Today,Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to highlight the historic wins in Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cut Act and slam Tim Walz for his failure and incompetence amid massive fraud in Minnesota.d massive fraud in Minnesota.
Whip Emmer:“I want to start by offering my condolences to the families of the victims of several tragic events over the weekend. The shooting at Brown University that took the lives of two promising, young students. The vicious ISIS attack on our service members in Syria that claimed three American lives. And finally, the horrific, antisemitic terrorist attack in Australia that killed 15 innocent people at a Hanukkah celebration. Our hearts are heavy as we grieve the evil that was put on display this weekend, and we continue to pray for the full recovery of those injured and for the comfort of the families whose lives are now forever changed. Now, turning our attention to the House Republican agenda. This year, Republicans delivered one of the most consequential pieces of legislation of my lifetime. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act, passed by House Republicans and signed into law by President Trump, achieved historic America First victories such as no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, tax relief for seniors, an increased Child Tax Credit, and Trump savings accounts for newborn children. 2026 is gearing up to be the year of deeper pocketbooks and lower costs for the American people. Thanks to this landmark legislation, tax refunds could increase by one thousand dollars per taxpayer next year. That’s more money in your pocket for you to invest, save, and grow. Waitresses, law enforcement officers, and parents will have more of their hard-earned dollars to put food on the table and support their families. Not only did our bill deliver the largest tax cut for middle-class Americans, it also addressed rampant waste, fraud, and abuse in programs like Medicaid and SNAP. As we have all witnessed with the fraud scandals coming out of Minnesota, these programs have long been ripe for fraud. But House Republicans and President Donald J. Trump implemented commonsense reforms to strengthen the system to benefit the people who need it most—not fraudsters who send millions to terrorists abroad. Which brings me to addressing the failure that is my governor, Tim Walz. We anxiously await Tim Walz’s response to House Oversight Committee Chairman Jamie Comer regarding what he knew about the $1 billion in fraud. Walz has had seven years to address and stop the fraud. It wasn’t until President Trump made this a national issue that Walz started to pretend that he cares about his constituents’ tax dollars supporting a terrorist group in Somalia. Accountability is coming. Our dishonest, failed governor must and will answer for his complete incompetence.”
