TULSA — The lone Democrat in Oklahoma's Congressional delegation has come under fire for her vote to approve further impeachment inquiries, including sharp criticism from her Republican colleagues in the state.
Rep. Kendra Horn spoke with KRMG Wednesday, and said it's important to draw the distinction between voting for an investigation, and actually voting for impeachment.
[Hear the KRMG In-Depth report: Rep. Horn on impeachment and a looming budget deadline (full interview below)]
“We may not all like every part of the process,” Rep. Horn told KRMG. “The process matters, and we have to, we have to ensure that people have their voices heard. And that's what I voted for, and that is what I'll continue to support is making sure that everybody has an opportunity. And I'm going to keep talking about all the other things that we're doing, because that matters.”
She spoke about what she calls “kitchen table” issues, which she says truly impact the lives of Oklahomans.
And at the top of that list - passing a budget, a process which has stalled and which could potentially lead to a government shutdown November 21st.
She said most likely, “we have to do another short-term continuing resolution to get it done, but I am adamantly opposed to this idea of a long-term continuing resolution, it's just not acceptable.”
She wants both sides to come to the table and get an actual omnibus budget bill in front of the president.
And she wants to avoid another shutdown.
“I walked into this position in the middle of a shutdown,” she pointed out. “And fundamentally, we should never - and both parties have done it, nobody's excepted - and it's unacceptable that it was ever thought to be okay for elected officials to use a shutdown as a political tool.”
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