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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06), Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) wrote a letter urging Governor Tim Walz to extend tax forgiveness to small business Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. 

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) sent a letter to Congressional appropriators of the Subcommittee on Defense urging the allocation of $46 million for the Department of Defense (DoD) STARBASE Program. This program fosters STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education for children throughout the country.

Washington, D.C.  – Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) released the following statement after President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress:

“Tonight, we heard President Biden echo his promises of bipartisanship and collaboration, but in his nearly 100 days in office, his actions have shown his true lack of interest in actually building consensus.  

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to introduce legislation to promote workers’ long-term economic success and support U.S. economic recovery efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) was officially reappointed to serve as the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee's Task Force on Financial Technology (Fintech Task Force).

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Washington, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) joined his House Republican colleagues in signing a discharge petition to force a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. 

This legislation would protect children that are born alive during an abortion. When these children are born alive and viable outside of the womb, health care practitioners would be required to perform the same level of care that they would for any other premature child, and provide the necessary life-saving measures. 

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) spoke in support of the Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies Act of 2020, known as the TRANSPLANT Act. Congressman Emmer is a co-sponsor of this legislation. 

The TRANSPLANT Act reauthorizes the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program, which provides support to patients who need a potentially life-saving bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. This program requires reauthorization every 5 years.