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Josh Hawley

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Josh David Hawley is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hawley previously served as the Attorney General of Missouri from 2017 to 2019. He is known for his focus on issues such as technology regulation, free speech, and conservative social policies. Hawley gained national attention for his opposition to big tech companies and his advocacy for policies aimed at supporting American workers and families.

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Jul 14, 2021

Should they be removed from the United States?

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Jul 13, 2021

As the Reverend Dr. King famously said, and he was right, we should judge our fellow citizens by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin.

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Jul 13, 2021

We should judge our fellow citizens by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin.

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Jul 8, 2021

Critical theory is in fact very real. It is very influential. And it appears to have become the animating ideology of this administration. And that is cause for great concern.

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Jul 5, 2021

It is very influential. And it appears to have become the animating ideology of this administration. And that is cause for great concern.

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Jul 4, 2021

The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination.

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Jul 4, 2021

Dr. Ibram Kendi wrote this: "The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination." That's right. That's what he said. Think about that for a moment. He's…

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Jun 27, 2021

Dr. Ibram Kendi wrote this: The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination. That`s right, that`s what he said. Think about that for a moment. He`s saying…

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Jun 27, 2021

Critical theory is an ideology that says that the United States is rotten to its core. The leaders of this movement think our society is defined by white supremacy. Critical theory in all of its guises distorts our history, it destroys our…

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Jun 22, 2021

I am here today to talk about those things that unite us as Americans, and I am here to talk about those things that divide us. For centuries, public service has been something that unites Americans, drawing us together. Citizens from all…

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Jun 22, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that Senators Rubio, Peters, and I be allowed to complete our remarks before the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there any objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Jun 21, 2021

It is a fundamental premise of our democracy that the Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land.

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Jun 21, 2021

The point is the Constitution endures, and that is the fundamental premise of our democratic republic, and I fear that that premise is being threatened by this legislation.

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Jun 21, 2021

It is a fundamental process of our democracy that the constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land. What Congress cannot do is override the Constitution any time it becomes inconvenient for a majority in Congress.

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Jun 21, 2021

the Office of Legal Counsel, which is that unit in the Justice Department, that office that is charged with looking at these constitutional questions and providing dispassionate, impartial, nonpartisan legal counsel, has consistently said…

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Jun 21, 2021

the Office of Legal Counsel has never said that Congress has the ability, by statute, to turn the District of Columbia into a State.

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Jun 15, 2021

Under the Tariff Act, importers of goods are supposed to exercise reasonable care and take the necessary steps to make sure that merchandise that they are importing into the country has not been--does not run afoul, of course, of any U.S…

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Jun 15, 2021

My own view is these bans are very critical to protect American workers and also to strengthen accountability for products that come from places that use slave labor.

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Jun 15, 2021

We had a 15-year stretch, if I have my facts right, between 2000 and 2015 I think where there was zero WROs issued, zilch.

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Jun 15, 2021

If you were to say, if we were to look at trying to give CBP the resources it needs to better conduct these investigations in the WRO process, is the piece about the foreign investigations, is that the critical piece?

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Jun 9, 2021

I have been a big advocate of reopening the Federal agency field offices to ensure that our fellow Missourians and other folks around the country can get the services that they rely on and that they need.

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Jun 9, 2021

I think we need to impose new cybersecurity standards for companies that serve 100-million-plus Americans.

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Jun 7, 2021

I think what Congress should require is that we have a focus on safety and security of this critical asset.

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Jun 7, 2021

Senator, over time we have evolved as a big player in the fuel business, and it is because of our reliability record and, quite frankly, we are the cheapest cost of transportation for the fuel to those customers.

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Jun 7, 2021

Is it fair to say that tens of millions of Americans do not really have any choice but to rely on your pipeline for fuel?

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