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Whip Emmer touts key stakeholder support for the INVEST Act

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act. This legislation cuts Washington red tape, empowers small businesses and entrepreneurs, and gives Americans more freedom to invest. Here’s what stakeholders are saying: Coalition of 10 nonprofit organizations: “We, the unde...

WTAS: Whip Emmer’s engagement with K Street is ‘a genius strategy’

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The business community is praising House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s (R-Minn.) action to coalesce stakeholders around House Republicans’ agenda, according to a new report from Axios. This comes in light of the Whip office’s recent visits with top multi-client consulting firms to maintain a direct line of communication between the business industry and House Republican leadership. The Whip office has...

Whip Emmer: House GOP is delivering on affordability and opportunity

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Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to thank the Trump administration for its actions to address the rampant fraud in Minnesota and to highlight the House’s legislative agenda this week to lower costs, unleash American energy, and spur business innovation. Click here to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks. Whip Emmer: “Fraud, fraud, and more fraud. It seems like ever...

Whip Emmer, House Republicans host permitting reform roundtable discussion with key stakeholders

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Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) hosted lawmakers and stakeholder groups for a discussion on permitting reform ahead of House action on legislation to cut red tape, lower costs, and speed up permitting for energy and infrastructure projects. Whip Emmer was joined by Representatives Nick Begich (R-Alaska), Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.), Celeste Maloy (R-Utah), Addison McDowell (R-N.C.), Jefferson Shr...

“Will make a world of difference”: Whip Emmer, Minnesota farmers thank President Trump for $12 billion in farmer aid

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Minnesota farmers are thanking President Trump following his announcement of a $12 billion aid package for American farmers. “President Trump is putting American farmers first, and this announcement is further proof of his commitment to their success,” said Whip Emmer. “The Working Families Tax Cut we passed earlier this year strengthens the farm safety ...

ICYMI: Whip Emmer joins House Republicans in denouncing Tim Walz for Minnesota’s illegal CDL operation, demanding revocations

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today signed onto a letter with 17 House Republicans to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, as first reported by Breitbart News, demanding answers following a recent audit by the Department of Transportation that found a third of the state’s non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) were issued illegally. Whip Emmer: “Another day, another Tim Walz failure. ...

Whip Emmer touts key stakeholder support for the SCORE Act

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WASHINGTON – House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act, which creates a national Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) framework that supports student-athletes and recenters the educational mission of college athletics. More than 100 organizations – including various universitie...

ICYMI: Whip Emmer slams Walz for his failed leadership during fraud fiasco

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today joined Fox News’ America’s Newsroom to slam Tim Walz for his failed leadership, as more than one billion dollars have been stolen from Minnesota taxpayers throughout his administration. Click here to watch Whip Emmer on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom. Whip Emmer on Tim Walz’s dishonesty and incompetence: “Calling out criminal activity, Bill, is not racis...

Whip Emmer: We will not rest until Minnesotans get answers and accountability

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Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to discuss the massive fraud in Minnesota under the failed leadership of Governor Tim Walz. Click here to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks. Whip Emmer: “One billion dollars. That’s how much money has been stolen from the hardworking taxpayers in my home state of Minnesota. And if that’s not egregious enough, some of these taxpay...

Whip Emmer: Democrat obstruction will not deter our agenda

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Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to highlight the America First wins in the upcoming legislative agenda, despite Democrat obstruction and partisanship. Click here to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks.Whip Emmer: “These days, anti-Trump temper tantrums seem to be the Democrat party’s M.O. Instead of helping us, the Republicans in the House, the president in the W...

Whip Emmer statement following House passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) released the following statement after the House passage of H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act: “House Republicans have been consistent with our calls for transparency and accountability regarding Epstein. That is why I voted in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act this afternoon. Unlike the Democrats — who only care about cherry-picking ev...

Whip Emmer on Fox & Friends: ‘We’re going to reopen the government as soon as House Democrats give us the chance to vote on it’

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” ahead of the House’s vote to reopen the government to discuss the Democrats’ longest government shutdown in American history and the Unaffordable Care Act. Click here to watch Whip Emmer on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.” Whip Emmer on vote to reopen the government: “We’re going to reopen the government as soon as these Democrats...

Whip Emmer touts key stakeholder support for CR to reopen the government after 43-day Democrat government shutdown

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Ahead of the House vote to reopen the government following the Democrat shutdown, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) is touting key stakeholder support for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026. Stakeholder support for the Senate-passed legislation comes in addition to countless organizations’ continued calls for a clean continuing resolution sinc...

House GOP Leadership Statement on Passage of Government Funding Bill to End the Democrat Shutdown and Reopen the Government

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Whip Emmer, Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, and Chairwoman McClain released a statement after House Republicans passed and sent to President Trump’s desk the government funding bill to reopen the government after Washington Democrats kept it closed for 43 days, marking the longest government shutdown in American history. “The Democrat Shutdown is finally over thanks to House and Senate Republican...

ICYMI: Whip Emmer joined Fox News Sunday to discuss President Trump’s work to fix our economy and Tuesday’s election results

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined Fox News’ Fox News Sunday to discuss President Trump’s work to fix our economy and Tuesday’s election results. Click here to watch Whip Emmer on Fox News’ “Fox News Sunday.” Whip Emmer on President Trump fixing the failed Biden economy: “Under Joe Biden - and I understand the Democrat National [Committee] Chair isn’t in the heat of the battle in Washi...