Press Releases

(As seen in the Star Tribune)

Simply expanding the list of "essential" businesses one at a time is the wrong approach to keeping Minnesota's economy afloat. 

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) led a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig urging flexibility for employers paying employees during the COVID-19 crisis. Specifically, it is unclear which employers will qualify for the Employee Retention Credit by continuing to pay employees while they have reduced operations or closed due to state and local requirements and recommendations.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), and Representatives Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-1), Angie Craig (D-MN-2), Dean Phillips (D-MN-3), Betty McCollum (D-MN-4), Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5), Tom Emmer (R-MN-6), and Pete Stauber (R-MN-8) urged the Administration to approve Minnesota’s request for a major disaster declaration due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

Letter calls on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to revise the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) which could negatively affect Minnesotans’ access to care during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Washington, D.C. - Representative Tom Emmer (MN-06) issued the following statement regarding passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act:

Following a delegation letter earlier this week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers low-interest federal disaster loans to small businesses across Minnesota

Letter to Administrator Jovita Carranza calls on the SBA to provide assistance in the form of SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S.

Minnesota Congressional Delegation Speaks with One Unified Voice on Coronavirus Response

Letter urges Minnesotans to follow recommendations from the CDC and work with local officials to keep our state healthy and safe