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April 4, 2023

Becker, M.N. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) hosted a roundtable with over a dozen Minnesota leaders and energy producers to discuss H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives late last week.

“Minnesotans have been shouldering the burden of anti-energy policies in the form of skyrocketing costs on home heating and other essentials. We must allow our producers—at home and across the country—to do what they do best and restore our energy independence,” Emmer said.


April 4, 2023
Rockford, M.N. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) visited Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association. The tour was part of a day spent with energy producers and stakeholders from the Sixth Congressional District.

“Minnesotans depend on affordable, reliable energy from providers like Wright-Hennepin every day,” Emmer said. “We are grateful for their hard work to ‘keep the lights on’ and will continue our effort in Congress to bring down costs for the Sixth District.”


March 30, 2023

Otsego, M.N. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) announced that his office would begin accepting registrants for the 2023 Young Women’s Leadership Program. Since 2016, the program has connected high-school-aged girls in the Sixth Congressional District with local women leaders for guidance and mentorship.


March 30, 2023
Washington, D.C. –  Today, the House of Representatives passed the Lower Energy Costs Act with bipartisan support. The bill earned support and recognition from the Minnesotan community, energy, trade and agriculture groups.

Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) said, “The core tenets of H.R. 1 are simple: lower costs for Americans, remove the bureaucratic red tape holding our energy industry back, and restore America's energy independence.”


March 23, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) introduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BCRA), which affirms that blockchain developers and service providers that do not custody consumer funds are not money transmitters. This bipartisan bill is co-led by Representative Darren Soto (FL-09).

 “Crypto and blockchain technology, by nature, does not easily fit into the frameworks policymakers have considered when crafting regulations in the past.


March 21, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) announced his co-sponsorship of a Joint Resolution of Disapproval against a January 13 rule issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) concerning firearms with attached stabilizing braces.


March 21, 2023

Otsego, M.N. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) met with Patti Gartland to congratulate her on her retirement after ten years as President of the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation.


March 17, 2023

Otsego, M.N. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) presented Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes with a Congressional Record statement in recognition of his service to the Sartell community. Chief Hughes is retiring this month after more than 32 years of service with the Sartell Police Department.


March 17, 2023

Otsego, M.N. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) presented four-year-old Asher Milless of Orrick Township, Minnesota with a Congressional Record statement in his honor.


March 9, 2023
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) led Minnesota Republican Representatives Brad Finstad (MN-01), Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and Pete Stauber (MN-08) in an Amicus Brief in support of Geraldine Tyler in the United States Supreme Court case Tyler v. Hennepin County.

Emmer said, “Despite the law’s guarantee of just compensation for our property, more than 1,200 Minnesota families have had their home equity stolen by state property seizures like the one Ms. Tyler experienced.