural hospitals to train staff on fundamental cybersecurity measures.\n\nReport annually to congressional committees with updates regarding the strategy and any programs that have been implemented pursuant to the strategy.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-calls-on-biden-to-release-autopen-consent-records-grills-democrats-for-covering-up-bidens-cognitive-decline/", "Hawley Calls on Biden to Release Autopen Consent Records, Grills Democrats for Covering Up Biden\u2019s Cognitive Decline", "2025-06-18", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) called on former President Joe Biden to release documents showing that he consented to his staff\u2019s use of the autopen.\n\n\u201cToday, I call on former President Biden and his staff: release the documents\u2026 Show us the documents where the President authorized the use of the pen for every single pardon and clemency and stay application. Let\u2019s see it. Let\u2019s see all of it. And if you won\u2019t do it, we should subpoena those documents, and we should find out the truth of who was really running the White House because I think we can see it was not Biden,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\nSenator Hawley called out Democrats for lying to the American people about Biden\u2019s mental acuity for years and for failing to take accountability or even attend the hearing.\n\n\u201cAll you have to do is look over at this side of the dais to see that the stonewall continues\u2026 Where are they?\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cThey lied to us for four years, and we know they lied. They know they lied. It\u2019s why they\u2019re not here. They don\u2019t want to answer a single question. They can\u2019t bear to show their faces in public.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley has long raised concerns about President Biden\u2019s mental fitness. In February 2024 following the release of the Hur Report, he called on then Attorney General Merrick Garland to invoke the 25th Amendment or prosecute Biden.\n\nWatch the full video here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-holds-23andme-ceos-feet-to-the-fire-for-hoarding-consumers-personal-information-ahead-of-bankruptcy-sale/", "Hawley Holds 23andMe CEO\u2019s Feet to the Fire for Hoarding Consumers\u2019 Personal Information Ahead of Bankruptcy Sale", "2025-06-12", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) criticized Joseph Selsavage\u2014the Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of ancestry service 23andMe\u2014for his company\u2019s lack of transparency in retaining consumers\u2019 information ahead of its imminent bankruptcy sale.\n\n\u201cI hope [consumers] will rush to the court house, even as we are here today, to sue you into oblivion,\u201d Senator Hawley said to Selsavage, who failed to provide an adequate explanation for 23andMe\u2019s byzantine privacy policy. The CEO ultimately admitted that 23andMe does, in fact, retain customers\u2019 personal information\u2014even after consumers opt to delete it.\n\n\u201cWhat you\u2019re doing here has all kinds of implications\u2014national security implications, all of it\u2014but nothing is worse than taking the personal, identifiable information of American consumers and keeping it, and lying to them about it, while you make a huge profit off of it,\u201d the Senator continued.\n\nSenator Hawley also called out Selsavage for repeatedly looking to his legal counsel throughout the course of their exchange: \u201cDon\u2019t talk to your suit behind you. Talk to me.\u201d\n\nWatch the full video here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-trump-backed-legislation-to-increase-penalties-for-criminal-flag-burners/", "Hawley Introduces Trump-Backed Legislation to Increase Penalties for Criminal Flag Burners", "2025-06-12", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Flag Burners Act, which would enact sentencing enhancements for individuals who burn the American flag in the course of committing a federal offense. Just this week, President Trump called on Congress to support Senator Hawley\u2019s bill and send it to his desk. Senator Hawley is currently circulating the bill and inviting other Senators to join. Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) are co-sponsoring the legislation.\n\n\u201cCommitting a crime is not protected under the First Amendment. If you are putting people and property in danger and burning our flag in the process, you should serve extra time in prison,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cI encourage all of my Republican colleagues to join President Trump in supporting this legislation. It\u2019s time to restore law and order in America and demand our flag be treated with respect.\u201d\n\nRioters continue to escalate violence and set fires in major cities putting the public in danger, attacking federal buildings and destroying property. Their goal is violence\u2014not speech, and these crimes are not protected behavior.\n\nThe recent Los Angeles riots have featured a host of criminal activity\u2014assaults on law enforcement, vandalism, theft, and more. Hundreds have been arrested. And during the commission of these crimes, many rioters have burned the American flag. This is arson masquerading as expression.\n\nIf signed into law, the Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Flag Burners Act would:\n\nEnsure that criminals who burn flags to further their criminal schemes serve an extra year in prison\n\nRecognize the danger to people and property posed by criminals who burn flags while committing federal crimes\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-historic-reca-expansion-in-base-text-of-big-beautiful-bill/", "Hawley Secures Historic RECA Expansion in Base Text of \u2018Big, Beautiful Bill\u2019", "2025-06-12", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced today that the largest expansion to date of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been included in the text of the \u201cBig, Beautiful Bill.\u201d This historic provision is a victory for nuclear radiation survivors in Missouri and across America\u2014and a major win for the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.\n\n\u201cThe federal government dumped nuclear waste in the backyards of Missourians for decades\u2014and then lied about it. These survivors sacrificed their health for our national security at the advent of the Manhattan Project, and their children and grandchildren have borne the burden of radioactive-linked illness for generations since. Reviving RECA means acknowledging the debts we owe these good Americans and delivering them the justice and overdue compensation they deserve,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\nToday\u2019s announcement comes as Senator Hawley has fought to reauthorize RECA after the program\u2019s compensation funds went dark a year ago due to congressional leadership\u2019s inaction.\n\nThe expanded RECA provision, which includes multiple bipartisan wins, would:\n\nAdd eligibility for RECA compensation for residents of affected areas in Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alaska who were exposed to contamination and developed cancers.\n\nFully cover existing RECA-eligible \u201cdownwind\u201d areas and on-site participants, such as military personnel. These areas currently include regions of Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.\n\nFully cover all existing RECA uranium mine workers.\n\nAdd new \u201cdownwind\u201d areas for claimants: the state of New Mexico, remaining counties in Utah, plus Mohave County in Arizona.\n\nIncrease benefit levels for atmospheric testing survivors to track inflation.\n\nAdd new uranium mine workers who worked in mines from 1971-1990, add core drillers as an eligible worker, and expand eligible diseases.\n\nFor over two years, Senator Hawley has led the fight to secure funding for survivors of nuclear contamination across the country, having twice passed a reauthorization bill through the Senate in July 2023 and March 2024. This reauthorization bill would revive RECA for survivors, allow claimants from across the country to receive life-saving assistance, and protect the program for years to come.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/senate-committee-unanimously-advances-hawley-durbin-bill-stopping-child-sex-abuse-materials/", "Senate Committee Unanimously Advances Hawley, Durbin Bill Stopping Child Sex Abuse Materials", "2025-06-12", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) advanced their STOP CSAM Act unanimously through a Senate Judiciary Committee markup. The legislation would crack down on the proliferation of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) by allowing victims to sue companies that host it. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.,), Cindy Hyde-Smith (Miss.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) have cosponsored the bill.\n\n\u201cAlmost two years ago, Mark Zuckerberg apologized to the victims of sexual exploitation on his platforms during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. But apologies aren\u2019t enough; it\u2019s time to hold Big Tech accountable. Protecting kids online means giving parents the right to sue companies that harbor predators and host their content. My bipartisan legislation would rightfully give CSAM victims their day in court,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\n\u201cThis is a momentous step toward finally holding Big Tech accountable for harm it has caused kids and families. Big Tech\u2019s pockets run deep, and social media companies are lobbying against any bill that would bolster accountability. Their influence is weakening. I\u2019m proud to have worked with Democrats and Republicans alike to highlight the failures of Big Tech and draft commonsense proposals like ourSTOP CSAM Act to put kids\u2019 safety first. This bill would finally pierce the broad immunity granted by Section 230 and open the courtroom to victims of online child sexual exploitation, as well as bolster protections and resources for survivors. Senator Hawley and I will continue pushing for Senate passage of this bill, and I look forward to the day it becomes law,\u201d said Senator Durbin.