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Hern announces bid for Majority Leader

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) announced his campaign for Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives this morning following current Leader Steve Scalise’s nomination to be the next Speaker of the House.  Rep. Hern announced his campaign with a letter to his Republican colleagues. You can read the letter here.

ICYMI: Hern urges unity in Speaker's race

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TULSA, OK – This morning, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) announced he is stepping back from the race for Speaker of the House after contacting all 221 Members of the Republican Conference.    Watch his appearance on Fox News this morning here.    The letter can be found here.

“Biden is either stupid or naïve” on Iran ransom deal

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Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after news of President Biden’s $6 billion ransom payment to Iran.  “The Biden Administration’s hostage ransom deal with Iran endangers Americans and is yet another foreign policy failure from this White House,” said Chairman Hern. “President Biden is either stupid or naïve to believe…

Hern statement on Majority Leader Scalise

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TULSA, OK – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after news of Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s multiple myeloma diagnosis.  Leader Scalise served as Chairman of the Republican Study Committee in the 113th Congress.  “Tammy and I are praying for Majority Leader Steve Scalise as he faces a multiple myeloma…

“Unelected bureaucrats are still accountable to the American people”: Hern supports subpoena on political interference and preferential treatment in Hunter Biden investigation

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TULSA, OK – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released a statement of support following subpoenas issued from the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on the Judiciary to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigators and Biden Administration Department of Justice (DOJ) officials present at or with direct knowledge of a meeting on October 7, 2022, in which…

Hern applauds passage of the NDAA, inclusion of conservative priorities

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the House passed HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.  “Conservatives have a lot to be happy with in this NDAA,” said Rep. Hern. “Under the leadership of Joe Biden, our military has been injected with woke ideology at the expense of our ability to…

Hern applauds the Supreme Court striking down Biden’s student loan giveaway

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WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s student loan bailout in a vote of 6-3. “Forgiving student loans is not under the jurisdiction of the President of the United States,” said Rep. Hern. “Even former Speaker Nancy Pelosi agrees. On July 28, 2021, she said, ‘People think that the…

Hern, Lankford lead letter to CMS on religious liberties for hospitals participating in Medicare

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Senator James Lankford (OK) led 31 Members of the House and Senate on a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, and The Joint Commission President Jonathan Perlin regarding religious liberties for hospitals participating in the Medicare program.  Recent threats to the Medicare…

Hern’s health care bill passes the House

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WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Kevin Hern’s (OK-01) legislation, HR 3799, the CHOICE Arrangements Act, passed the House of Representatives this afternoon 220-209 and is headed to the Senate. HR 3799, which passed the Ways and Means Committee last week, would allow employees to use money from their employer to buy a healthcare plan that works best for them. “The cost of healthcare,…

RSC unveils FY 24 Budget: Protecting America’s Economic Security

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WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and RSC’s Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06) unveiled the RSC’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget proposal today, titled “Protecting America’s Economic Security”.   The RSC Budget is a thorough plan to address our federal spending problem and start paying down our debts. The FY ’24 budget balances…