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Kevin Hern: “Historic precedent being set, by the way, because that's…”

Featuring: Kevin Hern, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 1st Congressional District

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One Big Beautiful Bill's Impact w/ Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) | Hill Nation Summit 2025

Published | Video Starts at 07:02

We got it done with the final passage of the bill. But, you know, Chairman Smith, we all sort of sequestered in the library of Congress. Historic precedent being set, by the way, because that's where it all started. We started in the very same room that the 2017 tax cut and Jobs Act, a small room upstairs in the Library of Congress, symbolic. And then moved down to the members Room and spent literally hours upon hours debating every component of this. And you mentioned, was I absolutely satisfied I was in the final product? (07:02–07:16)

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