WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Statement on Anniversary of Devastating Joplin Tornado U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement today, commemorating the fourteenth anniversary of the EF5 tornado that touched down in Joplin, Mo., leaving a trail of devastation and claiming the lives of 161 Missourians. 14 years ago, an EF5 tornado devastated Joplin & claimed the lives of 161 Missourians. Today we   more