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 policies — it’s conflict on the other side of the planet causing your gas prices to rise.   Certainly, the invasion in Ukraine is causing further hardship, but the energy… Read more »

Whether he was expecting anything more than he heard Tuesday night in the President’s State of the Union Address, Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern was disappointed. He said afterward there was only one thing Oklahomans needed to hear from the President and that was an immediate commitment to energy independence.   “We didn’t hear that. President Biden could have announced the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden drew mixed reviews from both sides of the aisle to his State of the Union speech Tuesday but the Oklahoma delegation made clear its disappointment. Biden’s speech focused on a message of unity during the encroaching Russian-Ukrainian conflict, energy, infrastructure, and inflation.  But the delegation heard something else. “The speech we… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after President Joe Biden finished his first State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress.  “There was only one thing Oklahomans needed to hear from their president tonight: an immediate commitment to energy independence,” said Rep. Hern. “We didn’t hear that. President Biden could have… Read more »

A group of Republican lawmakers hosted Americans at the Capitol on Tuesday to hold their own State of the Union event where they said Joe Biden's address later in the evening will not give a true representation of the dire situations facing the U.S. Leading the event dubbed by organizers as the 'real State of the Union' were the top three ranking Republicans in the House: Minority… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after this morning’s announcement of Ketanji Brown Jackson as Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States. “Our nation is on the precipice of disaster,” said Rep. Hern. “It has never been more important to empower the checks and balances on the federal government. Our Supreme Court is meant to uphold our… Read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after President Biden’s remarks on Russia’s invasion of the Donbas region in Ukraine.  “One thing is clear: weak leadership in the White House ripples across the globe,” said Rep. Hern. “President Biden is unwilling to stand up to Putin and is still unclear on what sanctions will be levied against Russia… Read more »

TULSA, Okla. — Elected officials representing Oklahoma spoke out Tuesday in response to the rapidly developing tension between Russia and NATO in Ukraine. U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) joined the American Center for Law and Justice Jay Sekulow radio show Tuesday to push for sanctions on Russia. "While a lot of people have been focusing on Russia, rightly so-these are Russian… Read more »

Congressman Kevin Hern condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and calls on the White House for a stronger response. In a statement released on Tuesday, Representative Hern said one thing is clear: “weak leadership in the White House ripples across the globe.” The rest of Hern’s statement is as follows: “President Biden is unwilling to stand up to Putin and is still unclear on what… Read more »

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The situation in and around Ukraine is changing by the hour, but Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin says one thing remains unchanged - Vladimir Putin's lust for power. "Putin won't overplay his hand. I think he'll wait, but Georgia without question. He wants to take over Georgia again; he would love to take over Azerbaijan if possible. Putin's whole goal is to… Read more »