TULSA, OK – On Friday, Congressman Kevin Hern (OK-01) joined Oklahoma’s congressional delegation, led by Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03), in sending a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging that publicly trusted hospitals be made eligible for Paycheck Protection Program loans and other fi... Read more »
TULSA, OK – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement this afternoon after the Paycheck Protection Program funding for small businesses ran out. “Our small business owners need us now more than ever,” said Rep. Hern. “We’ve seen that the Paycheck Protection Program works. Millions of businesses around the country are already utilizing the loans to keep employees on payroll... Read more »
TULSA, OK – On Monday evening, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) hosted a virtual town hall to address concerns about coronavirus. “Amidst social distancing and working from home, it’s more important than ever to make myself available for my constituents,” said Rep. Hern. “Things look a little different than they used to, but I’m proud of the way our community has looked out for each other. The en... Read more »
TULSA, OK – On Monday, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) held a virtual town hall with local business owners to answer their questions on new small business loans and the Paycheck Protection Program created by the CARES Act signed into law on Friday by President Trump. “I was a business owner for more than 30 years,” said Rep. Hern. “My wife still runs several of my companies and we are feeling th... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after passage of S 3548, the CARES Act, this afternoon. The bill passed by voice vote. “The government caused these problems by forcing our businesses to close – many of them may never reopen,” said Rep. Hern. “It is therefore our responsibility to stop the bleeding. This could have been done a week ago if it weren... Read more »
TULSA, OK – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) hosted a virtual town hall last night with special guests OK Health Secretary Jerome Loughridge, Tulsa Health Department Executive Director Bruce Dart, and OSU School of Health Sciences Professor & Emergency Room Doctor Dennis Blankenship. Over the course of the call, 4,839 constituents participated either on the phone or streaming audio online. More t... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – This evening, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting against HR 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. “After serious consideration, I voted ‘no’ on Speaker Pelosi’s coronavirus legislation,” said Rep. Hern. “Following last week’s near-unanimous vote in support of a clean funding bill to combat coronavirus, the process we went t... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement calling on Speaker Pelosi to keep Congress in session next week to continue negotiations on a bipartisan funding bill to combat COVID-19. “When the President declares our country to be in a state of emergency, we do not abandon our posts and return home,” said Rep. Hern. “The Senate has already call... Read more »
Tulsa, OK – This morning, a second patient tested (presumptive) positive for COVID-19 in Tulsa County. Representative Kevin Hern released the following statement in response. “As another coronavirus case is confirmed in our community, I remind Oklahomans that this is not cause for panic,” said Rep. Hern. “Both victims in Tulsa are isolated cases contracted while traveling away from our state. The ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) recently joined HR 3062 as a cosponsor. HR 3062, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019, repeals the portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that restricts the expansion and new construction of physician-owned hospitals. “Physician-owned hospitals provide top-notch care,” said Rep. Hern. “In fact, some of the highest quality... Read more »
