Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) earned the National Federation of Independent Business’s (NFIB) most prestigious legislative award for the 117th Congress. The “Guardian of Small Business” award is given to lawmakers who vote with small business priorities on key issues at least 70% of the time. Rep. Hern has a 100% record.   “I’ve lived on the other side of government… Read more »

WASHINGTON - The pressure is beginning to build on Democratic leaders in Congress to take the steps needed to approve a short-term budget and avoid a government shutdown. With a Sept. 30 deadline, passing a proper budget isn’t an option at this point. As has become so common in recent years, Congress will have to pass a continuing resolution -- a CR -- and members of the Oklahoma… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index increased 0.1% from July and 8.3% over last year. “Inflation remains the number one issue facing our nation,” said Rep. Hern. “August’s inflation numbers indicate that sky-high prices for shelter, food, and fuel are here to stay. It’s a bad sign; meanwhile, President Biden is set… Read more »

While gasoline prices have fallen in Oklahoma in the past several weeks, growing inflation grabbed the attention Tuesday of Oklahoma U.S. Reps. Kevin Hern and Tom Cole following the government’s announcement that the Consumer Price Index grew by 0.1% from July and 8.3% higher than a year ago. “Inflation remains the number one issue facing our nation,” said Rep. Hern. “August’s… Read more »

While Democrats and the White House are celebrating their passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, one opposed by every one of Oklahoma’s U.S. Representatives and Senators, the impact on the state’s oil and gas industry and across the U.S. is coming. All it takes is for President Biden to sign it into law. As the American Petroleum Institute pointed out after the Friday vote of… Read more »

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 »

Several House Republicans condemned Democrats' apparent plans to increase taxes in 2023 if they were to keep majority control in Congress. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, said Democrats would seek to boost both corporate and individual tax rates if they kept control of the House following the upcoming midterm elections in… Read more »

TULSA, Okla.  —  Friday night, a bill dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, passed the House of Representatives and is now on its way to the president's desk. The more than $730 billion package expands the IRS, addresses climate change, and aims to lower the price of some prescription drugs. With inflation at the top of mind for many Oklahomans, prices going up everything… Read more »

Following President Joe Biden’s claim America experienced “zero inflation” this past month, Republican officials in the House and Senate derided the “out of touch” remarks, accusing the Biden administration of “living in a fairytale while Americans are living in a nightmare.” On Wednesday, President Biden boasted that the U.S. economy experienced no inflation in the month of July,… Read more »

President Biden tried to claim Wednesday that the US had “zero inflation” in July hours after federal Consumer Price Index data showed annual inflation dipping only slightly to 8.5%, which outraged Republicans and other critics who pointed out it’s still near a four-decade high. The latest figures reflected a demand-driven decline in fuel prices — including gasoline, which hit a record… Read more »