Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting against the Democrats’ Income Reduction Act.
“I’m in DC today to cast my vote against the largest expansion of the federal government in our history,” said Rep. Hern. “I’ve heard from thousands of Oklahomans this week, and it’s unanimous: no one wants this bill. No one believes the White House’s lies, because… Read more »
TULSA, Okla. — Car dealers say new car prices are at sticker value or higher and it’s difficult to get certain cars in on their lots.
And used car dealers are paying three to four times at auctions to buy cars, which trickles down to the consumer and limits their inventory.
Congressman Kevin Hern talked with local manufacturers who are feeling the impact of the shortage of all… Read more »
BROKEN ARROW — Patrick Whalen, who works for TAT Limco, doesn’t mince words when it comes to the impact the pandemic had on the local aerospace company.
“Covid killed us,” said Whalen, Limco’s director of human resources and organizational development.
The company’s employee roster slipped from about 200 pre-COVID to below 100 during the pandemic, he said. Now, firm has returned to… Read more »
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Kevin Hern released the following statement after voting against House Resolution 8294, which he described as "the Democrats’ partisan funding package."
“Again, I voted against further bloated spending from the federal government,” said Hern, a Tulsa Republican serving in Congress.
“Congressional Democrats have learned nothing over… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern is on a mission to cut federal spending, which he said has been ‘out of control’ under President Biden.
“Incredible spending,” said Hern (R-OK1) in an interview Tuesday. “We know that inflation has been caused by excessive spending and now we’re seeing a rise of some 10 to 20 percent.”
Rep. Hern is referring to the FY 2023 budget proposed… Read more »
The Republican Study Committee Budget and Spending Task Force, led by Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) and Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.), recently released its FY2023 Budget, the “Blueprint to Save America.”
In addition to numerous tax cuts for working families and small businesses, the Budget contains important institutional and constitutional protections for taxpayers, and vital… Read more »
The Republican Study Committee has done a great service by developing a serious proposal for getting to a federal balanced budget within seven years. You can read it yourself here.
RSC Chairman Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma led the effort which produced a solid beginning for a discussion of how to make balancing… Read more »
When voters send their elected officials to Washington, they have certain expectations for us.
First, they expect us to show up to work, be present in the House of Representatives, vote on legislation, and participate in our assigned committees. This is the bare minimum of our constitutional requirement.
Next, they expect us to be their voice in our nation’s capital. Our constituents… Read more »
This week, U.S. Representative Kevin Hern, R-Tulsa, and the Republican Study Committee released its annual alternative budget for fiscal year 2023.
The budget serves as a comprehensive blueprint for conservative governance and was produced by the Republican Study Committee (RSC) Budget and Spending Task Force.
Rep. Hern currently is chairman of that task force.
The… Read more »
Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern and Indiana Rep. Jim Banks cited the economic impact on the energy industry by the Biden administration in an op-ed piece this week in the Washington Examiner.
Making a case for the GOP budget unveiled this week, the two pointed to how their constituents watched Biden kill their energy jobs and drive down domestic oil production with burdensome… Read more »
