U.S. Representative for Oklahoma Kevin Hern praises the passage of a disaster aid package that comes with the passage of the Senate Amendment to House Resolution 2157. It's the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019 which allocates $19.1 billion in assistance for several natural disasters that occurred in the 2017 to 2019 Fiscal Years.

After seeing firsthand the destruction that the storms and floods brought to Northeast Oklahoma, Rep. Hern called the two weeks of tornadoes and flooding “brutal” and acknowledged the “desperate need” of federal help. He said the disaster package will help those in our country and his district who have experienced the worst and need the relief this funding provides.