WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer today joined CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss House Republicans’ work to secure the border, despite the White House and Senate Democrats’ failure to address their self-made crisis. Click here or above to watch the full interview. Whip Emmer on the Senate’s border and Ukraine aid negotiations: “Mike Johnson has said that he's willing – ‘We’re not going to abandon Uk... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer today delivered the following remarks condemning the rise of antisemitism on college campuses, as four Jewish college students shared the personal attacks they have faced from fellow classmates and school faculty. Whip Emmer also noted the action House Republicans are taking this week to denounce antisemitism in the United States and around the world. Click her... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer joined Fox & Friends Weekend on Sunday to discuss House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry and the Senate’s failure to act on the House-passed Israel aid package. Click here or above to watch the full interview. Whip Emmer on the Biden impeachment inquiry: “Jamie Comer with Oversight, Jim Jordan with Judiciary and Jason Smith with our Ways and Means Committee hav... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer joined Fox Business’ The Evening Edit Wednesday to discuss House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. Click here or above to watch the full interview. Whip Emmer on the Biden impeachment inquiry: “We have just gotten started with Chairmen Jamie Comer, with Jim Jordan, and with Jason Smith – the three chairs that are heavily involved in this area, an... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer today discussed House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul’s (TX-10) No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act, which permanently freezes the $6 billion ransom payment President Joe Biden made to Iran. Whip Emmer urged every member to “unequivocally support” this “commonsense bill” when it comes to the House floor for a vote Thursday. Click here or above... Read More »
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Fox News highlighted Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s bipartisan effort to demand answers from the Biden administration regarding Hamas’ crypto fundraising campaign. Whip Emmer (MN-06), Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Digital Asset Subcommittee Chairman French Hill (AR-02), and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) led 58 of their colleagues on a bipartisan letter to Pr... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer discussed Speaker Johnson’s two-step, stop-gap funding plan that will be voted on in the House today. It will avoid a government shutdown, fully pay our troops, and prevent another Christmas omnibus monstrosity. Click here or above to watch the clip. Whip Emmer: “Many of you have headlined this week as being the House Republicans’ ‘first big test’ under our new... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer gave the following remarks on his amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, which prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from using funds for enforcement activities related to digital asset transactions until Congress passes legislation that gives the SEC jurisdiction over this asset class. The nonpartisan am... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer gave the following remarks condemning the barbaric actions of Hamas and reaffirming House Republicans’ support for Israel, as families of hostages in Gaza shared their stories. Click here or above to watch the clip. Whip Emmer: “One month ago today, the world watched as Hamas terrorists committed the worst massacre of Jewish people in a single day since the Ho... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer joined Fox News’ Hannity with members of House Republican leadership to discuss the Conference’s priorities after the Speaker's race. Click here or above to watch the interview. Whip Emmer: “Well first off, I think this team had a lot of success in the first 10 months. We now have a new Speaker, a great leader, the right man at the right time that this whole g... Read More »
WASHINGTON - Majority Whip Tom Emmer today discussed House Republicans' support for Israel as it fights “for its very existence” against Hamas terrorists. Whip Emmer also criticized Joe Biden and the Democrats’ failed policies that have enabled terrorism around the globe. Click here or above to watch the interview. Whip Emmer: “This team is unified, but today we have some serious business. Babies ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer gave the following remarks regarding House Republicans' unanimous election of Mike Johnson to serve as the 56th Speaker of the House. Click here or above to watch the clip. Whip Emmer: “Good afternoon everyone – thank you for bearing with us. I know it’s been a long few weeks. From an outside point-of-view, these last few weeks have probably looked like total c... Read More »
WASHINGTON– Majority Whip Tom Emmer discussed today’s Financial Services hearing where SEC Chair Gary Gensler is testifying. Whip Emmer has been an outspoken critic of Chair Gensler’s “failed leadership,” calling him an “incompetent cop on the beat” for his role in confusing the marketplace and pushing American firms straight into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. Click here or above to wa... Read More »
By Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) Newsweek Over the last several months, President Joe Biden has desperately traversed the country trying to resuscitate his plummeting poll numbers and reassure American families that his economic agenda is working. He claims that multi-trillion-dollar investments in green energy and excessive government spending will propel our eco... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer today discussed House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The launch of a formal inquiry comes after eight months of investigations from multiple House committees revealed “a disturbing pattern of corruption” regarding the president and his family’s business dealings. Click here or above to watch the clip. Whip Emmer: “Last week, Speaker... Read More »