\n\nThe Senators originally introduced the legislation last Congress and garnered the votes to unanimously advance it through the Senate Judiciary Committee.\n\nSenator Hawley has been a leading proponent of holding Big Tech accountable and protecting kids online. Last year, he questioned Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the rampant child exploitation on his social media platforms, prompting him to stand up and apologize to the families of victims in the room.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-launches-investigation-into-organizations-bankrolling-la-riots/", "Hawley Launches Investigation into Organizations Bankrolling LA Riots", "2025-06-11", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, sent letters to multiple organizations launching an investigation into the funding behind the Los Angeles riots and requesting the preservation of key information. The letter also condemns the demonstrations\u2019 \u201clawless mob actions\u201d and calls for their end.\n\n\u201cCredible reporting now suggests that your organization has provided logistical support and financial resources to individuals engaged in these disruptive actions,\u201d Senator Hawley wrote. \u201cLet me be clear: bankrolling civil unrest is not protected speech. It is aiding and abetting criminal conduct.\u201d\n\nHe sent letters to Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and Union del Barrio.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nJune 11, 2025\n\nAng\u00e9lica Salas\n\nExecutive Director\n\nCoalition for Humane Immigrant Rights\n\n2533 West 3rd St, Suite 101\n\nLos Angeles, CA 90057\n\nDear Ms. Salas,\n\nI write in my capacity as Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism regarding your organization\u2019s alleged role in financing and materially supporting the coordinated protests and riots that have engulfed Los Angeles in recent weeks. While peaceful protest is a cornerstone of American democracy, these demonstrations have escalated into lawless mob actions. They have obstructed federal law enforcement, endangered public safety, and disrupted the rule of law. This lawlessness is unacceptable. It must end.\n\nCredible reporting now suggests that your organization has provided logistical support and financial resources to individuals engaged in these disruptive actions. Let me be clear: bankrolling civil unrest is not protected speech. It is aiding and abetting criminal conduct. Accordingly, you must immediately cease and desist any further involvement in the organization, funding, or promotion of these unlawful activities.\n\nFurthermore, please preserve the following records from November 5, 2024 to present:\n\nAll internal communications, including emails, text messages, chat logs, and messaging applications, relating to protest planning, coordination, or funding.\n\nAll financial documents related to protests, demonstrations, or mobilization efforts in Los Angeles or elsewhere relating to immigration enforcement.\n\nAll third-party contracts or vendor agreements, including any arrangements with event organizers, transportation providers, security personnel, or communications consultants relating to immigration enforcement or the Los Angeles protests, or similar protests elsewhere.\n\nGrant applications and funding proposals that relate to or reference immigration enforcement.\n\nTravel and lodging records for individuals or groups supported or reimbursed in connection with protest activities.\n\nMedia or public relations strategies, including talking points, press releases, and coordination with journalists or influencers relating to immigration protests.\n\nDonor lists.\n\nFailure to comply will result in additional action by this Subcommittee, including potential referral for criminal investigation.\n\nSincerely,\n\nJosh Hawley\n\nChairman\n\nSubcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism\n\nU.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-welch-introduce-legislation-to-increase-federal-minimum-wage-to-15-per-hour/", "Hawley, Welch Introduce Legislation to Increase Federal\u00a0Minimum\u00a0Wage to $15 Per Hour", "2025-06-10", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, which would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and allow the federal minimum wage to increase with inflation in subsequent years. When adjusted for inflation, the current federal minimum wage is lower than at any point since the 1940s. Meanwhile, the cost of housing, healthcare, and education has skyrocketed, leaving millions of full-time workers struggling to make ends meet.\n\n\u201cFor decades, working Americans have seen their wages flatline. One major culprit of this is the failure of the federal minimum wage to keep up with the economic reality facing hardworking Americans every day. This bipartisan legislation would ensure that workers across America benefit from higher wages,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re in the midst of a severe affordability crisis, with families in red and blue states alike struggling to afford necessities like housing and groceries. A stagnant federal minimum wage only adds fuel to the fire. Every hardworking American deserves a living wage that helps put a roof over their head and food on the table\u2013$7.25 an hour doesn\u2019t even come close,\u201d said Senator Welch. \u201cTimes have changed, and working families deserve a wage that reflects today\u2019s financial reality. I\u2019m proud to lead this bipartisan effort to raise the minimum wage nationwide to help more folks make ends meet,\u201d Senator Welch added.\n\nIf signed into law this year, the Higher Wages for American Workers Act would:\n\nIncrease the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour starting in January 2026.\n\nAllow the federal minimum wage to increase with inflation in subsequent years.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/much-needed-hawley-applauds-trumps-approval-of-disaster-aid-for-missouri-storm-victims/", "\u2018Much Needed\u2019: Hawley Applauds Trump\u2019s Approval of Disaster Aid For Missouri Storm Victims", "2025-06-09", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "This evening, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced federal disaster aid for Eastern Missouri\u2019s devastating May storms, thanking U.S. President Donald Trump for swiftly green-lighting the funds.\n\nSenator Hawley has been a leading advocate for disaster aid following last month\u2019s storms and tornadoes that claimed the lives of seven Missourians. The Senator surveyed the storm damage firsthand throughout St. Louis and met with residents, first responders, and other community leaders.\n\nUpon returning to Washington, Senator Hawley urged the Trump Administration to issue federal disaster aid and even secured a pledge from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem\u2014who oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)\u2014to expedite relief.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-chairs-missouri-district-judge-nominations-hearing/", "Hawley Chairs Missouri District Judge Nominations Hearing", "2025-06-04", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) chaired the Judiciary Committee nominations hearing featuring the four Missourians President Trump has tapped to serve as district judges for Missouri\u2013his first tranche of judicial nominees.\n\nThe nominees are:\n\nMaria A. Lanahan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri\n\nCristian M. Stevens, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri\n\nJoshua M. Divine, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri\n\nZachary M. Bluestone, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri\n\nThese individuals would fill judicial positions that have been vacant throughout the Biden Administration. Since the beginning of the year, Senator Hawley has worked closely with the Trump White House to ensure that appointments to Missouri vacancies are prioritized.\n\nSenator Hawley also had a memorable exchange on Title IX protections with Whitney D. Hermandorfer, nominated to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. Senator Hawley highlighted her record of defending legislation to safeguard women\u2019s sports and opportunities from men who identify as women.\n\n\u201cI want to thank you for going to battle for our daughters, for going to battle for the women you played sports with, for standing up for this landmark legislation,\u201dSenator Hawley said.\n\n\u201cWhen it comes to the litigation that you carried out on behalf of Tennessee \u2026 I think you did a great service, not just to Tennessee but for the nation,\u201d Senator Hawley added.\n\nWatch the full committee hearing here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-takes-liberal-professor-to-task-for-flip-flopping-on-injunctions-stance/", "Hawley Takes Liberal Professor to Task for Flip-Flopping on Injunctions Stance", "2025-06-04", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "In a joint Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) took Kate Shaw, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, to task over her double standard for nationwide injunctions issued against the Trump Administration versus those against the Biden Administration. Senator Hawley repeatedly called out Shaw for lacking a \u201cprinciple\u201d to guide her legal opinion regarding when nationwide injunctions constitute the appropriate remedy for a legal dispute.\n\nThe hearing was jointly hosted by the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and the Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights.\n\nEarlier this year, Senator Hawley introduced legislation to end liberal judges\u2019 serial abuse of power by banning nationwide injunctions.\n\nWatch the full committee hearing here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:38Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-demands-answers-about-neighborhood-radioactive-contamination-the-community-deserves-full-transparency/", "Hawley Demands Answers about Neighborhood Radioactive Contamination: \u2018The Community Deserves Full Transparency\u2019", "2025-05-30", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Lieutenant General William H. Graham, Jr. of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regarding reports that the USACE plans to buy out residential homes in the St. Louis region due to radioactive contamination. The Senator stated that city officials were recently made aware of proposed buyouts of six properties in the Cades Cove subdivision near Coldwater Creek. These properties were previously publicly identified by USACE as the subject of detailed sampling.