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Rep. Kevin Hern Stands by Previous Call to Impeach Homeland Security Secretary

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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…

Omnibus ‘No’ Vote Explains How Democrats Are Trying to Circumvent the Incoming Republican House

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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…

GOP Blasts Biden Admin Over ‘Reckless’ Reversal of Title 42, Warns of ‘Full-Scale Invasion’

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The lifting of Title 42, due for Wednesday, is expected to spur a wave of migration at the southern border. “Our national security is an afterthought to the Biden administration and this Department of Homeland Security,” the House Committee on the Judiciary GOP account tweeted. “Title 42 ends in two days. Get ready for more of this.” “Border Patrol expects the average daily…

Rep. Kevin Hern: The Biden Administration Isn’t Doing Anything To Fix The Border Crisis

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Oklahoma Republican Congressman Kevin Hern joins Fox Across America With guest host Paul Gleiser to share his reaction to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claiming President Biden has “done the work” to deal with the crisis happening at our Southern border. “We’re seeing 8 to 10,000 a day crossing. The Customs and Border Protection agents are expecting that to increase to…

U.S. Representatives Kevin Hern of Oklahoma and Brad Wenstrup of Ohio work to protect life at all stages

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In early December, Representative Kevin Hern, R-Tulsa and Ways & Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Acting Ranking Member Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., R-Ohio) led a push for information, through a letter to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO). The letter requested information on federally funded programs available to pregnant women &…

GOP Lawmaker: Biden Aiding ‘Both Sides of the War’ Freeing Viktor Bout

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President Joe Biden has come under intense pressure to free former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan after he swapped Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, a.k.a. the “Merchant of Death,” for WNBA star Brittney Griner. While the Biden administration has celebrated the release of Brittney Griner, some Republican lawmakers believe that Viktor Bout had committed crimes far too great to warrant the swap.…

Rep. Hern says Buttigieg is a “climate hypocrite”

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s private flights on taxpayer-funded jets earned him Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern’s latest “2022 Friend of Fossil Fuels Award.” The Tulsa U.S. Representative hands out the award to those like Buttigieg who preach a green agenda but are climate hypocrites in real life, according to the congressman’s announcement. Hern calls them…

Rep. Kevin Hern angles for Republican Study Committee to lead policy debate in next Congress

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Rep. Kevin Hern is planning to mlahoma and John James of Michigan. Mr. Hern said he wants the RSC to be a place where new members of Congress can share their ideas. “Members get elected up here and they get stuck on the back bench and they have to listen and don’t really get a chance to speak,” Mr. Hern said. “We want to give them a chance to introduce bills, talk about bills, talk…

Oklahoma congressman announces committee appointments

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Republican Study Committee Chairman-Elect Kevin Hern announced his senior leadership hires for the 118th Congress. Hern’s tenure as Chairman of the largest caucus on Capitol Hill begins on January 3, 2023. Jay Fields will serve as the Executive Director. Fields worked on the policy team of RSC under multiple chairmen, most recently serving as Policy Director under Chairman Jim Banks.…

U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern of Tulsa Votes Against Nonbinding Resolutions

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U.S. Representative Kevin Hern of Tulsa released a statement after voting against two nonbinding resolutions regarding ongoing negotiations with railway workers’ unions.   Rep. Hern voted “NO” on House Joint Resolution 100 & House Concurrent Resolution 119.   His communications staff sent an email to The Oklahoma City Sentinel concerning his opposition to the…