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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Al Franken of Minnesota hosted the Fifth Annual Minnesota Hotdish Off on Capitol Hill. This was freshman Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06)’s first time participating in the competition, a fact he highlighted in his “Fresh Meat Hotdish.”  

“Like many Minnesotans, I grew up on hotdish,” said Emmer. “As the delegation’s newest member, I’m excited to join my colleagues in this annual tradition celebrating our home state. Just like my work in Congress is a fresh take on politics, my hotdish was a fresh take on my mom’s recipe.”

By Allison Sherry, Star Tribune

GOP Rep. Tom Emmer is the first to acknowledge how much he is learning in his first 100 days of his first term in Congress serving Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District: the Capitol Hill hierarchy, the importance of making a few early friends on the other side of the aisle, and the reality of a good night’s sleep on an air mattress. (Emmer isn’t renting a D.C. apartment; he sleeps in his office.)

Today marks our first 100 days in office.

Representing the 6^th District of Minnesota in Congress is truly an honor, and I sincerely thank you for the opportunity to serve.

Since day one, my staff and I have been transparent, accountable, and most importantly—accessible. Today, I want to share with you a few highlights from our first 100 days.

By U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer and Tom Price, Washington D.C.

From the shop floor at Arctic Cat or behind the counter at Copper Lantern, hardworking Minnesotans have grown wary of Washington's ability to provide the governance they deserve and are rightly frustrated.

Coupled with a sluggish recovery, decades of overspending and kicking the fiscal can down the road have resulted in the uncertainty of perpetual patchwork fixes and bailouts.

Washington, D.C. --  Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) introduced two pieces of legislation this week—the Keeping Our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015 and the National Interchange/Intersection Safety Construction Program Act of 2015. These are Emmer’s first bills introduced as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

H.R. 1532, the Keeping Our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015

Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan’s address before Congress: