Minnesota's 6th Congressional District
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Recent News About Minnesota's 6th Congressional District
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Congressman Emmer meets with the Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota
Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) sat down with members of the Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota at VFW Post 428 to provide updates on the work being done to support disabled veterans and their families.
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Congressman Emmer Visits Chaska-Based Circuit Board Manufacturer
Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) toured Pro-Tech Interconnect Solutions. Pro-Tech’s Chaska facility has 83 employees and manufactures printed circuit boards for the military, aerospace, medical and commercial industries.
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Emmer visits St. Cloud VA Hospital
In a continued effort to support the health and well-being of Minnesota veterans, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) visited the St. Cloud Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center today.
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Emmer Leads Effort to Improve Rural Mental Health Access
Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) is continuing his longtime advocacy for greater access to mental health resources for rural Americans. Recently, Emmer led colleagues in a letter urging for the reauthorization of the FRSAN in this year’s Farm Bill.
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Emmer Tours Crown College
Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) met with senior leadership at Crown College in Carver County.
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Emmer Applauds Passage of Middle-Class Borrower Protection Act
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) celebrated the passage of Representative Warren Davidson’s (OH-08) Middle-Class Borrower Protection Act. Emmer was an original cosponsor of the bill.
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Emmer, Minnesota Congressional Delegation Advocate for the 133rd Airlift Wing to Receive New C-130J Transport Planes
Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, as well as Representatives Brad Finstad (MN-01), Angie Craig (MN-02), Dean Phillips (MN-03), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and Pete Stauber (MN-08) in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Director of Air National Guard Lieutenant General Michael Loh recommending the Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force select the 133rd Airlift Wing of the Minnesota National Guard to receive new C-130J transport planes.
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Emmer Hosts 2023 Congressional Art Competition Winner in Washington
This week, the office of Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) hosted Sixth District student Elizabeth Johnson in Washington, D.C. in recognition of her winning submission in the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Last month, Elizabeth’s artwork Portrait of a Young Girl was chosen as winner of the contest.
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Emmer Continues Push for Clarity for Digital Assets
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) provided remarks at Tuesday’s House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled The Future of Digital Assets: Providing Clarity for the Digital Asset Ecosystem.
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Emmer Grills Yellen on Looming Recession
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) questioned Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen about the threat of a recession at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday.
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Emmer, Davidson Introduce ‘SEC Stabilization Act’ to Remove Chair Gary Gensler
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) joined the introduction of Rep. Warren Davidson's (OH-08) SEC Stabilization Act, fulfilling the promise to restructure the Securities and Exchange Commission and remove Gary Gensler as Chair of the SEC. This legislation takes corrective action to remove Chairman Gensler following his long series of abuses that have been permitted under the current SEC structure.
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Emmer Statement on Governor Walz's Attack on Faith-Based Education
Another casualty of this year’s state legislative session? First Amendment freedoms.
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Emmer, Minnesota Republicans Call for Investigation into Taxpayer-Funded University Internship Program
Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (UT-04) joined a letter led by Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon expressing concern about recent reports of discrimination within an undergraduate internship program at the University of Minnesota open to only non-white applicants.
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Emmer Condemns Biden Administration Rule Punishing Middle-Class Homebuyers
House Financial Services Committee markup session, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) condemned the Biden administration’s recently-implemented unilateral change to mortgage prices that forces high-credit homebuyers to pay more every month to subsidize the loans of risky borrowers.
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Emmer Announces Launch of 2023 Congressional App Challenge
The Congressional App Challenge was originally launched by the House of Representatives in 2015.