\n\n\u201c[T]he community deserves full transparency about your plans for further testing, remediation, buyouts, and any health risks to residents,\u201d the Senator said.\n\nThe Senator called out USACE for previously downplaying concerns about contamination and assuring residents that there was no immediate risk.\n\n\u201cIt should come as no surprise that the community is extremely concerned about proposals for residential buyouts after USACE previously downplayed the potential risks,\u201d Senator Hawley continued.\n\nThe Senator asked USACE whether the contamination extended to other properties along Coldwater Creek outside the historic floodplain and requested that the Army answer a series of questions in writing on the issue.\n\nRead the full letter here or below\n\nMay 30, 2025\n\nLieutenant General William H. Graham, Jr., USA\n\nChief of Engineers and Commanding General\n\nU.S. Army Corps of Engineers\n\n441 G Street NW\n\nWashington, DC 20314-1000\n\nDear Lieutenant General Graham,\n\nI write with great alarm about new reports that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) plans to buy out residential homes in the St. Louis region due to radioactive contamination.\n\nEarlier this week, Florissant Mayor Timothy Lowery stated that city officials were recently made aware of proposed buyouts of six properties in the Cades Cove subdivision, which is near Coldwater Creek. These properties were previously publicly identified by USACE as the subject of detailed sampling. But the community deserves full transparency about your plans for further testing, remediation, buyouts, and any health risks to residents.\n\nOn March 5, 2024, I wrote to your predecessor about a nightmare scenario: disclosure by USACE that the nuclear contamination in Coldwater Creek may extend beneath residents\u2019 homes. At the time, your office said that the contamination in Cades Cove, which was identified as part of an \u201cold creek meander,\u201d was buried deep enough it may not be a problem. In a response to my letter dated March 15, 2024, your predecessor said that the contamination at Cades Cove \u201cdoes not present an immediate health risk\u201d and \u201cthere is no immediate health hazard to homeowners and other residents.\u201d He also indicated that you first disclosed some findings to residents of the subdivision in May 2019, nearly six years ago. It should come as no surprise that the community is extremely concerned about proposals for residential buyouts after USACE previously downplayed the potential risks.\n\nThese residential buyouts also raise questions about other properties along Coldwater Creek. I have long requested that robust testing and sampling activities take place outside the 10-year floodplain of Coldwater Creek, and parts of the properties of the Cades Cove subdivision are outside this zone. In its response to my letter last year, USACE stated that it \u201cremains committed to sampling any area requiring further investigation\u201d while also maintaining that \u201cto our knowledge, there are no other areas along Coldwater Creek with this specific situation of contamination within such close proximity to homes.\u201d The community deserves to know why you believe the risk is limited only to this subdivision.\n\nTo ensure full transparency about your continued sampling and remediation activities, please respond to the following questions in writing by no later than June 27, 2025.\n\nWhat changes, if any, to the risk assessment of these six properties led USACE to suddenly pursue buyout options, years after first identifying the risk?\n\nAre you making every effort to work closely with the affected residents in Cades Cove to fully accommodate their requests and preferences?\n\nMy office understands that you have instructed some residents not to repair damage to their homes following recent tornado and storm damage. Is that because you are concerned about contamination risks? Did USACE find something new?\n\nPlease provide my office, in writing, with details about your process for determining which areas to conduct sampling outside the historic 10-year floodplain in Coldwater Creek.\n\nAre there other residential areas like the Cades Cove subdivision that you have identified as in need of further sampling?\n\nDoes USACE stand by the assurance it provided me last year that no other residential homes are similarly situated?\n\nWill you commit to fully informing local government officials of all additional sampling activities and buyouts that directly affect residents to maintain the public trust?\n\nThank you for your attention to this matter.\n\nSincerely,\n\nJosh Hawley\n\nUnited States Senator\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-doj-to-investigate-chinese-automotive-company-for-national-security-breaches-export-violations/", "Hawley Urges DOJ to Investigate Chinese Automotive Company for National Security Breaches, Export Violations", "2025-05-30", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate TuSimple Holdings \u2013 a Chinese autonomous trucking company \u2013 for potential violations of U.S. export controls, unauthorized transfers of sensitive technology to the People\u2019s Republic of China, and any associated breaches of national security.\n\nIn the letter, Senator Hawley wrote, \u201cAccording to recent investigative reports, TuSimple systematically shared proprietary data, source code, and autonomous driving technologies with Chinese state-linked entities, in blatant disregard of a 2022 national security agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). These reports also revealed communications from TuSimple personnel inside China requesting the shipment of sensitive Nvidia AI chips and detailed records showing \u2018deep and longstanding ties\u2019 with Chinese military-affiliated manufacturers. To date, TuSimple has not faced serious consequences for sharing American intellectual property with China.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201cIf the reports about TuSimple are accurate, they represent not just a violation of export law, but a breach of national trust and a direct threat to American technological leadership. The American people deserve to know how and why a supposedly U.S.-based company was allowed to serve as a conduit for the transfer of sensitive innovations to the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cI urge the Department to act swiftly and without hesitation. Any individual or entity found to have violated our laws must be held fully accountable.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nMay 28, 2025\n\nThe Honorable Pam Bondi\n\nAttorney General\n\nU.S. Department of Justice\n\n950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW\n\nWashington, DC 20530\n\nDear Attorney General Bondi,\n\nI write to urge the Department of Justice to open a formal investigation into TuSimple Holdings Inc., a Chinese autonomous trucking company, for potential violations of U.S. export controls, unauthorized transfers of sensitive technology to the People\u2019s Republic of China, and any associated breaches of national security.\n\nAccording to recent investigative reports, TuSimple systematically shared proprietary data, source code, and autonomous driving technologies with Chinese state-linked entities, in blatant disregard of a 2022 national security agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)[1] These reports also revealed communications from TuSimple personnel inside China requesting the shipment of sensitive Nvidia AI chips and detailed records showing \u201cdeep and longstanding ties\u201d with Chinese military-affiliated manufacturers. To date, TuSimple has not faced serious consequences for sharing American intellectual property with China.\n\nIf the reports about TuSimple are accurate, they represent not just a violation of export law, but a breach of national trust and a direct threat to American technological leadership. The American people deserve to know how and why a supposedly U.S.-based company was allowed to serve as a conduit for the transfer of sensitive innovations to the Chinese Communist Party. I urge the Department to act swiftly and without hesitation. Any individual or entity found to have violated our laws must be held fully accountable.\n\nAs you conduct your investigation, please consider the following questions:\n\n1. Did TuSimple provide protected information to Hydron, Foton, BAIC Group, or any other affiliated Chinese entity?\n\n2. What steps has the Department of Justice taken to ensure that Bot Auto\u2014a new, Texas-based self-driving truck company staffed with former TuSimple employees and backed by Chinese capital\u2014does not engage in similar behavior?\n\n3. What activities were covered by TuSimple\u2019s national security agreement with CFIUS?\n\n4. What were the infractions of this agreement for which TuSimple paid a $6 million settlement?\n\n5. Are \u201cnational security agreements\u201d an adequate mechanism for controlling high-risk companies with known ties to the Chinese Communist Party?\n\nThank you for your attention to this matter.\n\nSincerely,\n\nJosh Hawley\n\nU.S. Senator", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-applauds-trumps-approval-of-multiple-disaster-declarations-for-missouri/", "Hawley Applauds Trump\u2019s Approval of Multiple Disaster Declarations For Missouri", "2025-05-23", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R.-Mo.) announced that President Donald Trump has approved two major disaster declarations for Missouri to unlock federal aid. These disaster declarations will provide much-needed assistance for recovery and rebuilding from storms in March and early April.\n\nPresident Trump\u2019s approval comes after Senator Hawley\u2019s Wednesday conversation with the President concerning Missouri disaster assistance.