Press Releases

WASHINGTON – House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed his legislation, HR. 3234, the Keeping Deposits Local Act, to provide local banks with additional flexibility regarding reciprocal deposits. The bill passed by a vote of 405-0.

WASHINGTON – House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) released a statement following the conclusion of the 2026 Minnesota legislative session, during which Tim Walz and Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party officials blocked key provisions of the Working Families Tax Cuts from going into effect for hardworking Minnesota families.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Emmer announced Marta LaFond of Buffalo as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District. 

BLAINE, MN – Ahead of National Police Week, which starts on Sunday, Congressman Emmer and Daniel Rosen, the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, hosted a roundtable with sheriffs, police chiefs, and other law enforcement officials of the Sixth Congressional District on Thursday. Congressman Emmer had the opportunity to hear from law enforcement about their needs, ongoing fraud concerns in the state, and how Congress can best support law enforcement.

CHANHASSEN, MN – Today, Congressman Emmer hosted a Farm Bill roundtable with constituents and agriculture stakeholders to discuss the House-passed Farm Bill and how it will impact Minnesota’s needs.

OTSEGO, MN – Congressman Tom Emmer released the following statement regarding news that the United States Postal Service (USPS) is reopening a Post Office in the City of Becker.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Emmer (MN-06), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) sent a letter urging Governor Tim Walz to provide funding to update Minnesota’s outdated systems for administering Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.