Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement. “A few moments ago, I spoke with Chief Wendell Franklin, who updated me on the terrible situation near St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. There’s still a lot we don’t know about what happened tonight in the Natalie Building, but what we do know is this: multiple lives were taken from us, and many more changed forever. My… Read more »

Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Acting Ranking Member Kevin Hern (OK-01) sent the following letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General Gail Ennis requesting answers regarding SSA’s telephone service performance after reports of substantial disruptions:   COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS U.S. HOUSE OF… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) awarded Abraham Garcia as his 2022 Congressional Art Competition winner. Garcia is a senior at Thomas Edison Preparatory High School in Tulsa. The Congressional Art competition is a nationwide event that allows high school students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories to showcase their artistic ability. This year’s… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) co-led a bipartisan letter with Democrat Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) and nine additional members of the House Committee on Ways and Means to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.  The letter highlights the Members’ concerns with Treasury’s final Foreign Tax Credit regulations and urges Sec. Yellen to continue working with companies and stakeholders to… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement in response to today’s report that the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank at a 1.4% annual rate during the 1st Quarter of the 2022 Fiscal Year. “This is the Biden economy,” said Rep. Hern.  “After 14 months of aggressive spending and a dwindling economy, there is no one left… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) sent a letter with members of the Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas Congressional delegations to the Office and Management and Budget and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to prioritize and commit additional funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS).  Led by Senator Jim Inhofe (OK), other signers on the letter… Read more »

Congressional members of the Arkansas and Oklahoma delegations today released the following statements after Canoo, a high-tech advanced mobility company with announced headquarters in Northwest Arkansas and factories in Oklahoma, was officially chosen by NASA to produce vehicle transport for astronauts during the future Artemis mission to the Moon.  Congressman Kevin Hern… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after March inflation was revealed to rise 8.5% over the prior year, the fastest rate of inflation since 1981.   “How long will Joe Biden let his policies bring hardship on American families?” said Rep. Hern. “The more money Democrats spend, the less money you have in your wallet. This is a simple… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) joins Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee as an original cosponsor of the Protecting American Innovation Act led by Trade Subcommittee Republican Leader Adrian Smith (NE-03) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Vern Buchanan (FL-16).  This legislation is meant to prevent the White House from dismantling American innovation and… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his budget proposal to Congress for FY 23. “Inflation is the number one issue facing our country,” said Rep. Hern. “Instead of addressing this problem, Biden’s budget proposal only increases the economic pressures that are suffocating American families. More spending is not… Read more »