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-schmitt-reintroduce-resolution-honoring-the-lives-and-service-of-natalie-and-davy-lloyd/", "Hawley, Schmitt Reintroduce Resolution Honoring the Lives and Service of Natalie and Davy\u00a0Lloyd", "2025-05-23", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) reintroduced a resolution honoring Natalie and Davy Lloyd, the Missouri missionaries who were tragically killed one year ago by unlawful Haitian gangs on May 23, 2024. The resolution acknowledges the Lloyds\u2019 service to communities in Haiti and honors their memory.\n\n\u201cNatalie and Davy Lloyd epitomize selfless service and giving to the uttermost. They lost their lives serving the people of Haiti, a country that was not their own, sheerly for love of neighbor and love of the Lord. They really show what it means to be a Christian. They show what it means to be a Missourian and an American. They are the best of us,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cI\u2019m honoring them again with a Senate Resolution to thank them for their Christian witness, to thank them for what they mean for our state and to thank their family for their service. We must do everything we can to hold them in our memory, always, and to profit from their example. What they did means so much.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-statement-on-anniversary-of-devastating-joplin-tornado/", "Hawley Statement on Anniversary of Devastating Joplin Tornado", "2025-05-23", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement today, commemorating the fourteenth anniversary of the EF5 tornado that touched down in Joplin, Mo., leaving a trail of devastation and claiming the lives of 161 Missourians.\n\nSenator Hawley spent this past Monday on the ground in St. Louis, meeting with victims and surveying the damage inflicted by this past Friday\u2019s tornadoes that struck Eastern Missouri.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/senate-passes-hawley-schmitt-resolution-honoring-kit-bond/", "Senate Passes Hawley, Schmitt Resolution Honoring Kit Bond", "2025-05-23", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Last night, the Senate passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) honoring former United States Senator and Missouri Governor Christopher \u201cKit\u201d Bond. Bond passed away on May 13, 2025 at the age of 86.\n\n\u201cKit Bond was a patriot. He led a life defined by dedication to his state and country, and he inspired countless people through his friendship and mentorship\u2014including myself,\u201d said Senator Josh Hawley. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to my colleagues in the Senate for honoring his example of service.\u201d\n\n\u201cI was pleased to see the Senate unanimously pass our resolution honoring the life and legacy of Legendary Missouri Senator Christopher \u2018Kit\u2019 Bond. Kit was a force in the Show Me State leading with his trademark sense of humor and dedication to making our state the best in the nation. It is only right the U.S. Senate recognize my close friend and mentor on his tremendous career and public service to our nation,\u201d said Senator Eric Schmitt.\n\nBond served as the 47th and 49th Governor of Missouri, serving from 1973 to 1977 and again from 1981 to 1985. He later served four terms in the United States Senate from 1987 to 2011 where he advanced conservative values, championed infrastructure, advocated for Missouri farmers, and strengthened national defense.\n\nRead the full resolution here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-doubles-down-on-push-for-mifepristone-regulations-in-nominations-hearing/", "Hawley Doubles Down on Push for Mifepristone Regulations in Nominations Hearing", "2025-05-21", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "During today\u2019s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) urged President Trump\u2019s Associate Attorney General nominee, Stanley Woodward, to work with State Attorneys General and others to bring about the reinstatement of longstanding safety standards for the abortion drug mifepristone, which accounts for 70 percent of abortions in the United States.\n\nSenator Hawley highlighted how the Biden Administration rolled back safety protocols for the drug, allowing women to administer their own abortions totally unsupervised. A recent study shows that over 10% of women who are prescribed mifepristone experience a serious adverse health event such as infection, hemorrhaging, sepsis, or another life-threatening event that leads them to go to the emergency room. That is a level of risk 22 times higher than what the FDA label currently admits.\n\n\u201cAny limits on the drug imposed by voters at the state level, consistent with the Dobbs decision, are automatically overridden by what Joe Biden\u2019s FDA decided to do,\u201d Senator Hawley said.\n\n\u201cI hope that the Department of Justice will work with these states and will also vindicate the rights of voters to decide these issues and the rights of states to protect their citizens,\u201d he continued. \u201cI just can\u2019t imagine why the Department would want to defend the abortion regulations of Joe Biden, who was the most rabidly pro-abortion president in American history\u2014very different from our current president, who has been the most pro-life president.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley has been a leading voice in reinstating mifepristone regulations. Last week, he secured a commitment from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. that he would review \u201calarming\u201d new data on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. RFK Jr. also stated that in light of the new data, the Food and Drug Administration label for mifepristone should change to accurately reflect the adverse effects of the drug. He also sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Justice Department to reconsider its defense of the Biden Administration\u2019s policy on mifepristone.\n\nMissouri is leading the effort to reimpose safeguards on mifepristone nationwide.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-durbin-reintroduce-bill-combatting-online-child-sexual-abuse-material/", "Hawley, Durbin Reintroduce Bill Combatting Online Child Sexual Abuse Material", "2025-05-21", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) reintroduced the STOP CSAM Act. The legislation will crack down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online by allowing victims to sue companies that host it. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) have cosponsored the bill.\n\nThe Senators announced the legislation\u2019s reintroduction in February ahead of their joint hearing highlighting witnesses impacted by CSAM, including survivors, advocates, and law enforcement experts. They originally introduced the legislation last Congress and garnered the votes to unanimously advance it through the Senate Judiciary Committee.\n\n\u201cEvery day that Congress fails to protect kids online is another day that online predators can victimize children and steal their innocence\u2014and social media companies are totally complicit,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cTo stop them, Congress must give parents and victims the right to sue these companies, and my bipartisan legislation would empower them to do just that.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn the real world, child safety is a top priority. But in the virtual world, criminals and bullies don\u2019t need to pick a lock or wait outside the playground to cause harm. They can harass, intimidate, addict, or sexually exploit our kids without leaving home,\u201d said Senator Durbin. \u201cBig Tech has woefully failed to police itself, and the American people are demanding that Congress intervene. We made significant headway last year to address Big Tech\u2019s failure to protect our kids online and it\u2019s time to build on that progress. I\u2019m glad to partner with Senator Hawley to reintroduce our bill supporting victims of child sexual exploitation and increasing accountability for tech companies.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley has been a leading proponent of holding Big Tech accountable and protecting kids online. Last year, he questioned Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the rampant child exploitation on his social media platforms, prompting him to stand up and apologize to the families of victims in the room.\n\nSenator Hawley also introduced legislation to allow any private citizen to sue Big Tech platforms for hosting CSAM. After striking a deal with Senator Durbin to advance the CSAM legislation, the bipartisan bill was eventually blocked on the Senate floor.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-missouri-delegation-urge-white-house-to-issue-federal-disaster-declaration-for-late-april-storms/", "Hawley, Missouri Delegation Urge White House to Issue Federal Disaster Declaration For Late April Storms", "2025-05-21", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led members of the Missouri Delegation\u2014including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and U.S. House Members Ann Wagner, Robert Onder, Mark Alford, Jason Smith, Sam Graves, and Eric Burlison\u2014in sending a letter to President Trump in support of Governor Kehoe\u2019s request for a federal disaster declaration following the severe storms and tornadoes in Missouri on April 29, 2025.\n\nThe Governor made this request on May 19, which, if approved, would unlock federal funds and assistance to restore public infrastructure.\n\n\u201cThis declaration is vital to providing the resources, technical support, and federal assistance necessary for these communities to repair public infrastructure, address recovery needs, and begin rebuilding after this devastating weather event,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.\n\nWe respectfully urge your immediate consideration and approval of this request. Missourians are resilient and committed to rebuilding, and federal assistance will be a crucial part of helping them move forward,\u201d the delegation concluded.\n\nSeparately, Senator Hawley has been working to unlock federal aid for the more recent tornados in Eastern Missouri and sent a letter today urging approval of a special emergency designation to provide federal reimbursement for first responder activities.