WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the Supply Chain Security Act to address the unintended consequences of the final foreign tax credit (FTC) regulations issued by the Department of the Treasury and the IRS on December 28, 2021. These regulations risk subjecting U.S. multinational corporations to double taxation and discourage investment in crucial supply chain… Read more »
The public watched as a Communist Chinese spy balloon traversed nearly the entire continental United States this month, floating freely from Montana to Myrtle Beach before President Joe Biden finally gave the green light for the U.S. military to shoot it down. Biden’s balloon debacle was an important reminder that China will seek to exploit any real or perceived weakness from the U.S. in… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-010 released the following statement after voting YES on HR 382, the Pandemic is Over Act, and HR 497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act.
“Congress is under new management, and President Biden isn’t dealing with Democrat doormats anymore,” said Rep. Hern. “Americans moved on from lockdowns and mandates years ago; it’s long past time the… Read more »
The chairman of the House’s biggest Republican caucus says he “stands by” his call for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for allowing hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens to cross the southern border.
Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., first advocated that the House impeach Mayorkas in October, and earlier this week Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, filed articles of… Read more »
Last week, the media obsessed over House Republicans’ debate concerning rules reforms and leadership decisions for the 118th Congress. Despite wall-to-wall coverage of the speaker election, most media outlets ignored that conservatives are unified behind the desire to fix the top issue facing our country, the national debt and President Biden’s reckless spending agenda.
Restoring… Read more »
As the clock ticks toward the new year, Congress is racing to pass funding for the government for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1
“Well, I was a no vote last week. I think we need to be doing our work. It’s amazing to me that the Democrats have been in control of the White House, the House, and the Senate,” Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., says about the “omnibus” spending package.
The… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting against a short-term bill to fund the government through next week.
“Short-term CRs are a failure of leadership,” said Rep. Hern. “The longer we put off the hard work of writing a real budget – and sticking to it – the harder it will be to get back on track. The American people elected a… Read more »
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Mr. Hern said he wants the RSC to be a place where new members of Congress can share their ideas.
“Members get elected up here and they get stuck on the back bench and they have to listen and don’t really get a chance to speak,” Mr. Hern said. “We want to give them a chance to introduce bills, talk about bills, talk… Read more »
U.S. Representative Kevin Hern of Tulsa released a statement after voting against two nonbinding resolutions regarding ongoing negotiations with railway workers’ unions.
Rep. Hern voted “NO” on House Joint Resolution 100 & House Concurrent Resolution 119.
His communications staff sent an email to The Oklahoma City Sentinel concerning his opposition to the… Read more »
One-party rule in Washington is down to its final few weeks, but it's not clear that all that much will change once Republicans take control of the House in January. Certainly, it depends upon your viewpoint.
But before that new dynamic begins to play out, the current Congress has much to get done in its remaining few weeks.
"We’re going to run out of funding on December 16, so we… Read more »
