TULSA, OK – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the passing of former Senator Tom Coburn.
“Senator Tom Coburn was a great leader and a great man,” said Rep. Hern. “More than that, he was a dear friend and mentor to me long before I ever dreamed of entering politics. He lived a truly Christ-centered life, for this I am glad that his suffering is over… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after passage of S 3548, the CARES Act, this afternoon. The bill passed by voice vote.
“The government caused these problems by forcing our businesses to close – many of them may never reopen,” said Rep. Hern. “It is therefore our responsibility to stop the bleeding. This could have been done a week ago… Read more »
TULSA, OK – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) hosted a virtual town hall last night with special guests OK Health Secretary Jerome Loughridge, Tulsa Health Department Executive Director Bruce Dart, and OSU School of Health Sciences Professor & Emergency Room Doctor Dennis Blankenship. Over the course of the call, 4,839 constituents participated either on the phone or streaming audio… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – This evening, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting against HR 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
“After serious consideration, I voted ‘no’ on Speaker Pelosi’s coronavirus legislation,” said Rep. Hern. “Following last week’s near-unanimous vote in support of a clean funding bill to combat coronavirus, the process… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kevin Hern (OK-01), Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) , expressed deep sadness over the loss of two American service members in Iraq on Wednesday, including Staff Sergeant Marshal Roberts from the 219th Engineering Installation Squadron, a unit of the 138th Fighter Wing of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement calling on Speaker Pelosi to keep Congress in session next week to continue negotiations on a bipartisan funding bill to combat COVID-19.
“When the President declares our country to be in a state of emergency, we do not abandon our posts and return home,” said Rep. Hern. “The Senate has… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – This morning, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) boycotted a scheduled hearing in the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples titled “The Irreparable Environmental and Cultural Impacts of the Proposed Resolution Copper Mining Operation.”
The Republican members of the Subcommittee acted in unison, refusing to participate in a hearing where key witnesses – the… Read more »
Tulsa, OK – This morning, a second patient tested (presumptive) positive for COVID-19 in Tulsa County. Representative Kevin Hern released the following statement in response.
“As another coronavirus case is confirmed in our community, I remind Oklahomans that this is not cause for panic,” said Rep. Hern. “Both victims in Tulsa are isolated cases contracted while traveling away from our… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday of last week, Congressmen Kevin Hern (OK-01), Tom Cole (OK-04), and Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, urging the EPA to continue granting relief to small refineries in accordance with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Fortunately, it was reported over the weekend that the Trump… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) recently joined HR 3062 as a cosponsor. HR 3062, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019, repeals the portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that restricts the expansion and new construction of physician-owned hospitals.
“Physician-owned hospitals provide top-notch care,” said Rep. Hern. “In fact, some of the… Read more »
