Josh Hawley

“People don't have any confidence in Jefferson City. There's incredible anger in the political establishment, and one of the reasons is special interests dominate the Capitol in our state.”

“President Trump has challenged Congress to reduce the burden on the American worker and to build an economy that rewards honest work. Congress should accept that challenge and craft a bipartisan plan that makes real reductions in what government demands from our wallets.”

“Taxpayer-funded abortion, especially the devil's bargain with Planned Parenthood, must cease immediately. To be clear, that means I believe Planned Parenthood should receive no tax monies of any kind.”

“To guard our most cherished values and the law that holds us together, America needs a Supreme Court justice committed to the people's Constitution. Neil Gorsuch is that person.”

“Abortion is not a right. It is a violent act against the defenseless. It violates every principle of morality and should be barred by American law. Until that day, I fully support bans on partial-birth abortion, third-trimester abortion, and indeed every limit that can receive public support.”

“The swelling epidemic of human trafficking makes a mockery of the law and its protections.”

“I said I would be part of the solution in Jefferson City, not part of the problem. And I said I'd take on the culture of corruption.”

“The Religious Freedom Restoration Act extends religious liberty to corporations without regard to their for-profit and non-profit status.”

“If you abuse the public trust, we're going to find you, and and we're going to prosecute you.”

“The Constitution has never treated religion as merely another private opinion that government can order people to keep to themselves.”

“We have to protect the rights of every person and group to follow their sincere religious belief peacefully without hurting other people.”

“I want to know what kind of personal, private, confidential information that Google collects from its users.”

“American workers and American entrepreneurs can compete with anybody, anywhere if our government will stop making America a cost-prohibitive place to do business.”

“My first job out of law school was on the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, where Gorsuch is a judge. I observed in the year that I worked at the court what many litigants and commentators have since noted: that Gorsuch possesses an incisive legal mind, writes with skill and wit, and is scrupulously fair.”

“It's not a secret that we have a crisis in confidence in public institutions in our country.”

“For those of us on the front lines fighting Washington's power grabs, Judge Gorsuch's commitment to interpreting the Constitution and the laws as they are actually written is welcome news.”

“Many entrepreneurs embrace profit-making and charitable purposes. Companies such as shoes seller Toms and eyeglass firm Warby Parker sell products at a profit with a pledge to devote part of their earnings to the needy. The number of for-profit businesses with a built-in charitable dimension has proliferated.”

“As attorney general, I have a duty to defend the laws and constitution of the State of Missouri.”

“The federal government does not have the authority to tell landowners and ranchers and farmers that they can't farm and ranch their land because someday an endangered species might live there.”

“As attorney general of Missouri, I am my state's chief law enforcement officer. I swore an oath to uphold the rule of law, and that means fighting violence and oppression wherever it exists, especially violence against the poor and vulnerable.”