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April 29, 2026

WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives successfully advanced his legislation, HR. 1919, the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, to the U.S. Senate.


April 28, 2026

WASHINGTON – House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) released the following statement following reports that Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents are currently raiding more than 20 locations in Minneapolis in relation to federal fraud investigations.


April 23, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Emmer (MN-06) led Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) in demanding Governor Tim Walz comply with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) request for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) verification and enrollment data given the recent federal warrants served during Operation Cold Snap and charges served for SNAP fraud in Anoka County.


April 21, 2026
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Emmer sent a letter to the Metropolitan (MET) Council to express his opposition to the Council’s proposal to use Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in awarding transportation funding in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, including Carver and Anoka counties.

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April 2, 2026

ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Congressman Emmer toured the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) Control Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility. 


March 30, 2026

WASHINGTON – On March 27, 2026, Congressman Emmer led the Minnesota Republican delegation in sending a letter to the leadership of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) on eliminating federal funding for the Blue Line Light Rail Extension (Blue Line) and the Northern Lights Express (NLX). These are two unnecessary financial burdens that would be a complete misuse of taxpayer funds. 


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March 20, 2026
MONTICELLO, MN – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) hosted House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06) and Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) for a roundtable discussion and a tour of the I-94 Gap Construction location in Monticello. They met with local leaders to discuss infrastructure priorities and community needs, many of which will be addressed by the U.S House of Representatives in the next Surface Transportation Reauthorization.

March 4, 2026

WASHINGTON – For Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), Congressman Tom Emmer secured approximately $43 million in funding for hard infrastructure projects across Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District. 


March 4, 2026
WASHINGTON – As first reported by Fox News’ Alexis McAdams, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today waived on at the House Oversight Committee hearing on Minnesota fraud, where he grilled Attorney General Keith Ellison about his role in enabling billions of dollars to be stolen through fraud in the state. Read the transcript of Whip Emmer’s full line of questioning below.

March 3, 2026
WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) joined Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) in demanding Governor Tim Walz comply with requests from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding widespread fraud within Minnesota’s Medicaid program, which is now jeopardizing the state’s Medicaid funding.