Hawley, Blumenthal Demand Answers from Google About Rampant A.I. Push in Classrooms

Demanded answers from Google about aggressive AI product push in schools.

“Google is forcing their A.I. products into classrooms across America, and children are paying the price.”

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Hawley Secures USDA Commitment on Continued Farm Service Agency Services in Missouri

Secured USDA commitment to keep Farm Service Agency offices open across Missouri.

“Agriculture is the backbone of Missouri, and our farmers depend on reliable access to the resources they need to keep their operations running”

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Hawley Seeks Answers About Data Used in FDA Abortion Drug Study

Sent letter to FDA questioning completeness of data in abortion drug safety study.

“I write with concern that FDA’s long-promised safety study of the abortion drug mifepristone may be using incomplete data. On October 7, the Department of Justice filed a status report on FDA’s behalf in Louisiana v.”

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ICYMI: Hawley Convenes First Senate Hearing on Rogue AI Attacks

Chaired Senate hearing on rogue AI cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.

“Every day you turn on the television, it seems like AI is doing something else bad: setting up surveillance camera networks nationwide, data centers in all of our states, and hacking, hacking, hacking.”

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Senators Hawley, Murphy Announce Bipartisan AI Agent Accountability Act

Announced bipartisan bill to hold AI developers liable for cyberattacks by AI agents.

“These AI agents are committing cyberattacks. If Big Tech companies are going to design AI agents that wreak havoc, these companies better be on the hook for any damage that is caused”

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Hawley to Introduce Stop Flock Abuse Act, Establishing Safeguards for AI-Powered Cameras

Announced legislation to establish safeguards for AI-powered surveillance cameras.

“AI-powered cameras produced by Flock and its competitors are tracking and creating digital footprints of everyday Americans — a nightmare for individual liberties unless Congress enacts meaningful rules and accountability.”

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Hawley Bill to Make Missouri Churchill Museum a National Historic Landmark Passes Senate, Heads to President’s Desk

Secured Senate passage of bill designating Churchill Museum as National Historic Landmark.

“This is a huge win for Missouri. Fulton, Missouri is the home of Winston Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech that marked the beginning of the Cold War”

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Hawley Op Ed: AI companies shouldn’t get a free pass to break things

Criticized AI companies for recklessness in causing Hugging Face hack.

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Strengthening America's Turning Point Act

Mr. President, on October 3, 1945, a Mr. Franc L. McCluer of a liberal arts college in Fulton, MO, set pen to paper to write to then former-Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who was enjoying his retirement, having recently lost an election in the midst or just after the Second World War. Mr.…

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ICYMI: Hawley Chairs Subcommittee Hearing Exposing Flock Cameras, Calls for Accountability

Chaired hearing on Flock cameras and automated license plate readers, calling for federal regulation.

“This is still the United States of America, and it shouldn’t be that when you walk out your door in the morning, you just have to agree and assent and accept the fact that you’re going to be on camera morning, noon, and night”

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Chairman Hawley Invites CEOs of Flock, Competitors to Testify Next Week

Invited surveillance company CEOs to testify on AI-powered camera networks.

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Hawley Unveils Declaration for Life with Christian Leaders

Unveiled Declaration for Life with Christian leaders and called for legislation banning abortion drug mifepristone.

“This Declaration for Life, written by pastors, is calling on everyday Christians across America to stand for life and confront the scourge of chemical abortion. We want to call on lawmakers from both parties to sign these Declaration and support protecting human life in law.”

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Hawley Introduces Legislation to Strip Opportunity Zone Tax Breaks for Data Centers

Introduced bill to prevent Big Tech companies from using Opportunity Zone tax breaks for data center construction.

“Big Tech companies are getting major tax breaks they don’t need to build data centers communities do not want. We must close the loophole immediately”

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Chairman Hawley Launches Investigation into OpenAI for Hacking, Existential Risk of AI Products

Launched investigation into OpenAI for AI agents hacking Hugging Face.

“As you may know, in the public domain, more AI experts are warning about the existential risks of AI. Just this week, three Anthropic researchers expressed publicly that there is a greater than 10% chance that AI could kill all human beings within the next decade.”

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Hawley Presses Postmaster General to Answer for Bonus Payments, Poor Service During St. Louis Visit

Pressed Postmaster General to answer for bonus payments and poor mail service in Missouri.

“Missourians have suffered poor mail service for years and it’s grossly unacceptable. They deserve answers”

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Hawley Expands Investigation into Surveillance Cameras, Warns Flock Competitors

Expanded investigation into AI surveillance camera companies' data collection practices.

“To be sure, I want law enforcement to have tools to catch offenders and keep the public safe. But the surveillance network your company has constructed raises legitimate concerns about how little-known corporations possess intimate knowledge of Americans’ lives, fueled by invasive artificial intelligence algorithms.”

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Hawley Op-Ed: Why I Am Investigating Flock

Announced investigation into Flock surveillance camera network over privacy concerns.

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Chairman Hawley Investigates AI-Powered Flock Cameras Amidst Privacy Concerns

Launched investigation into Flock Safety's AI surveillance cameras and data protection practices.

“As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, I am investigating Flock Safety’s collection, retention, and dissemination of the data generated by its artificial intelligence surveillance cameras. In a few short years, Flock has assembled an unprecedented national surveillance network.”

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Hawley, Durbin Launch Investigation into Child Sexual Abuse on Roblox

Opened investigation into child sexual abuse and explicit content on Roblox gaming platform.

“We write to inform you that the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism has opened an investigation into child safety on the Roblox gaming platform.”

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Hawley Bill Banning Bonuses for Postmaster General Passes Committee

Bill banning bonuses for Postmaster General passed Senate committee in bipartisan vote.

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Hawley, Banks, Tuberville File Amendment to Protect State Laws Banning Men in Women’s Sports

Filed amendment to protect state laws banning men from women's sports.

“Biological men should never be allowed in women’s sports or women’s locker rooms”

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ICYMI: Hawley Exposes Predatory AI Surveillance Pricing, Consumer Data Harvesting in Subcommittee Hearing

Held hearing exposing AI surveillance pricing and consumer data harvesting by corporations.

“Earlier this year, there was a disturbing incident that played out on Twitter on X that shed some light, I think, on how airlines are using surveillance pricing in real time, right in front of us. I think I’ve got the relevant exchange over my shoulder here.”

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Hawley Urges Secretary Rollins to Keep Farm Service Agency Offices Open in Missouri

Urged USDA Secretary to keep Farm Service Agency offices open in Missouri.

“I appreciate your efforts to assist farmers as they continue to face high input costs and yearly financial losses. As you know, our nation’s producers rely on timely services from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) field offices as they work to navigate these challenges.”

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Hawley Introduces Legislation to Bar Federal Employees from Accepting or Soliciting Cash Prizes

Introduced No Cash Prizes for Bureaucrats Act to prohibit federal employees from accepting cash awards.

“No federal bureaucrat should accept cash prizes while on the job. I am introducing legislation to bar federal employees from accepting cash prizes or soliciting awards”

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Hawley, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Ban Bonuses for Postal Service Leadership Until Mail Is Delivered on Time

Introduced No Bonuses for Bad Service Act to ban USPS leadership bonuses until service standards met.

“While Missourians wait for their mail, some never even seeing it delivered, the Postmaster General and his team receive hefty bonuses. There is no reason postal service leadership should be lavishly compensated while they refuse to meet basic standards”

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