On Wednesday, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) announced three national endorsements for the Student Loan Default Reduction Program Act, legislation she introduced in October to help tackle the issue of student debt. This bill will remove all adverse credit history related to federal student loans from a borrower’s credit once they complete default rehabilitation. Organizations endorsing Congressw... Read more »
Today, Representatives Kendra Horn (D-OK), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), and Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) introduced The Strengthen CTE in Higher Education Act, H.R. 4371. This legislation would authorize $200 million in funding to foster greater cooperation and alignment between Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and educational institutions and employers. The funding auth... Read more »
Congresswoman Kendra Horn introduced a slate of responsible bills addressing the country’s soaring cost of education and the devastating impact of student debt. “Time and time again people tell me about the crushing weight of their student loan debt,” Congresswoman Horn said. “It is preventing people from starting new businesses, buying homes, or starting their family because they couldn’t afford ... Read more »
An Oklahoma City student’s painting of freedom and constraint now decorates the halls of the U.S. Capitol. Lily Rangel, 16, was named a first-place winner in the Congressional Art Competition with a portrait of poet Maya Angelou. A panel of local artists selected the canvas painting to join a high school art collection on a yearlong display in Washington, D.C. The image was the first watercolor ar... Read more »
Today Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-05), Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08), Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06), and Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) introduced the Better Service to Borrowers Act. The legislation would require the Department of Education to create a common loan servicing manual to ensure that no matter who services their student loans, borrowers receive the same basic quality of serv... Read more »
Congresswoman Kendra Horn secured funding for federal programs critical to Oklahoma in the first appropriations bill to pass out of the House. Due to her efforts, more than 80 percent of her requests – focused on funding education, health care and defense programs – made it to the House appropriations bill that passed on Wednesday. “I’m incredibly proud of the funding we were able to provide criti... Read more »
"Do you know how many laws you've made?" "Do you always have to wear a dress like that?" "Have you met Donald Trump?" The Girls Scout troop at Positive Tomorrows in Oklahoma City had a lot of questions Monday for U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn. They had a lot of answers, too. One gave succinct explanations of how bills become law and how black holes work. Another cited her own recent role in the judicial b... Read more »
Kendra Horn is the new lawmaker no one saw coming. An upset victory in Oklahoma sent her to Washington, but she’s actually been here before. Back in 2004, between stints as a lawyer and a nonprofit executive, the Democrat briefly served as press secretary for Rep. Brad Carson. Did she disagree with her boss? Sometimes. Did she bring her dog to work? Definitely. Through it all, she worried about he... Read more »
