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128 quotes from Josh Hawley
“Free labor and slave labor should never be put on an even plane.”
— Josh Hawley
October 31, 2021   •   Hawley criticizing outsourcing production to countries with abusive labor practices.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“It is to have the power of self-government.”
— Josh Hawley
December 5, 2019   •   Hawley discussing citizenship and liberty.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“These monopoly powers control our speech.”
— Josh Hawley
October 3, 2026   •   Hawley criticizing dominant technology and media companies.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“Big banks, big tech, big multi-national corporations.”
— Josh Hawley
December 5, 2019   •   Hawley identifying institutions he argued wield excessive economic and political power.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“To be free is to have a voice.”
— Josh Hawley
December 5, 2019   •   Hawley discussing citizenship, economic power and political participation in his maiden Senate speech.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“So I am.”
— Josh Hawley
July 8, 2024   •   Hawley explicitly embracing his description of America as a Christian nation.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley / National Conservatism Conference
“They don't want to raise wages or improve working conditions.”
— Josh Hawley
February 5, 2024   •   Hawley's criticism of corporate support for immigration.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley / Compact
“These 'gotaways' outnumber the combined populations of Kansas City and St. Louis.”
— Josh Hawley
January 24, 2024   •   Hawley discussing a Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who crossed the border without being apprehended during fiscal 2023.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley