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Hern votes to remove Member with history of anti-Semitic remarks from Foreign Relations Committee, condemn socialism

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Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting for H.Res 76, Removing a certain Member from a certain standing committee of the House, and H.Con.Res 9, Denouncing the horrors of socialism. “Let’s not forget who set this precedent: Nancy Pelosi,” said Rep. Hern. “The difference is that this time isn’t political. Someone who proudly makes…

RSC members call on Biden to condemn Turkey’s bounty on American citizen Enes Kanter Freedom

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Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) along with representatives Brian Babin (TX-36) led a letter to President Biden condemning the Biden Administration’s lack of action in response to Turkey putting a bounty on the head of American citizen Enes Kanter Freedom.  Joining Chairman Hern and Rep. Babin on the letter are Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Mike Lawler…

Hern votes to bring the federal workforce back to the office

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Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting for HR 139, the Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems (SHOW UP) Act.  The SHOW UP Act restores pre-pandemic telework policies for federal agencies and will prevent those agencies from creating permanent telework policies without first submitting certified plans to Congress. According to…

Rep. Hern announces winner of Congressional App Challenge

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Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) called Caedmon Myers, a 9th grader at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, to inform him that he was selected as the winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Oklahoma's First Congressional District. Mr. Myers developed “DoorHinge Parkour”, a software application that combines his two passions: coding and…

Hern votes to end the pandemic, end vaccine mandate on healthcare workers

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Representative Kevin Hern (OK-010 released the following statement after voting YES on HR 382, the Pandemic is Over Act, and HR 497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act. “Congress is under new management, and President Biden isn’t dealing with Democrat doormats anymore,” said Rep. Hern. “Americans moved on from lockdowns and mandates years ago; it’s long past time the…

RSC leaders press Biden on upcoming budget deadline

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Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06) led a letter to President Biden this afternoon with members of the Budget and Spending Task Force: Bob Good (VA-05), Roger Williams (TX-25), August Pfluger (TX-11), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Michael Cloud…

Hern announces new district staff leadership

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Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) recently promoted long-time aide Adam Jones to Deputy District Director in his Tulsa office.  Since Rep. Hern’s election in 2018, Jones has served as a Field Representative in the Tulsa office and has been the District Press Secretary for the last three years. Jones is Hern’s longest-serving member of staff, having started as the Political Director…

Hern Announces 2022 Nominees to Military Service Academies

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2023 Academy Nomination Recipients

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after announcing his 2022 nominees to the United States Service Academies. “I am proud of the talented students we have in the First District,” said Rep. Hern. “The extraordinary group of students who applied this year made the nomination committee’s job especially difficult. Our Military Service Academies take…

Pro-Life Legislation Passes the House

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Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting YES on both HR 26, the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, and H.Con.Res 3, Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. “Today was an important day for all Americans, but certainly for those fighting to protect life at every…

Hern statement on election of the House Speaker

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Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.  “Over the last 4 days and 15 votes, Americans have seen democracy at work – and yes, democracy can get messy sometimes,” said Rep. Hern. “This is exactly how our founders intended us to function – with open debate and…