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WTAS: Whip Emmer Announces Stakeholder Support for the SAVE Act

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WASHINGTON – Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) announced key stakeholder support for H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, sponsored by Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas), which would secure our elections by requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and the removal of non-citizens from voter rolls. Here is what stakeholders are saying about…

Emmer: We must act now to keep the process moving and the America First agenda on track

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WASHINGTON — Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to discuss the importance of keeping the reconciliation process moving through the House, especially in order to continue the 2017 Trump tax cuts before they expire at the end of the year. Click here or above to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks.   Whip Emmer: “How about that…

Whip Emmer Hosts U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent, American Manufacturers for “Invest in America” Roundtable

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WASHINGTON – Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) hosted an “Invest in America” roundtable with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.), National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons, and manufacturers from across America, including two from Minnesota’s sixth district.  Whip Emmer was also joined by…

WTAS: Whip Emmer Announces Stakeholder Support for CRA to Safeguard Overdraft Services for Americans

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WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for S.J. Res. 18, which nullifies a Biden administration rule that would have burdened banks and credit unions, led to fewer options for American consumers, and taken away critical financial services for millions of Americans across the country. Here is what stakeholders are saying about S.J. Res.…

House Republican Leadership Urges Bipartisan Support for the SAVE Act

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WASHINGTON — Whip Emmer, Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement in advance of this week’s consideration of H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. The SAVE Act is commonsense legislation to uphold and strengthen current law to ensure only American citizens can vote in American…

Emmer: The mandate to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda is urgent

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WASHINGTON — Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to discuss the urgent need to enact President Trump’s agenda in Congress through reconciliation.     Click here or above to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks. Whip Emmer: “For four years, the Biden administration allowed millions of illegal aliens into the…

House GOP Leadership and Committee Chairs Issue Joint Statement on Budget Reconciliation

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WASHINGTON — Whip Emmer, Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement alongside the Chairmen of the House Committees with jurisdiction in the budget reconciliation process: Thompson, Rogers, Arrington, Guthrie, Walberg, Hill, Green, Jordan, Westerman, Comer, Graves, and Smith.  “House Republicans took the lead and passed a…

Emmer: Don’t underestimate our House Republican Majority

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WASHINGTON — Majority Whip Tom Emmer joined Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier this evening to discuss House Republicans’ commitment to delivering on President Trump’s America First agenda in the 119th Congress.  Whip Emmer on today’s vote for Speaker of the House: “I think the message is from the Republican conference Bret again thanks for having me,…

House Files Amicus Brief Supporting the Petitioners in Smith & Wesson, Inc., et al. v. Mexico Case

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WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives filed an amicus brief supporting the petitioners in the United States Supreme Court case, Smith & Wesson Inc., et al. v. Mexico.   The case concerns whether American gun manufacturers and wholesalers may be held liable for the actions of criminal drug cartels in Mexico that use their products. The lawsuit was filed by the Mexican…

House GOP Leadership: Nasrallah’s Death is a Victory for Peace, Security in Israel

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WASHINGTON – Today, Whip Emmer, Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, and Chairwoman Stefanik released the below statement after the longtime leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. “Hassan Nasrallah’s reign of bloodshed, oppression, and terror has been brought to an end. A puppet of the Iranian regime, he was one of the most brutal terrorists…