In wrapping up the last three weeks of district work, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) engaged in dozens meetings across Oklahoma’s First Congressional District with civic organizations, small business owners, non-profit organizations, chambers of commerce, police officers, firefighters, medical institutions, veterans, agriculture leaders, local press and even the Tulsa Drillers. “The people at h... Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s address to the nation this afternoon. “Joe Biden seems to have taken a page out of the ‘blame anyone but me’ playbook from one of the biggest failures of the Democratic Party: Hillary Clinton,” said Rep. Hern. “Biden took a few hours break from his vacation in order to blame President Trump, Pre... Read more »
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 answers to the questions that Ameri... 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 Pipeline and u... 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 the amicus brief, Re... 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. Remarks as prepared: Last year, we lost Senator Tom Coburn, a dear friend of... 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 the FDII. All R... 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 introduced in May, and hi... 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, something I – and any... 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 and the $1.9 trill... Read more »
