Press Releases

Washington, D.C. - Today, in light of Mental Health Awareness Month and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Representative Tom Emmer (MN-06) introduced legislation to provide improvements to the Farm Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN), which provides mental health assistance to the agriculture community. The improvements include expedited disbursement of funds to develop mental and emotional health resources for farmers and agricultural workers. The bill also provides additional funding for the program as farmers bear the impacts of the pandemic.

MINNESOTA – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) sent a letter to Governor Walz requesting that he work with the state legislature to ensure federal funds that were provided by the bipartisan CARES Act are quickly and equitably distributed to local governments across greater Minnesota.

In their letter, the Congressmen said (in part):

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN), Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY), and 30 members sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell requesting that Congress consider extending the mental telehealth services prov

Washington, D.C. – This week, Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06) sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging reforms to the Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) exclusion be included in the next COVID-19 response package. 

Washington, D.C. – Representative Tom Emmer (MN-06) issued the following statement following his vote on H.R. 6800:

Washington, D.C. - Today Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) signed on as an original cosponsor of the Deal with the Debt Today Act, legislation that would require emergency or disaster spending to be offset over a ten year period, ensuring Congress makes a conscious effort to address our nation’s growing debt. This bill was introduced by Representative John Curtis of Utah’s Third Congressional District.

With a unified voice, all members of the Minnesota delegation call on citizens who have fully recovered from a coronavirus (COVID-19) infection to donate plasma and help fight the virus 

Minnesota - Representatives Tom Emmer (MN-06), Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), and Pete Stauber (MN-08) issued the following statement ahead of Governor Walz’s pending announcement on the status of Minnesota’s current stay-at-home order:

"During today’s weekly Congressional delegation conference call - and as his Administration reviews the health and economic data prior to tomorrow’s anticipated announcement - we urged Governor Walz to allow the current stay-at-home order to expire in full on Monday, May 18, 2020.