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Hern and Kuster release bipartisan transparent billing legislation

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced the Facilitating Accountability in Reimbursements Act (FAIR Act) to harmonize billing practices in off campus hospital outpatient facilities to reflect the site of care. Off-campus hospital outpatient departments are currently being paid higher by Medicare for offering the same services as…

What They Are Saying: Support for Inclusion of Border Security Measures in Debt Negotiations

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This morning, Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06) led 55 of their colleagues on a letter to President Biden, Speaker McCarthy, House Minority Leader Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, and Senate Minority Leader McConnell, as well as the lead negotiators Rep. Garrett Graves, Shalanda Young, and…

Hern condemns abuse of power at the IRS

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement regarding the weaponization of the IRS to benefit one political party and harm another.  “Americans have seen their government weaponized against conservatives over and over and over again,” said Rep. Hern. “Speaker McCarthy has joined our calls for an investigation into the abuse…

Hern applauds passage of the Secure the Border Act

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting in favor of HR 2, the Secure the Border Act. “Unlike our President, I’ve been to the Southern border to see the disastrous impact of his failure to address the border crisis,” said Rep. Hern. “Today, we passed the strongest border security measure the House of Representatives…

Biden is pathetic: Republicans rally behind McCarthy ahead of debt limit X-date

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Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after Speaker McCarthy and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell met with Democrat leaders at the White House to discuss a deal on raising the debt limit. "Biden's petulant refusal to negotiate in good faith with a co-equal branch of government is pathetic, especially from someone who calls himself…

Oklahoma Delegation Successfully Stops Federal Agency Attempt to Silence Religious Freedom at A Local Catholic Hospital

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01), Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Representative Tom Cole (OK-04), Representative Frank Lucas (OK-03), Representative Stephanie Bice (OK-05), and Representative Josh Brecheen (OK-02) issued the following statement after Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services threated to rescind St.…

RSC Members introduce slate of bills combatting Iran

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Members of the Republican Study Committee introduced a slate of six bills targeting Iran and preventing the Biden Administration from reviving a nuclear deal with Iran. The bills were rolled out Friday and through the course of this week and are led by: RSC National Security Task Force Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Representatives Pat Fallon (TX-04), Bryan Steil (WI-01), Doug Lamborn…

Hern celebrates passage of Limit, Save, Grow; reminds conservatives to stand their ground

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WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act.  “We could not have gotten to this victory today without the hard-working determination of my colleagues on the Republican Study Committee,” said Chairman Hern. “Our membership has taken the debt…

Hern celebrates passage of Limit, Save, Grow; reminds conservatives to stand their ground

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Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act. "We could not have gotten to this victory today without the hard-working determination of my colleagues on the Republican Study Committee," said Chairman Hern. "Our membership has taken the debt limit discussion seriously since the…

Hern introduces anti-woke legislation

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Hern introduces anti-woke legislation   WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the Work Not Woke Act to the House of Representatives this week.    Hern’s bill is part of RSC’s anti-woke initiative, co-led by Anti-Woke Caucus Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03). The bill combats radical woke policies in the federal government…