TULSA, Okla. — Car dealers say new car prices are at sticker value or higher and it’s difficult to get certain cars in on their lots.
And used car dealers are paying three to four times at auctions to buy cars, which trickles down to the consumer and limits their inventory.
Congressman Kevin Hern talked with local manufacturers who are feeling the impact of the shortage of all… Read more »
TULSA, Okla. — Local businesses got the chance today to talk about how supply chain issues and staffing shortages are impacting them.
U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-District 1) met with local manufacturers to discuss supply chain issues and what can be done about them.
“There's nothing more important to our community, a thriving community in our state than having jobs and certainly… Read more »
BROKEN ARROW — Patrick Whalen, who works for TAT Limco, doesn’t mince words when it comes to the impact the pandemic had on the local aerospace company.
“Covid killed us,” said Whalen, Limco’s director of human resources and organizational development.
The company’s employee roster slipped from about 200 pre-COVID to below 100 during the pandemic, he said. Now, firm has returned to… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) recently introduced HR 8566, the Withholding Illegal Revenue Entering Drug Markets (WIRED) Act, to the House of Representatives.
Based on a similar policy enacted by the state of Oklahoma, HR 8566 imposes a 5% fee on remittances out of the United States, with the intention of penalizing illicit activity, such as drug and human smuggling. U.S.… Read more »
FIRST ON FOX: A new bill introduced by Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., would tax person-to-person wire transfers out of the United States as a way to discourage illegal immigration and combat cartel activity at the border -- a measure that has been called for by immigration hawks for years.
The WIRED (Withholding Illegal Revenue Entering Drug Markets) Act would charge a 5% fee on remittance… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Kevin Hern, R-Tulsa, and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas recently introduced H. Res. 1269 in response to the Biden Administration’s global tax mandate.
The resolution instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide models and reports about the effect of global tax agreements on the economy; specifically,… Read more »
FIRST ON FOX: A new bill introduced by Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., would tax person-to-person wire transfers out of the United States as a way to discourage illegal immigration and combat cartel activity at the border -- a measure that has been called for by immigration hawks for years.
The WIRED (Withholding Illegal Revenue Entering Drug Markets) Act would charge a 5% fee on remittance… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-08) recently introduced H. Res. 1269 in response to the Biden Administration’s global tax mandate.
The resolution instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide models and reports about the effect of global tax agreements on the economy; specifically, its effects on U.S. tax… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) delivered a speech on the House floor this afternoon, urging his colleagues to vote against the Democrats’ CHIPS bill, a gateway to their revived Build Back Broke plan.
You can watch Rep. Hern’s speech here.
Remarks as prepared:
I'd like to thank my good friend Mr. Lucas for his… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after this morning’s announcement that the U.S. GDP shrank in the 2nd quarter, meeting the technical definition of a recession.
“I’m really sad to have been proven right about this recession,” said Rep. Hern. “This isn’t something anyone wants, but you don’t need a fancy economics degree to have seen… Read more »
