FIRST ON FOX: A new bill introduced by Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., would tax person-to-person wire transfers out of the United States as a way to discourage illegal immigration and combat cartel activity at the border -- a measure that has been called for by immigration hawks for years. The WIRED (Withholding Illegal Revenue Entering Drug Markets) Act would charge a 5% fee on remittance… Read more »

The U.S. economy has shrunk for a second straight quarter, at an annual rate of 0.9 percent, raising concerns that the country may be heading into a recession and compounding the Biden administration’s political challenges as it grapples with decades-high inflation. The new figures, released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, come at a tumultuous time for the economy, though… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Legislation sponsored by Representative Kevin Hern, R-Tulsa, passed the House of Representatives this week. It was included in a larger tele-health package: House Resolution 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act.   Previously, Rep. Hern introduced House Resolution 8497, the Protecting Mental Health Services Act.   The bill was included in this… Read more »

President Joe Biden’s administration is taking heat for apparent attempts to mask the meaning of a second consecutive quarter of negative growth for the U.S. economy. While economists’ rule of thumb for a recession has typically been two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, the White House has recently argued that a second quarter of negative GDP growth does not necessarily… Read more »

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Kevin Hern released the following statement after voting against House Resolution 8294, which he described as "the Democrats’ partisan funding package."   “Again, I voted against further bloated spending from the federal government,” said Hern, a Tulsa Republican serving in Congress.   “Congressional Democrats have learned nothing over… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern is on a mission to cut federal spending, which he said has been ‘out of control’ under President Biden. “Incredible spending,” said Hern (R-OK1) in an interview Tuesday. “We know that inflation has been caused by excessive spending and now we’re seeing a rise of some 10 to 20 percent.” Rep. Hern is referring to the FY 2023 budget proposed… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, chairman of the Healthy Future Task Force Subcommittee on Affordability, unveiled the Subcommittee’s solutions to make health care more accessible and affordable alongside Task Force members Rick Allen of Georgia and Victoria Spartz of Indiana.   Summaries and other information about the Task Force proposals were sent to The Oklahoma City… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - American consumers are feeling the pain of prices increases not seen since the early 1980’s, with inflation hitting 9.1 percent for the month of June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The index’s surge reflects price increases across a wide range of sectors, but most notably in food prices, which are up 12.2% compared with a year ago, and energy costs,… Read more »

President Biden admitted Wednesday that inflation was “unacceptably high” after the annual rate of price increases surged to 9.1% in June — the highest level since November 1981 — but then tried to brush off concerns about it, citing an incremental drop in gas prices. Biden also tried to deflect from the worse-than-expected figure by noting that it was “out of date” — something that… Read more »

Tulsa, Oklahoma – U.S. Representative Kevin Hern of Tulsa provided The Oklahoma City Sentinel and other news organizations a statement concerning his work in the First Congressional District before returning to Washington D.C. for legislative session.   “Oklahomans are concerned for our country” said Rep. Hern in a statement.   “I have spent the last few weeks talking to… Read more »