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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…

Whip Emmer: “The Democrats have no moral high ground to stand on when it comes to good governance”

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On day 37 of the Democrat government shutdown, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to slam the Democrat party for their long track record of failed governance and call on them, once again, to reopen the government.Click here to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks.Whip Emmer: “It’s day 37 of the Democrat government shutdown, and one thing has become more clear now…

Whip Emmer: Democrats going down in history as “total obstructionists”

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Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership on day 35 of the Democrat government shutdown, now tied for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, to discuss its ongoing impacts on the American people and call on Senate Democrats to reopen the government immediately. Click here to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks. Whip Emmer: “The Democrat…

Whip Emmer: Democrats ‘are kowtowing to people like Commie Mamdani’

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WASHINGTON — Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership on day 30 of the Democrat government shutdown to call out Democrats for caring more about “appeasing the radical, Mamdani and Omar Fateh wing of their party than reopening the government.” Click here to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks. Whip Emmer: “We are officially 30 days into the Democrats’ needless…

Whip Emmer on day 27 of the Democrat government shutdown: “The consequences are getting more severe every single day”

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Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership on day 27 of the Democrat government shutdown to discuss how the Democrats’ political games are negatively impacting the American people.    Click here or above to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks.   Whip Emmer: “We are now on day 27 of the Democrat shutdown, and the…

Whip Emmer praises Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in Minnesota, blasts Democrats for ongoing shutdown

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined Fox News’ America’s Newsroom on day 27 of the Democrat shutdown to discuss the dangerous impacts of the Democrats’ political games, especially on federal workers. Whip Emmer also discussed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s recent visit to Minnesota and the Trump administration’s successful immigration enforcement operations…

Whip Emmer blasts Democrat Whip for using suffering Americans as “leverage”

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Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership on day 23 of the Democrat government shutdown to call out the number two House Democrat for her recent statements implying that she views Americans suffering from the shutdown as “leverage.” Click here or above to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks.   Whip Emmer: “‘Shutdowns are terrible.…

Whip Emmer: Shutdown would end immediately if five Senate Democrats would grow a spine

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Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership on day 22 of the Democrat shutdown to call out Democrats for their opposition to legislation that would help alleviate the pain they’ve inflicted on our troops and essential federal workers.   Click here or above to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks.   Whip Emmer: “Democrats have voted…