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Biden signs bill, renames Owasso post office after fallen airman

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OWASSO, Okla. — President Biden has signed HR 1298 into law, officially renaming an Owasso post office after fallen airman T. Sgt. Marshal Roberts. T. Sgt. Roberts will killed in a rocket attack on Camp Taji while deployed in Iraq in 2020. T. Sgt. Roberts served with the 219th with the Oklahoma Air National Guard based in Tulsa. State Representative Kevin Hern introduced HR 1298 to…

Representative Kevin Hern, Republican Study Committee release Fiscal Year 2023 Budget: “Blueprint to Save America”

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This week, U.S. Representative Kevin Hern, R-Tulsa, and the Republican Study Committee released its annual alternative budget for fiscal year 2023. The budget serves as a comprehensive blueprint for conservative governance and was produced by the Republican Study Committee (RSC) Budget and Spending Task Force. Rep. Hern currently is chairman of that task force.   The…

Congressmen cite frustration of Americans with Biden’s economy

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Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern and Indiana Rep. Jim Banks cited the economic impact on the energy industry by the Biden administration in an op-ed piece this week in the Washington Examiner. Making a case for the GOP budget unveiled this week, the two pointed to how their constituents watched Biden kill their energy jobs and drive down domestic oil production with burdensome…

Amid massive deficits, Republicans craft plan to balance federal budget in 7 years

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The House Republican Study Committee believes its new budget proposal can balance the federal budget in 7 years, in part by wiping out funding for programs near and dear to liberals such as the National Endowment for the Arts. The RSC budget includes $16.6 trillion in savings over a 10-year period, according to the text of the proposal, The Blueprint to Save America. The committee,…

GOP lawmaker rips Biden over inflation, creating economic 'disaster after disaster'

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During an interview on "Mornings with Maria" Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., slammed President Biden for creating economic "disaster after disaster" amid record-high inflation and gas prices. REP. KEVIN HERN: The American people don't believe that inflation is only 8%. As you've said this morning on your show. Everything is up double digits, gas has doubled already. It's almost $5 a gallon…

Rep. Kevin Hern: ‘The American People Don’t Believe That Inflation Is Only 8% … Everything Is Up Double Digit’

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Inflation is up 8.6 percent, according to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), but the American people believe it’s much higher, because everything is up double digits, Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) told Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria Bartiromo” on Friday. As CNSNews.com reported, over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.6 percent before seasonal…

Five Tax Cuts in the RSC Budget That Will Grow the Economy and Help the Middle Class

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The Republican Study Committee led by RSC Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chair Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) has released the “Blueprint to Save America,” a Fiscal Year 2023 Budget proposal. This budget contains numerous proposals to reform government, rein in out-of-control spending, and reduce taxes. Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax…

Rep. Kevin Hern Presents a GOP Budget to Fix America

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As Americans watch their government leaders spend more and more, the average citizen is struggling to pay for food and gas. It seems that the Biden administration is more concerned with placating a base of radical leftists than crafting a federal budget designed to help everyday Americans. To Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., the government needs to focus on balancing its budget, especially as…

EXCLUSIVE: House Conservatives Float Plan to Balance Budget in 7 Years

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House conservatives say they’ve crafted a plan to rein in government spending and balance the federal budget in seven years.  The budget proposal from the Republican Study Committee would reduce mandatory spending by $11.86 trillion over 10 years while lowering nondefense discretionary spending by $3.64 trillion. The U.S. government faces a budget deficit of $3.1 trillion. The…

Exclusive: Republican Study Committee Creates Holistic Immigration Plan to Raise Wages, Grow Middle Class

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A Republican Study Committee (RSC) budget proposal would create an immigration plan to secure the American border, curb illegal immigration, and reform America’s legal immigration system to boost wages and grow the middle class, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. The RSC releases an annual budget to showcase its ideas for how a budget should be crafted but also to outline their…