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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
TULSA, OK – Today, the Tulsa Health Department announced the news of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Tulsa.
“I’m continuing to monitor the situation and am in contact with health officials at the local and federal levels. We are the world’s leaders in medical innovation, and I have no doubt that we will overcome the coronavirus threat and continue to set the pace for international… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) voted ‘Yes’ on HR 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. The bill passed on a vote of 415-2.
“Today’s vote was a bipartisan commitment to the protection and safety of the American people,” said Rep. Hern. “These funds are going directly to the coronavirus response efforts, to… Read more »
New 1st District Congressman Kevin Hern said Thursday he’ll continue donating his pay to veterans groups as long as the current partial federal government shutdown remains unresolved.
“This is crazy,” Hern said by telephone. “Nobody runs a business this way.”
Thursday was the first day of the new 116th Congress, but because he filled a vacancy, Hern took office shortly after the… Read more »
