An Oklahoma congressman is pushing to make sure that he and his colleagues have a more accurate understanding of how particular bills will impact the economy before they vote on them.
Representative Kevin Hern, (R) OK-1, reintroduced his Pro Growth Budget Act earlier this month; Hern also introduced the legislation during the last Congress. He said he knows it’s not likely to go anywhere… Read more »
A trade dispute over Canadian lumber that began when Ronald Reagan was president has become a political problem for President Biden, with home builders and members of Congress urging the administration to try to strike a deal that could help bring down the cost of critical building materials.
Lumber prices remain far above prepandemic levels, even after falling sharply in recent… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act to the House of Representatives this week. Rep. Hern first introduced this legislation in the 116th Congress.
The Pro-Growth Budgeting Act requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce a macroeconomic impact analysis, or dynamic score, on major legislation in Congress. Dynamic scoring gives a… Read more »
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members shared their concerns on agriculture and rural issues with Congressman Kevin Hern during an online meeting held Friday, June 11.
From hauling hay to owning McDonald’s franchises and from swine farmer to aerospace engineer, Rep. Hern has vast experiences and uses those to represent Oklahoma’s First Congressional District, encompassing the Tulsa metropolitan… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (R-OK-01) and Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) led a Small Business Caucus roundtable yesterday with representatives from the National Restaurant Association, International Franchise Association, and the Independent Restaurant Coalition to discuss the successes and challenges of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and share views on the path forward for the… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced HR 3307, the Help Wanted Act, to the House of Representatives this week, a bill to eliminate the additional $300/week in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC). Under current law, the program runs through September. HR 3307 would end the program 14 days after it’s signed into law.
More than 20 states, including Oklahoma, have… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the RSC budget for FY ’22: “Reclaiming Our Fiscal Future”. Rep. Hern leads the RSC Budget and Spending Task Force, a team of conservative lawmakers tasked with drafting a federal budget that reflects conservative values, restores fiscal responsibility, and works for all Americans.
“The… Read more »
Even before the outbreak of COVID-19 and the spending binge that followed, the federal budget was on an unsustainable trajectory.
The Republican Study Committee, the caucus of conservative GOP members of the House of Representatives, has put forward a comprehensive policy proposal to address the fiscal challenges the country faces in its recently released “Reclaiming Our… Read more »
After President Joe Biden and OMB Acting Director Shalanda Young submitted their FY2022 Discretionary Request to Congress, RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement. The request includes exorbitant spending for Green New Deal priorities while failing to address the ongoing economic fallout of COVID-19 shutdowns and… Read more »
On Saturday, March 27, Congressman Kevin Hern (OK-1) engaged in a series of meetings in Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District. Over the course of the last week, Rep. Hern met with civic organizations, small business owners, financial institutions, students, veterans, police officers, educators, local press and other community leaders to receive stakeholder input and assess the needs of… Read more »
