Press Releases
Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01), RSC’s Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06), and Members of the Budget and Spending Task Force unveiled the RSC’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget proposal today, titled “Fiscal Sanity to Save America”.
The RSC Budget is a thorough plan to address our federal spending problem and start paying down our debts. The FY-25 budget balances in just seven years, cuts spending by $17.1 trillion over ten years, and reduces taxes on Americans by $4.2 trillion over ten years.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, RSC Chairman Kevin Hern released the following statement following President Biden’s release of his FY 25 Budget:
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and RSC National Security Task Force Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) introduced HR 7476, the Countering Communist China Act. The Countering Communist China Act is the largest and most comprehensive legislation addressing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ever introduced in Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC - Thursday, RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) and RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) released the following statement after the House Passage of H.R. 7176, the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11).
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the House of Representatives impeached DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas following investigations into his failed leadership as the chief protector of our nation’s borders.
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06) led a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calling for the Treasury Department to reverse course on a recent rule change allowing for state and local governments to “obligate” funding from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act past its statutory deadline of December 31, 2024.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11), celebrated the passage of Rep. Pfluger’s Amendment to H.R. 5961, the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act. The amendment passed with a vote of 231-198, and the bill passed with a vote of 307-119.
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) announced the promotion of Joe Barry to Executive Director and Abby McHan to Policy Director, joining Communications Director Miranda Dabney and Member Services Director Marisa Burleson on RSC’s senior leadership.
WASHINGTON, DC – This morning, members of the Republican Study Committee’s Steering Committee adopted an official position in support of Rep. August Pfluger’s Amendment 6 to H.R. 5961, the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act.
The position reads:
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Executive Director Jay Fields is joining Speaker Mike Johnson’s office as Deputy Policy Director. Fields was tapped to serve as RSC’s Executive Director at the end of 2022 when Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01) became Chairman. Previously, Fields served as RSC’s Policy Director under Chairmen Jim Banks and Mike Johnson, and as a Professional Policy Staffer under Chairman Mark Walker.