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nMay 21, 2025\n\nThe Honorable Donald J. Trump\n\nPresident of the United States\n\nThe White House\n\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue\n\nWashington, DC 20500\n\nDear President Trump,\n\nWe write in strong support of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe\u2019s request for a major presidential disaster declaration, pursuant to the Stafford Act, for public assistance in six Missouri counties affected by severe storms and tornadoes on April 29, 2025. This declaration is vital to providing the resources, technical support, and federal assistance necessary for these communities to repair public infrastructure, address recovery needs, and begin rebuilding after this devastating weather event.\n\nOn May 19, 2025, Governor Kehoe formally requested a major disaster declaration following widespread damage caused by a cluster of severe storms and eight confirmed tornadoes that hit Barry, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, and Washington counties. Joint assessments conducted by FEMA, the State Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and local officials estimate more than $16.5 million in emergency response costs and damage to public infrastructure, including damage to a public elementary school, transportation facilities, utility distribution lines, and roads.\n\nA major presidential disaster declaration would allow local governments and qualifying nonprofit agencies to seek federal assistance for reimbursement of emergency response and recovery costs, including the repair and replacement of roads, bridges, schools, and other public infrastructure. Prompt federal support is essential to help these communities recover from the storms\u2019 aftermath and resume essential services for their residents.\n\nWe respectfully urge your immediate consideration and approval of this request. Missourians are resilient and committed to rebuilding, and federal assistance will be a crucial part of helping them move forward. Along with our fellow Missourians, we appreciate your immediate attention to this request and stand ready to assist.\n\nSincerely,\n\nJosh Hawley\n\nUnited States Senator\n\nEric S. Schmitt\n\nUnited States Senator\n\nEric Burlison\n\nUnited States Representative\n\nSam Graves\n\nUnited States Representative\n\nJason Smith\n\nUnited States Representative\n\nAnn Wagner\n\nUnited States Representative\n\nRobert Onder\n\nUnited States Representative", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-schmitt-urge-trump-to-approve-missouri-emergency-declaration-unlock-disaster-funding-immediately/", "Hawley, Schmitt Urge Trump to Approve Missouri Emergency Declaration & Unlock Disaster Funding Immediately", "2025-05-21", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Earlier this morning, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) penned a letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to swiftly approve Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe\u2019s May 19 emergency disaster declaration in light of recent devastating storms.\n\n\u201cIf approved, this declaration would immediately unlock critical funding to support state and local efforts to remove debris and take emergency protective measures,\u201d the Senators wrote.\n\n\u201cAfter touring the devastated neighborhoods, we can personally attest to the scale of the damage and the clear need for the governor\u2019s request to unlock this first step of federal assistance to support first responder efforts,\u201d they explained.\n\nThis emergency designation would unlock resources for immediate needs such as debris removal while the damage is assessed for a more widespread disaster declaration. Senator Hawley spent Monday on the ground in St. Louis, Missouri, meeting with victims and surveying the damage inflicted by Friday\u2019s tornadoes, and has set up a portal on his website to help constituents with insurance claims.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-schmitt-introduce-resolution-honoring-former-senator-and-governor-kit-bond/", "Hawley, Schmitt Introduce Resolution Honoring Former Senator and Governor Kit Bond", "2025-05-20", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) introduced a resolution honoring former United States Senator and Missouri Governor Christopher \u2018\u2018Kit\u2019\u2019 Bond. Bond passed away on May 13, 2025 at the age of 86.\n\nBond served as the 47th and 49th Governor of Missouri, serving from 1973 to 1977 and again from 1981 to 1985. He later served four terms in the United States Senate from 1987 to 2011 where he advanced conservative values, championed infrastructure, advocated for Missouri farmers, and strengthened national defense.\n\n\u201cI remember Kit as a man who was a champion for Missouri. He knew from an early age that he wanted to serve his state, and he did it with real distinction for many years, both as Governor and Senator,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cKit was also a personal friend and one of the first people to encourage me to get into politics. Erin and I are grateful for his example of kindness and public service.\u201d\n\n\u201cLegendary Missouri Senator Christopher \u2018Kit\u2019 Bond honorably served our state as governor and then in the U.S. Senate for 24 years. With his trademark sense of humor and dedication to making Missouri the best state in our union, he helped to improve the lives of generations of Missourians across the Show Me State. As one of his successors in the Senate I am proud to join Senator Hawley in this resolution honoring Kit\u2019s service to our state and a grateful nation,\u201d said Senator Eric Schmitt.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-pledge-from-noem-to-expedite-relief-for-missourians-after-devastating-storms/", "Hawley Secures Pledge from Noem to Expedite Relief for Missourians After Devastating Storms", "2025-05-20", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Less than 24 hours after visiting St. Louis to survey the devastating storm damage from Friday\u2019s tornadoes, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured a pledge from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem \u2013 who oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) \u2013 to expedite relief for Missouri storm victims. The exchange comes after Missouri was rocked by tornadoes this spring and lost many lives in a span of two months.\n\nIn the hearing, Senator Hawley detailed the debilitating storms that took the lives of 7 Missourians on Friday and left behind more than $1.6 billion in property damage. He also noted that this is not the only lethal storm to hit the state in recent weeks.\n\n\u201cThe state has pending three requests for major disaster relief declarations from earlier storms. Counting the people we lost on Friday, we\u2019ve lost almost twenty people now in major storms in the last two months in Missouri. It\u2019s been a terrible spring for us,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cFor those three disaster declaration requests that are still pending, will you help with those and get those approved? We are desperate for the assistance in Missouri.\u201d\n\n\u201cYes, absolutely,\u201d promised Secretary Noem.\n\nSecretary Noem pledged that she would expedite individual assistance for affected Missourians and review of the state\u2019s requested disaster declarations. She also promised she would work with Senator Hawley, who chairs the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Management, to ensure FEMA provides Missourians with the necessary assistance in the aftermath of the storms.\n\n\u201cCan you commit to, as we deal with this disaster in St. Louis and others around the state, that under your leadership, FEMA is going to act with expedition, they are going to be clear in the communications, and they are going to follow up and give Missourians the awards they need if they qualify for it?\u201d asked Senator Hawley.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-surveys-missouri-tornado-damage-puts-insurance-companies-on-notice/", "Hawley Surveys Missouri Tornado Damage, Puts Insurance Companies on Notice", "2025-05-19", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "ST. LOUIS, MO. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was on the ground in St. Louis, Missouri to meet with victims and survey the damage inflicted by Friday\u2019s tornadoes. The storm claimed the lives of five people, injured 38, and damaged approximately 5,000 structures, resulting in $1.6 billion in damages.\n\nThe Senator was briefed by the mayor, fire chief, police chief, and officials from Ameren Corporation. He also met with non-profit groups, first responders, and other community leaders. In addition, he had the chance to walk the neighborhoods that had been hit hardest and speak with residents impacted.\n\n\u201cThese are beautiful neighborhoods full of exceptional people. And now they need our help. I support Governor Kehoe\u2019s call for an emergency disaster declaration,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cNow the federal government and insurance companies need to do their part to help these good people rebuild. There\u2019s a lot of claims that need to be paid. We will be tenacious in seeing that these insurance companies pay claims to every person who has been injured or had property damaged. This is the real acid test for these insurance companies. I hope they will uphold their end of the contract\u2013and if you can\u2019t get your claim processed, come to me.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley\u2019s office has created a special landing page and tip line for constituents to report any problems with insurance claims following the storms.\n\nLast week, Senator Hawley chaired a subcommittee hearing that exposed how insurance companies routinely deny or underpay insurance claims following recent natural disasters. He has committed to holding insurance companies accountable for paying out insurance claims as victims begin to rebuild.