Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced legislation to block Iran, the largest state-sponsor of terror, from accessing the $6 billion in funds that the Biden Administration unfroze on September 11, 2023. The bill is supported by the Republican Study Committee and co-led by Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-08) along with 103 other co-sponsors.
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01), RSC National Security Task Force Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02), and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) sent a letter this week to President Biden following publication of what appear to be sensitive documents in the Iranian regime-controlled Tehran Times.
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after news of President Biden's $6 billion ransom payment to Iran.
WASHINGTON, DC – RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) and RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's proposed restrictions on oil and gas development in Alaska's North Slope, including lease cancellations in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
TULSA, OK – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after news of Majority Leader Steve Scalise's multiple myeloma diagnosis.
Leader Scalise served as Chairman of the Republican Study Committee in the 113th Congress.
"Tammy and I are praying for Majority Leader Steve Scalise as he faces a multiple myeloma diagnosis," said Chairman Hern. "Steve has been a fighter his whole life. I know he will face this diagnosis head on. Wishing him a quick recovery so we can have his voice back in DC."
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement condemning anti-Semitic statements from Democrats in Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, passed the House.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Members of the Republican Study Committee introduced their FY 24 Budget proposal: Protecting America's Economic Security. The budget proposal was met with strong support both from Members of Congress and from outside organizations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and RSC's Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06) unveiled the RSC's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget proposal today, titled "Protecting America's Economic Security".
The RSC Budget is a thorough plan to address our federal spending problem and start paying down our debts. The FY '24 budget balances in seven years, cuts spending by $16.3 Trillion over 10 years, and reduces taxes by $5.1 Trillion over 10 years.
WASHINGTON, DC – 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 Steve Riccheti, calling for inclusion of H.R. 2 and other border security measures in the final debt limit negotiations.