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January 18, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) reintroduced the Corporate Rate Equality and Trade Empowerment (CREATE) Jobs Act which will reduce the United States corporate income tax rates to make our nation internationally competitive again.


January 18, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) announced today that he will be holding an open house in his Washington D.C. office prior to Inauguration Day.


January 17, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) reintroduced legislation to support Minnesota’s bid to host a World’s Fair in 2023. The U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act (H.R. 534) calls for the United States to rejoin the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE), the international organization in charge of overseeing World Expos - better known as World’s Fairs, to further the chances of bringing this event back to the United States.


January 17, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) reintroduced legislation to support Minnesota’s bid to host a World’s Fair in 2023. The U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act (H.R. 534) calls for the United States to rejoin the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE), the international organization in charge of overseeing World Expos - better known as World’s Fairs, to further the chances of bringing this event back to the United States.


January 13, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)’s proposal to withdraw 234,328 acres of federal land and minerals in Northeast Minnesota from future leasing, exploration and development.


January 12, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL) re-introduced the Cuba Trade Act to lift the Cuba embargo. This legislation would allow businesses in the private sector to trade freely with Cuba, while prohibiting taxpayer funds to be used on promotion or development of this new market.


December 23, 2016

Otsego, MN – Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) released the following statement on the Obama Administration’s refusal to support Israel through today’s United Nation Security Council Resolution vote:


December 15, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) released the following statement in regards to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service’s refusal to renew Twin Metals’ federal mineral leases for the proposed copper-nickel mine near Ely, MN.