Last week, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) and 37 of his fellow Representatives wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr to thank him for the work the Department of Justice is doing to investigate the financial support received by Antifa. He offered the following statement in response. “Antifa is a terrorist organization,” said Rep. Hern. “It is self-evident to anyone who has… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after hearing concerns of potentially violent demonstrations this weekend in Tulsa surrounding the President’s rally at the BOK Center. “In the midst of national unrest that has upended cities like Minneapolis, Seattle and Atlanta, Tulsa has proven to be a place of reason and peaceful discourse,” said Rep. Hern. “With… Read more »

Today, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the America: Foreign Influence Resistance Starts with Transparency (America: FIRST) Act in the House of Representatives. This legislation seeks to force transparency from universities who receive foreign funding, in particular from the professors and programs who promote the interests of those foreign nations.  “It’s high time… Read more »

TULSA, OK – The Tulsa Air and Space Museum announced they will receive a Space Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer from NASA. The full-size Space Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer was used to train astronauts during the Shuttle Program.  The Shuttle Trainer is a high-fidelity life-size replica of the Shuttle nose, cockpit and crew compartment of a shuttle, and will be added to the Air… Read more »

TULSA, OK – This morning, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement recognizing 99 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre, the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the protests in Tulsa this weekend. “99 years ago, Tulsa faced one of the darkest moments in our city’s history,” said Rep. Hern. “White rioters burned down Black Wall Street, our nation’s most… Read more »

TULSA, OK – This afternoon, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) announced the winners of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for high school students. Each Congressional district selects a winner whose piece hangs in the United States Capitol Building for a full year. Rep. Hern will hang the second-place piece in his personal office. 1st… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting against both H Res 965, allowing for proxy voting, and HR 6800, the HEROES Act. “The only positive to what happened in our nation’s capital today is that our Congress was finally at work,” said Rep. Hern. “The bill put forward in the name of coronavirus relief was a slap in the face to our… Read more »

TULSA, OK – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin urging him to reopen IRS call centers to provide assistance to Americans having difficulties accessing their stimulus funds, tax returns, and many other issues.   IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers help millions of Americans every year with their telephone hotlines. These hotlines have been… Read more »

TULSA, OK – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer canceled the House’s return to work on May 4, 2020. “The nation is looking to us for leadership,” said Rep. Hern. “They need Congress to do what we were elected to do – show up and represent the needs of our constituents. As many states across the country are beginning… Read more »

TULSA, OK –Today, Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation released the following statements after the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) clarified this morning that publicly-owned rural hospitals will be eligible to receive Paycheck Protection Program loans and other financial assistance relief provided through the CARES Act: … Read more »