Representative Kevin Hern released the following statement on the Taliban’s violent takeover of Afghanistan, destruction of democracy.   “The foreign policy disaster unfolding in Afghanistan, which many previously predicted, seems to come as a surprise to President Biden and his Administration,” said Rep. Hern. “Now, they are caught flat-footed and seem to have no… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement criticizing President Biden’s recent efforts urging OPEC to increase oil production after irreparably damaging Americans’ ability to produce oil domestically. “Hypocrisy is nothing new in this White House,” said Rep. Hern. “President Biden catered to supporters of the radical Green New Deal when he ended the Keystone… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) officially joined an amicus brief in support of Dobbs v. Jackson, a case headed to the Supreme Court.   In Dobbs v. Jackson, SCOTUS granted review to a challenge of a Mississippi law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks. The question before the Supreme Court is whether all pre-viability prohobitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional. In… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) officially joined an amicus brief in support of Dobbs v. Jackson, a case headed to the Supreme Court.  In Dobbs v. Jackson, SCOTUS granted review to a challenge of a Mississippi law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks. The question before the Supreme Court is whether all pre-viability prohobitions on elective abortions… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) spoke on the House floor yesterday in support of his amendments to HR 4502. Six amendments from Rep. Hern were ruled in order for the mini-bus. The amendments were presented en bloc, each one cutting 20% from different divisions of the appropriations package. You can watch the video here. … Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) sent a letter this afternoon to Janet Yellen, the secretary for the Department of the Treasury, regarding Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) deductions.  The Biden Administration is working to eliminate FDII which would put globally engaged U.S. companies at a significant disadvantage. This letter urges Secretary Yellen to reconsider repealing… Read more »

Yesterday, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) hosted a virtual town hall with constituents across the 1st District. The call included 4,043 participants both online and by phone.   Rep. Hern discussed recent legislative initiatives, such as the Energy Poverty Prevention Act and Pro-Growth Budgeting Act he introduced in June, the Republican Study Committee Budget he wrote and… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi vetoed Leader Kevin McCarthy’s picks to represent the Republican Party on the January 6th Select Committee.   “Pelosi has once again overstepped as Speaker of the House,” said Rep. Hern. “There is no longer any pretense that she plans for the Select Committee to be a bipartisan effort,… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released a statement condemning the exorbitant framework for Biden and Congressional Democrats’ deficit-soaring spending plan.  Senate Democrats announced an overall topline of $3.5 trillion to pass Biden’s legislative priorities using the budget reconciliation process. Including the $1 trillion package a bipartisan group of senators are drafting… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the Energy Poverty Prevention Act (EPPA) to the House of Representatives this morning. Rep. Hern previously introduced EPPA last Congress.   “Transparency is at the heart of a lot of the bills and ideas I’ve supported since coming to Congress,” said Rep. Hern. “In light of recent decisions out of the Biden Administration to destroy energy… Read more »