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Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Emmer sent a letter urging Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to clarify the Department of Education’s plan to safeguard student data privacy.
Emmer said “When our current student data privacy laws were written, concepts like online remote learning were unheard of. This has left children and their family’s data vulnerable, often without their knowledge.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) joined his House Financial Services Committee colleague Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and original co-sponsors of the bipartisan Keep Innovation in America Act to send a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ahead of the expected preliminary guidance on the new digital asset reporting requirements. The letter urges her to provide additional clarity to America’s innovators and entrepreneurs.
Otsego, M.N.— Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) issued the following statement on the Department of Interior’s decision to cancel Twin Metals Minnesota’s long-held federal leases to mine in Minnesota’s Iron Range, which contains an estimated 8 billion tons of critical minerals.
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Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) announced the passage of the Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act. The legislation was co-led by Congressman Emmer along with Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Brian Higgins (NY-27), John Katko (NY-24), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and passed the Senate in July.
“Skyrocketing prices are the single most common concern I hear from my constituents” Emmer said. “Americans are paying more for essentials everywhere from the grocery store to the gas pump, and working families are hit the hardest.”
“As other countries, like China, develop CBDCs that fundamentally omit the benefits and protections of cash, it is more important than ever to ensure the United States’ digital currency policy protects financial privacy, maintains the dollar’s dominance, and cultivates innovation.
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, when we shine a light on a crisis that has operated for too long in the shadows. In the United States alone, an estimated 14,500-17,500 people are trafficked by transnational drug cartels and criminal organizations each year.