Oklahoma congressman Kevin Hern sees President Biden’s budget proposal to Congress for fiscal year 23 as another attack on the energy industry. “The Biden Administration began their attack on American energy on Day 1. Today’s budget announcement continues that war, ensuring prices at the pump continue to rise and further increasing our dependence on foreign oil,” stated the Tulsa… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his budget proposal to Congress for FY 23. “Inflation is the number one issue facing our country,” said Rep. Hern. “Instead of addressing this problem, Biden’s budget proposal only increases the economic pressures that are suffocating American families. More spending is not… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement today in response to the tragic death of four United States Marines during a NATO training exercise. “I'm devastated to learn of the four young Marines who lost their lives during a NATO training exercise this past weekend,” said Rep. Hern. “Captain Matthew J. Tomkiewicz, Captain Ross A. Reynolds, Gunnery… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting in favor of HR 7108, the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act. The bill passed the House on a vote of 424-8. “Yesterday, the whole of Congress listened as President Zelenskyy implored the US government to do more to protect his people,” said Rep. Hern. “Today’s vote further… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern votes in favor of HR 7108, the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act. The bill passed the House on a vote of 424-8. In a statement, Rep. Hern said: “Yesterday, the whole of Congress listened as President Zelenskyy implored the US government to do more to protect his people. Today’s vote further cripples the Russian economy by… Read more »

President Joe Biden "would rather negotiate with dictators" than focus on getting oil from states like Oklahoma, Texas, and North Dakota; and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been "complicit" in making that happen, Rep. Kevin Hern said on Newsmax Thursday.  "He's been sitting here begging Venezuela and these dictators to help out, [but] he's been doing this actually since day one,"… Read more »

In The Hill this week, Oklahoma Republican Congressman Kevin Hern offered a column on his thoughts about President Biden and his war on oil and gas. Here is what he wrote: The Biden administration refuses to take the blame for their self-inflicted energy crisis. While gas prices have steadily risen for a year, Biden wants Americans to believe that — rather than his own failed… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting in favor of an import ban on Russian oil and against the Democrats’ appropriations package as well as the short-term spending bill. “I voted against another Democrat spending bill, because Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats have yet to learn the lesson that more spending is not the solution to rampant… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after President Biden announced an embargo on Russian oil.  “Biden’s embargo on Russian oil must be partnered with an immediate reversal of his anti-American energy policies,” said Rep. Hern. “Oklahoma companies are ready and willing to provide oil and gas to the American people, but Biden handcuffed them… Read more »

Oklahoma Republican Rep. Kevin Hern has criticized President Biden for pushing for a transition to clean energy during his speech announcing his ban on all Russian energy exports and as American gas prices reached a record $4.17 a gallon. Hern accused Biden of 'intentionally' driving up gas prices to grow support for his electric vehicle initiatives in a statement to DailyMail.com,… Read more »