Partisan talking points are insignificant in the face of reality of the humanitarian and national security crisis on our hands. Here are the facts: in the month of May alone, 144,237 people were apprehended crossing the border illegally, totaling 650,000 since the start of 2019. In 2017, there were about 25,000 apprehensions per month, a 576% increase in less than 2 years. This puts an… Read more »

First District Congressman Kevin Hern hasn’t been in Washington long, but he has been there long enough to conclude the current impasse hasn’t all that much to do with policy. “This whole argument is really about 2020,” Hern, who took office in November, told the Tulsa Republican Club on Friday. “It’s unfortunate. Sad. But that’s the politics of what’s going on.” The $5.7 billion… Read more »

"The situation at our Southern border grows worse every day. But let's be clear - we are in this situation because Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats refuse to come to the table," said Representative Hern. Read more »

Some members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation released statements Tuesday night addressing President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address on the partial government shutdown. Rep. Kevin Hern: “President Trump is doing exactly what he promised the American people, and exactly what he said he would do for the last two years — breaking the Washington status quo in the process. The… Read more »