Josh Hawley

the reason that there is human trafficking of any kind, including sex trafficking in children, is because there's a demand for it.

My question to you is, is there statutory authority to shift around almost half a billion dollars from one State to another without the State's consents.

Will you provide us with records of that communication?

I care that you are there now and have some authority.

had there been a recorded vote, I would have voted no on the confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 472, Rachel Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. ____________________

I want to know why in the world this Administration has taken an act of Congress and gutted it.

To not have SIGPR funded and with its jurisdiction fully intact to me is totally inexplicable.

In April 2021, this Administration gutted this IG.

I have introduced legislation that would restore SIGPR's jurisdiction and restore its funding.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to everybody for being here, to the witnesses.

It is right here. 'Treasury shifts $377 million among States as pandemic housing aid dries up,' from The New York Times.

had there been a recorded vote, I would have voted no on the confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 776, Peter J. Beshar, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force. ____________________

reserving the right to object, I want to say at the outset that it is always a privilege to work with Senator Reed on the Armed Services Committee in every capacity we get to work together, and I look forward to that going forward. What we…

I rise today in opposition to this administration's dangerous policy of American weakness and in support of the strong men and women of the United States' energy sector, who are ready to step forward to return this Nation to energy…

I want to thank the Senator from Delaware for his remarks, which I appreciate. It is a privilege to serve with him, as we do, on the Homeland Security Committee, and work with him as we do--as I have--and I look forward to working…

had there been a recorded vote, I would have voted no on the confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 693, John F. Plumb, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Mr. President, had there been a recorded vote, I would have voted…

They were trying to censor us, silence us, cancel us, muzzle us. In fact, they had just told me that because I stood up and objected on January 6, that I ought to be run out of the United States Senate. I’ve got news for you. I wasn’t…

we've got to put American security interests first. And that means we’ve got to focus on China. And we’ve got to focus on our own borders, we need to ask our European allies to do more.

Now, it turns out the Clinton campaign was really just a criminal enterprise, which is what we`ve known all along, somebody should go to jail for this.

I object, and will submit a statement for the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.

Now, with inflation off the charts, Joe Biden just wants to keep spending.

it is now February. It has been nearly 6 months since the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Thirteen servicemembers lost their lives in the attack on Abbey Gate, along with hundreds of civilians. As a result of the botched evacuation…

The Biden administration should abandon support for Ukraine joining NATO.

China, not Russia, is the biggest enemy of the United States.

reserving the right to object, here we are 6 months since the last foreign policy disaster into which this administration led this country, the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan: 13 servicemembers killed, including 1 from my home…