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Hern and Kuster release bipartisan transparent billing legislation

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced the Facilitating Accountability in Reimbursements Act (FAIR Act) to harmonize billing practices in off campus hospital outpatient facilities to reflect the site of care. Off-campus hospital outpatient departments are currently being paid higher by Medicare for offering the same services as…

Hern condemns abuse of power at the IRS

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement regarding the weaponization of the IRS to benefit one political party and harm another.  “Americans have seen their government weaponized against conservatives over and over and over again,” said Rep. Hern. “Speaker McCarthy has joined our calls for an investigation into the abuse…

Hern applauds passage of the Secure the Border Act

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting in favor of HR 2, the Secure the Border Act. “Unlike our President, I’ve been to the Southern border to see the disastrous impact of his failure to address the border crisis,” said Rep. Hern. “Today, we passed the strongest border security measure the House of Representatives…

Oklahoma Delegation Successfully Stops Federal Agency Attempt to Silence Religious Freedom at A Local Catholic Hospital

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01), Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Representative Tom Cole (OK-04), Representative Frank Lucas (OK-03), Representative Stephanie Bice (OK-05), and Representative Josh Brecheen (OK-02) issued the following statement after Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services threated to rescind St.…

Hern celebrates passage of Limit, Save, Grow; reminds conservatives to stand their ground

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WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act.  “We could not have gotten to this victory today without the hard-working determination of my colleagues on the Republican Study Committee,” said Chairman Hern. “Our membership has taken the debt…

Hern introduces anti-woke legislation

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Hern introduces anti-woke legislation   WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the Work Not Woke Act to the House of Representatives this week.    Hern’s bill is part of RSC’s anti-woke initiative, co-led by Anti-Woke Caucus Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03). The bill combats radical woke policies in the federal government…

Hern adds Director of Operations and Members Services to DC Staff

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) announced this week the hire of Marisa Burleson to the newly created Director of Operations and Member Services role in his Washington, DC, office.  Burleson comes to the Hern office with experience on Capitol Hill as a Constituent Services Representative and Scheduler for Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Strategic…

Hern statement on President Trump

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Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement.  “For those who think this will harm President Trump’s chances at running for the White House in 2024, I have news for you: it won’t,” said Rep. Hern. “The same people who were outraged over the possibility of Hillary Clinton’s prosecution for obvious crimes are now celebrating yet another witch hunt…

Hern celebrates passage of HR 1, the Lowering Energy Costs Act

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the House passed HR 1, the Lowering Energy Costs Act.   Rep. Hern had an amendment included in the final legislation. Amendment No. 5 expresses the sense of Congress disapproving of the proposed tax hikes on the oil and natural gas industry in the president’s fiscal year 2024 budget…

Biden’s budget fails to protect Americans from debt disaster

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WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after President Joe Biden released his FY 2024 budget proposal to Congress.    “The United States faces extreme challenges as a result of unchecked Democrat spending over the last two years,” said Chairman Hern. “Even record-high revenues cannot keep up with…