Economy & Jobs

RSC Chairman Hern responds to Biden’s Budget: ‘Bad for America’

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, RSC Chairman Kevin Hern released the following statement following President Biden’s release of his FY 25 Budget: “Biden’s budget is nothing more than a left-wing wish list filled with massive spending that will only exacerbate the $34 trillion and counting in debt,” said RSC Chairman Kevin Hern. “The American taxpayers deserve a plan to protect…

Hern Introduces Bill to Protect U.S. Investments in Emerging Markets

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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…

A clean debt ceiling increase is a gift to China

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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…

Hern votes to end the pandemic, end vaccine mandate on healthcare workers

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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…

You might think Republicans are divided, but my plan will unite us all

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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…

Omnibus ‘No’ Vote Explains How Democrats Are Trying to Circumvent the Incoming Republican House

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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…

"Failure of leadership": Hern votes against short-term spending bill

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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…

Rep. Kevin Hern angles for Republican Study Committee to lead policy debate in next Congress

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Rep. Kevin Hern is planning to mlahoma and John James of Michigan. 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…

U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern of Tulsa Votes Against Nonbinding Resolutions

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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…

OKLAHOMA DELEGATION LOOKS AHEAD TO LEGISLATIVE END OF 2022

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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…