Press Releases

 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. 

Washington, D.C.— This week, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) questioned Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as part of a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled “Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy.”

Specifically, Emmer expressed his concern about rising consumer prices driven by the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) and asked Chair Powell whether he believed ARP contributed to inflation. Emmer also urged Congress to curb future spending to prevent prices from climbing further.

Washington, D.C. —Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN06) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Tom Emmer (MN-06), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Steve Chabot (OH-01), and Sheila Jackson Lee (TX- 18) introduced the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act.