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-demands-insurance-companies-make-policyholders-whole-in-wake-of-devastating-missouri-storms/", "Hawley Demands Insurance Companies \u2018Make Policyholders Whole\u2019 in Wake of Devastating Missouri Storms", "2025-05-18", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the presidents and CEOs of State Farm, Nationwide, Liberty Mutual, Travelers, Allstate, and American Family Insurance among others in the wake of the devastating storms that hit Eastern Missouri on Friday. Senator Hawley called onthe companies to uphold their end of the insurance contract as policyholders work to rebuild.\n\n\u201cYour policyholders have paid you faithfully, often for years. Now is the time for you to honor the faith your customers placed in you. As Missourians work to rebuild and recover from these devastating storms, you must provide immediate and comprehensive assistance to my constituents as they navigate the claims process,\u201dthe Senator wrote. \u201cIt is my full expectation that you will honor your commitments, fully pay claimants, and do your part to help rebuild communities across Missouri.\u201d\n\nThe storms come just days after Senator Hawley\u2019s subcommittee hearing that exposed industry-wide corruption in the insurance industry that rips off those who have paid into insurance policies. The Senator has also launched a bipartisan investigation into the practice of subjecting policyholders to delays and underpayments.\n\nRead the full letter to the State Farm CEO here or below.\n\nMay 17, 2025\n\nMr. Jon Farney\n\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\n\nState Farm Mutual\n\nDear Mr. Farney:\n\nOn Friday, May 16, a series of severe storms swept across Eastern Missouri. As of Saturday morning, approximately 5,000 buildings were damaged and nearly 80,000 Missourians were without power. There have been seven confirmed fatalities. The scale of the damage is devastating. Records indicate that you currently provide significant property and casualty insurance coverage across Missouri. Victims of these severe storms will soon be seeking assistance. During this time of crisis for Missouri, I fully expect that your company will make policyholders whole.\n\nAs you may be aware, as Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Management, I have launched a bipartisan investigation into major insurance companies\u2019 claims practices. Last week, the Subcommittee held a hearing that established an industry-wide practice of subjecting policyholders to substantial delay and underpayment. Even more alarming, the hearing revealed a practice whereby key findings in adjustment reports are altered or deleted by reviewers who have never seen the property to drive payouts to policyholders down. My investigation has revealed a pattern of this activity across the country and across disaster events. That is unacceptable and must change.\n\nYour policyholders have paid you faithfully, often for years. Now is the time for you to honor the faith your customers placed in you. As Missourians work to rebuild and recover from these devastating storms, you must provide immediate and comprehensive assistance to my constituents as they navigate the claims process. It is my full expectation that you will honor your commitments, fully pay claimants, and do your part to help rebuild communities across Missouri.\n\nSincerely,\n\nJosh Hawley\n\nUnited States Senator\n\nChair\n\nSubcommittee on Disaster Management\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-statement-on-devastating-storms-affecting-eastern-missouri/", "Hawley Statement on Devastating Storms Affecting Eastern Missouri", "2025-05-16", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Hawley Statement on Devastating Storms Affecting Eastern Missouri\nFriday, May 16, 2025\nThis evening, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement in wake of devastating storms and tornadoes affecting eastern Missouri. Local state authorities have\nconfirmed\nmultiple fatalities and casualties following the severe storms.\nErin and I are praying for the Missourians lost and the families devastated in today\u2019s storms. My office is in contact with local authorities to continue monitoring the damage throughout STL and SEMO. We are standing by to assist all those affected\n\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO)\nMay 17, 2025\nIssues\n\u2190\nPrevious\nNext\n\u2192", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-shaheen-introduce-legislation-to-end-taxpayer-funded-pharma-ads/", "Hawley, Shaheen Introduce Legislation to End Taxpayer-Funded Pharma Ads", "2025-05-15", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced the No Handouts for Drug Advertisements Act, which would end federal subsidies for pharmaceutical company advertising.\n\nCurrent law allows pharmaceutical companies to claim business deductions on direct-to-consumer advertising, subsidizing their publicity at taxpayers\u2019 expense. Direct-to-consumer advertising contributes to increased healthcare costs and encourages patients to request specific brand-name drugs that may be substantially more expensive than more effective alternatives, including lifestyle changes. The Senators\u2019 legislation would close this loophole.\n\n\u201cFor too long, Big Pharma has used our tax dollars to fund ads that push their products directly on patients. That needs to end,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cHHS Secretary RFK, Jr. has made it clear that he wants to ban prescription drug commercials, and I\u2019m proud to introduce legislation to do just that. Making America Healthy Again starts by ending handouts to these corporations and empowering consumers to make the health decision that is truly in their best interest.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s flat-out wrong that drug companies receive huge tax breaks for running ads directly to consumers, especially as taxpayers in my state pay more and more for life-saving drugs,\u201d said Senator Shaheen. \u201cIt\u2019s well past time for Congress to step in to end these tax breaks, lower costs for everyday Americans and hold pharmaceutical companies accountable. My bipartisan bill with Senator Hawley offers a practical solution to do just that.\u201d\n\nThe No Handouts for Drug Advertisements Act would:\n\nAmend the Internal Revenue Code to disallow tax deductions for expenses related to direct-to-consumer advertising of both prescription drugs and compounded medications.\n\nDefine \u201cdirect-to-consumer advertising\u201d as advertisements primarily targeted to the general public through television, radio, direct mail, billboards, internet, social media, and other digital platforms.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/senate-committee-advances-hawley-bill-supporting-law-enforcement-mental-health/", "Senate Committee Advances Hawley Bill Supporting Law Enforcement Mental Health", "2025-05-15", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted to reauthorize the Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act (STOIC Act). The bill provides $7.5 million per year in grant funding for law enforcement family-support services and allows grant recipients to use the funds to establish suicide-prevention programs and mental health services for law enforcement officers through 2029. This legislation would provide help for police officers and other first responders struggling with substance abuse, depression, or other mental health issues.\n\n\u201cThere is no profession more deserving of our support than one that keeps our streets safe,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cBy reauthorizing the STOIC Act, we provide our first responders with the mental health resources they need as they work to protect our communities. My first bill I ever got passed in Congress was to provide additional resources to help law enforcement with these issues. Our law enforcement officers bear witness to traumatizing and heartbreaking situations on a daily basis. They need to know they have our full support.\u201d\n\nA 2024 police survey shows that 40% of officers experienced a \u201cnear miss\u201d incident at work due to stress and fatigue, and 16% experienced suicidal ideation in the past year alone. Seventy percent of respondents reported trouble sleeping, 39% depression, 36% panic or anxiety symptoms, and 35% PTSD. Half of our officers say they do not feel adequately trained to manage the mental health aspects of the job, and about three-quarters felt that seeking help and resources would help with work-related stress.\n\nReauthorization of the STOIC Act would:\n\nProvide $7.5 million per year in grant funding for law enforcement family-support, suicide-prevention, and mental health services through 2029\n\nDirect the Attorney General to provide training programs and technical assistance on mental health and suicide prevention\n\nRequire grant recipients to provide at least one law enforcement support program, including evidence-based programs to reduce stress, prevent suicide, and promote mental health\n\nAllow grant recipients to provide specialized training and technical assistance for identifying, reporting, and responding to officer mental health crises and suicide", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-chairs-hearing-that-exposes-insurance-fraud-by-major-corporations/", "Hawley Chairs Hearing That Exposes Insurance Fraud by Major Corporations", "2025-05-14", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "During a disaster management subcommittee hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) highlighted victims of recent natural disasters and the insurance companies that defrauded them.\n\n\u201cThis isn\u2019t charity that we\u2019re talking about. [Americans] turn to their insurance companies because they pay premiums to those insurance companies. It\u2019s a contract,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cAnd unfortunately, time after time they find when disaster strikes\u2013in their moment of utmost need\u2013the insurance companies come back to them and they delay, and they deny, and they offer excuses, and they send out two adjusters and three adjusters and 15 adjusters and 25 adjusters, and they constantly change the estimates. And at the end of the day, they just won\u2019t pay what is due. What is required. What is just.