Press Releases
Washington, D.C.—Today, Representatives Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack asking for clarity and accountability from foreign entities seeking to purchase U.S. farmland.
“America’s ability to grow and produce resources here at home is our greatest strength,” Emmer said. “The growing trend of foreign nations, like China, buying up American farmland presents an insidious threat to our ability to feed our own people.”
On the campaign trail in 2019, President Biden made a promise to his supporters that he would “end fossil fuel.” Unfortunately, he has obeyed his promise, and the American people have suffered. On President Biden’s first day in office, he signed an executive order revoking approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. On January 20, 2021--President Biden’s inauguration day--the national average for a gallon of gas was $2.38.
Today, the national average for a gallon of gas is $4.46, representing a nearly 100% increase since President Biden took office.
Emmer said, “The strength of our nation’s food security rests on the shoulders of the hardworking men and women of our ag community. Unfortunately, this industry faces an aging workforce coupled with endemic labor shortages.”
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) spoke at a House Financial Services Committee Oversight Subcommittee Hearing titled “Thoughts and Prayers are Not Enough: How Mass Shootings Harm Communities, Local Economies and Economic Growth.”
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) announced his support for the new three-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
“This change will provide Americans a shortcut to care,” Emmer said. “For those experiencing a mental health crisis, even small barriers to treatment, like having to figure out where to turn for help, can be life-threatening. With the new 9-8-8 hotline, intervention will be as accessible and straightforward as it is for any other emergency.”
Americans just experienced the most expensive Fourth of July in recent memory. The cost of a cookout increased nearly 17% in just the last year alone. From fuel to food to housing, Americans are suffering at the hands of the not-so-hidden inflation tax. In fact, brand-new inflation figures show that prices rose 9.1% in June to their highest level in forty years.
Emmer said, “The COVID pandemic exacted a drastic toll on America’s youth, robbing them of important milestones and isolating millions of students during a critical point in their development.
Washington, D.C.—This week, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) sent a bipartisan letter urging Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf to strengthen the FDA’s recent proposed rule on opioid disposal.
Emmer said, “Opioid addiction has ravaged communities and stolen too many American lives. Last year, drug overdoses hit an all-time high. Tragically, many of these addictions were triggered by the contents of a home medicine cabinet.”
In the last few years, a very concerning trend has emerged: China has begun to acquire large swaths of American farmland. Over the last decade, China’s U.S. agricultural land holdings have increased tenfold, controlling more than $2 billion in American farmland at the beginning of 2020.
Washington, D.C.– Today, in response to the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) released the following statement:
Every life is precious, and the decision to defend it should remain with the states. We applaud today’s 6-3 ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson to finally return this power to the American people.