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Josh Hawley took office as U.S. Senator from Missouri in 2019. Hawley previously served as Missouri’s Attorney General.

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Josh Hawley
stated on March 21, 2022 in an op-ed:

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child pornography offenders.”

By Jon Greenberg • March 24, 2022
Josh Hawley
stated on January 6, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech:

“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”

By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2021
Josh Hawley
stated on January 4, 2021 in a tweet:

Says activists threatened his family and “screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.”

By William Skipworth • January 8, 2021
Josh Hawley
stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"USPS currently has the most cash on hand in its history, (approximately) $15 billion."

By Veronica Mohesky • September 16, 2020
Josh Hawley
stated on January 15, 2020 in a tweet:

“As the State Department warned Mizzou in July 2019, and as I have repeatedly stated, (the Confucius Institute) presented security risks for students & university as a whole.”

By Tyler Messner • February 28, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on July 9, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows a Senate committee hearing witness who “cries to Josh Hawley for ‘no jailtime.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 12, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 6, 2023 in a Facebook post:

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley made U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland cry at a committee hearing.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 8, 2023
Claire McCaskill
stated on September 10, 2018 in a Q&A at Truman State University:

"My opponent is endorsed by Citizens United."

By Sten Spinella • October 25, 2018
Claire McCaskill
stated on August 23, 2018 in an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader:

Says a Josh Hawley lawsuit "would take away important prescription drug coverage for seniors through Medicare and end all of the consumer protections under the ACA."

By Hannah Archambault • September 13, 2018
Missouri Democratic Party
stated on July 17, 2018 in a tweet:

If a lawsuit backed by Josh Hawley succeeds, "nearly 2.5 million Missourians with pre-existing conditions could lose their health care coverage."

By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2018

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