\u201d\n\nThe hearing featured homeowners whose property was severely damaged by recent storms, insurance adjuster whistleblowers who were pressured by companies to doctor reports to cut payouts, and the executive director of the American Policyholder Association, a consumer advocacy group that investigates fraud by insurance companies.\n\n\u201cWhen we needed Allstate the most, they failed us,\u201d one disaster victim noted.\n\n\u201cThis is no longer about just a roof,\u201d said another. \u201cIt\u2019s about the failure of a system that leaves families vulnerable after catastrophic events.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concurred.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s not like it\u2019s happened to just one family,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a deliberate strategy to maximize profits.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley also called out Allstate and State Farm for defrauding their policyholders and intimidating whistleblowers.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve just heard testimony here\u2013sworn testimony from multiple adjusters\u2013that your company ordered them to delete or alter damage estimates to reduce payouts and to make you profits,\u201d Senator Hawley said. \u201cIt sounds to me like you\u2019re running a system of institutionalized fraud.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley has been drawing attention to insurance company victims since President Trump shed light on the issue during his January visit to North Carolina where he met with those impacted by Hurricane Helene.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-kelly-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-support-law-enforcement-recruitment-and-retention/", "Hawley, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention", "2025-05-14", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) introduced the Educational and Career Opportunities for Public Safety (EdCOPS) Act, bipartisan legislation to address staffing shortages in law enforcement by providing educational benefits to public safety officers and their dependents.\n\n\u201cThere is no profession more honorable than one that keeps our streets safe. Our men and women in uniform deserve Congress\u2019 full support. I\u2019m proud to co-sponsor legislation this National Police Week and prove to law enforcement that we have their back every step of the way,\u201d said Senator Hawley.\n\n\u201cAs the son of two police officers, I know how important it is to have experienced, trusted officers on the job. But right now, law enforcement agencies across the country are struggling to recruit qualified candidates and losing the people who know their communities best,\u201d said Senator Kelly. \u201cBy expanding education and career opportunities, we\u2019re helping officers build a more secure future for themselves and their families. It\u2019s an investment that will help departments keep the experienced, dedicated officers that protect our communities.\u201d\n\nLaw enforcement agencies across the country face a historic crisis in hiring and keeping qualified officers. The EdCOPS Act would help agencies attract and retain experienced officers by offering financial assistance for higher education to public safety officers who have served for at least eight years with a single employer and agree to serve an additional four years. An eligible public safety officer can transfer unused education benefits to a dependent.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-pledge-from-rfk-to-review-alarming-mifepristone-data-support-bill-cracking-down-on-big-pharma-ads/", "Hawley Secures Pledge from RFK to Review \u2018Alarming\u2019 Mifepristone Data, Support Bill Cracking Down on Big Pharma Ads", "2025-05-14", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today in a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured a commitment from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. that he would review \u2018alarming\u2019 new data on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. RFK Jr. also stated that in light of the new data, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) label for mifepristone should change to accurately reflect the adverse effects of the drug.\n\n\u201cYou\u2019ve previously testified to the committee that you would do a top-to-bottom review of mifepristone,\u201d said Senator Hawley. \u201cDo you continue to stand by that, and don\u2019t you think this new data shows that the need to do a full review is indeed pressing?\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s alarming, and it indicates that at the very least, the label should be changed,\u201dRFK said regarding the new mifepristone data. \u201cI\u2019ve asked Marty Makary at the FDA to do a complete review and report back.\u201d\n\nRFK Jr. also promised he would submit his own recommendation to President Trump based on the data. This exchange comes after Senator Hawley has advocated for reinstating safety guardrails surrounding mifepristone since the new study was released, from introducing legislation to urging the Department of Justice to reconsider its defense of the Biden Administration\u2019s policy on mifepristone.\n\nIn the same hearing, Senator Hawley also questioned RFK Jr. on his stance towards tax breaks for Big Pharma\u2019s television deals, prompting RFK Jr. to pledge his support for Senator Hawley\u2019s bipartisan, bicameral bill cracking down on Big Pharma\u2019s sweetheart deals.\n\nWatch the full hearing here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-defense-health-agency-not-to-downgrade-fort-leonard-woods-community-hospital/", "Hawley Urges Defense Health Agency Not to Downgrade Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s Community Hospital", "2025-05-14", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Yesterday, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Acting Director of the Defense Health Agency Dr. David J. Smith urging him not to downgrade Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s newly built hospital, citing readiness and training issues.\n\nSenator Hawley wrote, \u201cI write with great concern over reports that the Defense Health Agency (DHA) is considering downgrading the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital to a clinic. I urge you to reconsider this and ensure that Fort Leonard Wood keeps its newly built hospital.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201cAs you are no doubt aware, the DHA also moved to downgrade Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s hospital under the previous Administration. I demanded Secretary Austin reverse course then, and have continued to remain engaged on the issue. Downgrading this hospital would seriously harm soldiers, their families, and the broader community. It would jeopardize Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s critical role as a major Army training center, including for Basic Combat Training and numerous advanced specialties.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cThe DHA has previously considered downgrading this hospital as a cost savings measure, but in point of fact such a move would represent the abandonment of over $400 million in recent investments to upgrade Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s medical facilities. It would also impose additional costs on servicemembers assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, who would have to travel long distances to receive anything more than outpatient services. A downgrade of this facility should not happen. I urge you to reconsider and reverse any determinations that have been made to do so. You must act to protect a hospital that is critical to servicemembers and constituents in my state.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nDr. David J. Smith\n\nActing Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Acting Director, Defense Health Agency\n\n7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite 5101\n\nFalls Church, VA 22042\n\nDear Dr. Smith,\n\nI write with great concern over reports that the Defense Health Agency (DHA) is considering downgrading the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital to a clinic. I urge you to reconsider this and ensure that Fort Leonard Wood keeps its newly built hospital.\n\nAs you are no doubt aware, the DHA also moved to downgrade Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s hospital under the previous Administration. I demanded Secretary Austin reverse course then, and have continued to remain engaged on the issue.\n\nDowngrading this hospital would seriously harm soldiers, their families, and the broader community. It would jeopardize Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s critical role as a major Army training center, including for Basic Combat Training and numerous advanced specialties.\n\nThe DHA has previously considered downgrading this hospital as a cost savings measure, but in point of fact such a move would represent the abandonment of over $400 million in recent investments to upgrade Fort Leonard Wood\u2019s medical facilities. It would also impose additional costs on servicemembers assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, who would have to travel long distances to receive anything more than outpatient services.\n\nA downgrade of this facility should not happen. I urge you to reconsider and reverse any determinations that have been made to do so. You must act to protect a hospital that is critical to servicemembers and constituents in my state.\n\nSincerely,\n\nJosh Hawley\n\nU.S. Senator\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-blasts-pharmacy-benefit-managers-for-screwing-patients-calls-for-breaking-up-pharma-monopoly/", "Hawley Blasts Pharmacy Benefit Managers for \u2018Screwing\u2019 Patients, Calls for Breaking Up \u2018Pharma Monopoly\u2019", "2025-05-13", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for raising drug prices and profiting at the expense of Missourians.\n\nSenator Hawley grilled Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President J.C. Scott, questioning why Americans pay 422% more than other countries for the same brand name prescription drugs.\n\n\u201cYou\u2019re supposed to be making drugs more affordable for consumers \u2013 would you say that you are succeeding?