TULSA, OK – Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s recent announcement to grant parole to illegal immigrants married to U.S. citizens.   “Watching Biden hand down border policies is giving me whiplash,” said Chairman Hern. “Just a few weeks ago, he signed an order… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement celebrating the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passing the House of Representatives this morning.  “This NDAA gives our troops a much-needed pay raise,” said Rep. Hern. “This NDAA focuses on quality-of-life improvements for our servicemembers and upholds the sanctity of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement celebrating the passage of Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s (TX-24) amendment to H.R. 8070 the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. Last week, the Republican Study Committee adopted a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting to hold Attorney Merrick Garland in contempt of court.  “Congress has the constitutional responsibility of oversight,” said Rep. Hern. “The Attorney General is not exempt from Congressional oversight. The White House has a long history of editing Biden’s transcripts to… Read more »

Too often, politicians in Washington talk about things they know nothing about. Take President Joe Biden and the economy. He said all the right things during the recent National Small Business Week, correctly stating that small businesses “embody the spirit of America and our boundless possibilities.” But talk is cheap. When those same businesses needed Biden the most, he let them down,… Read more »

Today, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) Steering Committee adopted a position in support of Representative Beth Van Duyne’s amendment to this year’s NDAA: The RSC Steering Committee supports consideration and passage of the Van Duyne Amendment to H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. This… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s executive order to shut down pieces of the Southern border.  “Today’s Executive action is an abject failure,” said Chairman Hern. “When President Biden took office, he immediately dismantled the Trump administration’s successful border… Read more »

The story of America is scrappy, daring, and revolutionary. Our Founding Fathers took an idea—democracy—that had been dead for centuries and revived it with little more than an amateur militia and a dream for a better world.  The great American experiment has been led by consequential presidents. They were warriors, leaders, and titans. Some of them, like Abraham… Read more »

Under President Donald Trump, the America First agenda maintained peace through strength. Rather than putting America First, the Biden administration says its goal is "competition" with China, as if our security is merely a game. White House officials refuse to say that it's in our national interest to counter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), instead placing climate… Read more »

Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and members of the Republican Study Committee’s Steering Committee voted this morning to adopt the following position on HR 7109, the Equal Representation Act. “The RSC Steering Committee supports the passage of the Equal Representation Act. This legislation would ensure that the Census Bureau include a citizenship question and that non-citizens… Read more »