Kevin Hern

I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 3807. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's request is accepted. ____________________

A very special friend and constituent of mine turned 100 years old last week. Her name is Marina Metevelis, but back home, she is better known as Tulsa's ``Rosie the Riveter.'' Marina took the iconic red bandana for the first time and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for hosting this Special Order tonight. The price of gas has been rising for the last 14 months. Yes, we are experiencing some added pressure thanks to Putin's evil attack on Ukraine, but our energy…

Over the last 2 years, the price of lumber rose at an astronomical rate. This followed prolonged shutdowns of lumber mills and production plants, despite the maintained demand for lumber for construction projects that continued as an…

I thank the gentleman from Indiana for the opportunity to speak to everyone tonight. Madam Speaker, this week marks a historic milestone, the 1-year anniversary of the Biden Presidency. There is a date in January that 1 year ago has…

I thank my dear friend from Pennsylvania for yielding me 2\1/2\ minutes to speak about something today that we need to shed light on, which is an issue impacting an entire generation of students. Children from preschool age through college…

Today we are a simple majority vote away from the largest expansion of the Federal Government in the history of this great Nation, ushering a new era of dependence on socialized government. We sit at a crossroads between two different…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Keller) for hosting this Special Order this evening and for leading the charge on the Congressional Review Act. President Biden is characterizing his agenda with three simple words: Build Back…

Nearly every Member of this body proclaims to be a champion of small business. But how many follow with action? Time after time my colleagues are presented with opportunities to vote in support of small businesses and then repeatedly fail…

I thank the gentleman, the co-chair of the Border Security Caucus for holding this Special Order tonight. Just when we thought we had seen the worst of the Democrats' socialist wish list with this $5 trillion reconciliation plan, they…

Today, I rise in honor of National Spina Bifida Awareness Month. Spina bifida is a rare condition that develops in the womb. It stems from a hole in the spinal cord, a condition known as a neural tube defect. As the spinal column fails to…

I would like to give one last shout-out to Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks. He has been fighting this ridiculous spending from the get-go. It is largely due to Jim's leadership that so many Americans know just how bad this…

May I ask how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 8 minutes remaining.

I thank my colleague from Wisconsin. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Alabama's First Congressional District (Mr. Carl), a new freshman and a fellow small business owner.

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his passion on this subject. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Utah's First Congressional District (Mr. Moore), a fellow baseball player who had the distinction of hitting an…

I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly), my dear friend, a man that has a tremendous passion in this area, whose family has spent a lifetime in business, a…

I thank the gentleman from Tennessee. I appreciate him so much, as always. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser), my dear friend, who spent 2 years on the Committee on Small Business, a fellow…

Tonight we are going to hear the truth about a truly bad bill. Biden's failed leadership has created an America where grocery stores' shelves are empty, gas stations are running out of gas, and crime is skyrocketing, our schools are…

I thank the gentleman from the food, fuel, and fiber capital of the world. I appreciate it very much. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Burchett), congressman from Tennessee's Second District, also spent…

I thank the gentleman for his recognition of such heroism. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President…

I thank the gentleman from Florida. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Arrington), my dear friend from the food, fuel, and fiber district of West Texas, Texas' 19th District.

Today I rise in support of important funding included in this year's NDAA that will benefit an important initiative with respect to industrial control systems. Specifically, this funding will advance a key concept in the Army's Smart…

In what is, no doubt, a knee-jerk reaction to the recent legislative victory to protect unborn life in the State of Texas, Democrats have introduced the Women's Health Protection Act. However, we know what this piece of legislation really…

Since gaining complete control of the U.S. Federal Government with the presidency, a narrow majority in the House, and the deciding vote in an equally split Senate, Democrats have started on a big and historic deficit spending spree. The…

I would like to spend my 2 minutes speaking directly to the American people. We talk a lot in here to each other and about each other and to one another and behind each other's back, but I want to speak to the American people because they…