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Hern Tells Students to Chase Their American Dream

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U.S. Congressman and Arkansas Tech University alumnus Kevin Hern returned to his alma mater on Wednesday, April 20, and shared his life story as an example of the American dream come true. "America is about opportunity," said Hern. "Chase your American dream. No matter where you came from, you can achieve anything you want to work hard enough to do. It doesn't matter where you went to…

Catching up with Congress: Kevin Hern passes on a run for open U.S. Senate seat

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U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern filed Wednesday to run for a third term, passing on an opportunity to compete for Oklahoma’s rare open U.S. Senate seat. Many had expected Hern to run to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. But after nearly four years in the House of Representatives, Hern is now poised to take on more influential policy roles in his next term instead of starting over in the…

Rep. Kevin Hern tells Tulsa Chamber deficits should matter again

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There was a time when deficits mattered. First District Congressman Kevin Hern thinks they are beginning to again. Since arriving in Washington three years ago, Hern has angled for influence on Republican fiscal policy. On Thursday, speaking to the Tulsa Regional Chamber, he sketched the outlines of a plan to balance the federal budget in seven years. Asked later if anybody in…

Rep. Hern honors birthday of Tulsa's 'Rose the Riveter,'

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TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Representative Kevin Hern honored Marina Metevelis's 100th birthday on the House of Representatives floor on Friday. Metevelis is a member of Tulsa's community and known for having served as Tulsa's "Rosie the Riveter," during World War II. At 16-years-old, she reported to work on the B-17 bombers after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Metevelis has dedicated her…

House Democrats Block American Energy Again

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Democrats in the House of Representatives blocked Republican efforts to move ahead with consideration of the American Energy Independence from Russia Act on Thursday that would have reopened U.S. energy projects to combat the rising cost of fuel caused by the Biden administration's anti-fossil fuel agenda. 218 Democrats voted against considering the proposal offered on the House floor…

Oklahoma Congressional Delegation Blasts Biden's Proposed 2023 Budget

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WASHINGTON D.C. - When President Biden unveiled his Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal this week, he invoked the expression, "don't tell me what you value, show me your budget [and] I'll tell you what you value," suggesting that his budget makes clear that his administration values safety, security and fiscal responsibility. Oklahoma's congressional delegation sees it differently. "You…

Lawmakers Echo NAHB Concerns on Rising Lumber Prices, Tariffs

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During a House trade hearing on March 30, Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) echoed NAHB concerns that rising lumber prices are hurting housing affordability and the Biden administration needs to act swiftly to enter into negotiations with Canada on a new softwood lumber trade agreement. In an exchange with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing…

Rep. Kevin Hern Offers GOP Alternative to Biden’s Tax-and-Spend Budget

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President Joe Biden on Monday announced a proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2023 that includes a wish list of leftist policy proposals as well as an unprecedented tax on unrealized gains. To Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Biden’s budget fails to help Americans deal with exploding inflation and doubles down on the deficit spending that got America into this mess in the first…

Rep Hern says Biden’s budget is a continuation of his attack on US energy industry

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Oklahoma congressman Kevin Hern sees President Biden’s budget proposal to Congress for fiscal year 23 as another attack on the energy industry. “The Biden Administration began their attack on American energy on Day 1. Today’s budget announcement continues that war, ensuring prices at the pump continue to rise and further increasing our dependence on foreign oil,” stated the Tulsa…

Hern votes to suspend trade relations with Russia

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Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting in favor of HR 7108, the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act. The bill passed the House on a vote of 424-8. “Yesterday, the whole of Congress listened as President Zelenskyy implored the US government to do more to protect his people,” said Rep. Hern. “Today’s vote further…