Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., discusses growing concerns over a possible shutdown come January on 'Kudlow.' (watch) Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Time is running out for those in Congress wanting to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Senate Democrats, who were promised a vote on legislation (of their choosing) to extend the subsidies by the end of this week, will apparently attempt to pass a straightforward, three-year extension; it is… Read more »

More than 160 House Democrats voted against a pair of bills Thursday aimed at keeping foreign influence out of U.S. schools. Both pieces of legislation passed with bipartisan support, though Democrats' top ranks opposed each one. "We just want to educate our children, focus on reading, writing and arithmetic, developing a holistic child, giving the ability to them to think critically,"… Read more »

Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., discusses economic policy under President Donald Trump on 'Kudlow.' (watch) Read more »

Though the Constitution requires that members of Congress be paid even during a federal shutdown, some U.S. legislators refused pay or chose to donate their checks. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Oklahoma) said in a social media post Thursday, Nov. 13, that he'd asked Chief Administrator Officer of Congress Catherine Szpindor to withhold his pay and instead committed to donating his… Read more »

TULSA, Okla. - Tulsa’s federal representatives in Congress were in town for Veterans Day on Tuesday. Senators Markwayne Mullin and James Lankford got back from Washington early Tuesday morning after voting to reopen the government. Representative Kevin Hern went back to the Capitol right after Tuesday’s parade so he could vote when the House takes up the bill on Wednesday. Hern and… Read more »

For Rep. Kevin Hern (R., Okla.), “Hern Works” is more than just empty words. The lawmaker, an avid pilot himself, recently embarked on a flight like he’s never done before: bringing recently-rescued constituents from Florida back home to Oklahoma on a Gulfstream Five that he paid for out of pocket. The group of constituents was mostly from several Oklahoma churches who were stranded in… Read more »

Why are foreign investment funds that finance predatory lawsuits against U.S. companies allowed to dodge taxes on their legal payouts? Good question, and now North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis and Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern are seeking to close this anti-growth loophole.  Third-party litigation financing has exploded in recent years as private investment funds chase… Read more »

The chairman of the House’s biggest Republican caucus says he “stands by” his call for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for allowing hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens to cross the southern border. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., first advocated that the House impeach Mayorkas in October, and earlier this week Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, filed articles of… Read more »

As the clock ticks toward the new year, Congress is racing to pass funding for the government for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1 “Well, I was a no vote last week. I think we need to be doing our work. It’s amazing to me that the Democrats have been in control of the White House, the House, and the Senate,” Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., says about the “omnibus” spending package. The… Read more »