\u201d Senator Hawley asked, before answering his own question: \u201cI think the answer you are looking for is no.\u201d\n\n\u201cEither you\u2019re the worst negotiators in the history of the world, or something\u2019s wrong with your business model,\u201d Senator Hawley continued.\n\nHe then went on to list some notable statistics about Big Pharma and their PBM middlemen, including:\n\nThe three biggest pharmacy benefit managers own 80% of the markets.\n\nTwo counties in Missouri (Knox and Schuyler) do not have access to a single pharmacy due to lack of marketplace competition.\n\nIn fiscal year 2023, 73 pharmacies closed down in Missouri, impacting 19 counties.\n\nThe top three PBMs generated $7.3 billion in revenue from dispensing drugs in excess of the drugs\u2019 estimated acquisition costs from 2017-2022.\n\n\u201cMissourians are getting screwed while you\u2019re getting rich,\u201d Senator Hawley concluded, emphasizing the need for Congress to pass his bill to break up the alliance between insurance companies, PBMs, and pharmacies.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-statement-on-passing-of-kit-bond/", "Hawley Statement on Passing of Kit Bond", "2025-05-13", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Hawley Statement on Passing of Kit Bond\nTuesday, May 13, 2025\nToday U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)\u00a0released\u00a0the following\nstatement\nafter the passing of former\u00a0U.S. Senator and Missouri Governor Christopher S. \u201cKit\u201d Bond.\nErin and I were saddened to hear of the death of our friend, Kit Bond. What a champion for Missouri. He served his state and his nation with the utmost distinction for decades \u2013 and he was above all a fine man. He & Linda have been such good friends to Erin and me. We are\u2026\n\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO)\nMay 13, 2025\nIssues\n\u2190\nPrevious\nNext\n\u2192", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"], ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-op-ed-dont-cut-medicaid/", "Hawley Op-Ed:\u00a0Don\u2019t Cut Medicaid", "2025-05-12", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | May 12, 2025 | The New York Times\n\nPolls show Democrats down in the dumps at their lowest approval level in decades, but we Republicans are having an identity crisis of our own, and you can see it in the tug of war over President Trump\u2019s \u201cone big, beautiful bill.\u201d The nub of the conflict: Will Republicans be a majority party of working people, or a permanent minority speaking only for the C suite?\n\nMr. Trump has promised working-class tax cuts and protection for working-class social insurance, such as Medicaid. But now a noisy contingent of corporatist Republicans \u2014 call it the party\u2019s Wall Street wing \u2014 is urging Congress to ignore all that and get back to the old-time religion: corporate giveaways, preferences for capital and deep cuts to social insurance.\n\nThis wing of the party wants Republicans to build our big, beautiful bill around slashing health insurance for the working poor. But that argument is both morally wrong and politically suicidal.\n\nLet\u2019s begin with the facts of the matter. Medicaid is a federal program that provides health care to low-income Americans in partnership with state governments. Today it serves over 70 million Americans, including well over one million residents of Missouri, the state I represent.\n\nAs for Missouri, it is one of 40 Medicaid expansion states \u2014 because our voters wanted it that way. In 2020, the same year Mr. Trump carried the Missouri popular vote by a decisive margin, voters mandated that the state expand Medicaid coverage to working-class individuals unable to afford health care elsewhere. Voters went so far as to inscribe that expansion in our state constitution. Now some 21 percent of Missourians benefit from Medicaid or CHIP, the companion insurance program for lower-income children. And many of our rural hospitals and health providers depend on the funding from these programs to keep their doors open.\n\nAll of which means this: If Congress cuts funding for Medicaid benefits, Missouri workers and their children will lose their health care. And hospitals will close. It\u2019s that simple. And that pattern will replicate in states across the country.\n\nOne of my constituents, a married mother of five, contacted me to explain why Medicaid is vital to her 8-year-old daughter, who depends on a feeding tube to survive. Formula, pump rentals, feeding extensions and other treatments cost $1,500 a month; prescriptions nearly double that cost. These expenses aren\u2019t covered by private insurance. The mother wrote to me, \u201cWithout Medicaid, we would lose everything \u2014 our home, our vehicles, and eventually, our daughter.\u201d\n\nCongress should be doing everything possible to aid these working families, to make their health care better and more affordable. We should cap prescription drug costs, as I have recently proposed. We should give every family in America with children a hefty tax cut. What we should not do is eliminate their health care.\n\nMr. Trump himself has been crystal clear on this point. Since taking office he has repeatedly rejected calls for Medicaid benefit cuts. Just the other week, he said, \u201cWe are doing absolutely nothing to hurt Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. Nothing at all.\u201d\n\nAnd for good reason. The president understands who his voters are. Recent polling shows that 64 percent of Republicans hold a favorable view of Medicaid. About one in six have personally been on the program. Meanwhile, more than 80 percent of Americans oppose significant cuts to Medicaid and over half \u2014 half \u2014 have a personal or family connection to the Medicaid program.\n\nIt\u2019s safe to say the Trump coalition was not pulling the lever for Medicaid cuts in November. Mike Johnson, the House speaker, finally woke up to this fact last week, when he withdrew his support from one of the most aggressive reductions to Medicaid on the table. But many of my House and Senate colleagues keep pushing for substantial cuts, and the House will begin to hash out its differences in negotiations this week.\n\nMy colleagues have cited the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal, which has been pushing that line for months, including in a recent editorial that inveighed against my opposition to Medicaid benefit cuts. But following The Journal\u2019s prescriptions would represent the end of any chance of us becoming a working-class party.\n\nRepublicans need to open their eyes: Our voters support social insurance programs. More than that, our voters depend on those programs. And there\u2019s a reason for this that Republicans would do well to ponder. Our economy is increasingly unfriendly to working people and their families.\n\nFor the better part of 50 years, working wages have been flat in real terms. Working people cannot afford to get married when they want to, have the number of children they want to or raise those children as they would like. These days, they can barely afford to put a roof over their kids\u2019 heads, to say nothing of health care.\n\nBoth Democrats and Republicans share the blame for this state of affairs, which is one big reason Mr. Trump got elected. He promised to shake up the status quo. Republicans in Congress should pay attention. Our voters not only want us to protect the social insurance they need to get by; they also want us to fight for a better life \u2014 for a better economy with the kinds of jobs and wages that allow working people to get married and start families, to buy homes and have a stake in their towns and neighborhoods.\n\nThat\u2019s the promise of American life. If Republicans want to be a working-class party \u2014 if we want to be a majority party \u2014 we must ignore calls to cut Medicaid and start delivering on America\u2019s promise for America\u2019s working people.\n\nRead Senator Hawley\u2019s full op-ed here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "truncated": false, "filtered_table_rows_count": 183, "expanded_columns": [], "expandable_columns": [], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "units": {}, "query": {"sql": "select url, title, date, year, month, party, chamber, state, member_name, bioguide_id, domain, scraper, source, date_source, text, has_text, collected_at, updated_at from releases where \"chamber\" = :p0 and \"state\" = :p1 and \"year\" = :p2 order by date desc limit 101", "params": {"p0": "Senate", "p1": "MO", "p2": "2025"}}, "facet_results": {"party": {"name": "party", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?chamber=Senate&state=MO&year=2025", "results": [{"value": "Republican", "label": "Republican", "count": 183, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?chamber=Senate&state=MO&year=2025&party=Republican", "selected": false}], "truncated": false}, "chamber": {"name": "chamber", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?chamber=Senate&state=MO&year=2025", "results": [{"value": "Senate", "label": "Senate", "count": 183, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=MO&year=2025", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "state": {"name": "state", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?chamber=Senate&state=MO&year=2025", "results": [{"value": "MO", "label": "MO", "count": 183, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?chamber=Senate&year=2025", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "year": {"name": "year", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?chamber=Senate&state=MO&year=2025", "results": [{"value": "2025", "label": "2025", "count": 183, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?chamber=Senate&state=MO", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}}, "suggested_facets": [], "next": "2025-05-12,https~3A~2F~2Fwww~2Ehawley~2Esenate~2Egov~2Fhawley-op-ed-dont-cut-medicaid~2F", "next_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?chamber=Senate&state=MO&year=2025&_next=2025-05-12%2Chttps~3A~2F~2Fwww~2Ehawley~2Esenate~2Egov~2Fhawley-op-ed-dont-cut-medicaid~2F&_sort_desc=date", "private": false, "allow_execute_sql": true, "query_ms": 290.13085132464767, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}