Tom Emmer: “One of the greatest hockey coaches of all time, Herb Brooks, once said: ``Let me start with issuing you a challenge: Be…”

“One of the greatest hockey coaches of all time, Herb Brooks, once said: ``Let me start with issuing you a challenge: Be better than you are. Set a goal that seems unattainable, and when you reach that goal, set another one even higher.'' I can think of few people who have consistently risen to that challenge better than our floor director, David Planning. As the head of our whip operation for the last 1\1/2\ years, David has played an integral part in making sure our House Republican majority delivers on our agenda for the American people, and with the slimmest majority in history, who only controls barely one-half of one- third of the government, making sure we get our priorities across the finish line is no easy feat. However, in large part, thanks to David's grit, professionalism, and insatiable desire to win, House Republicans have been able to pass signature pieces of legislation that much larger majorities could not. Nevertheless, it is not just David's fierce competitiveness that makes him great. It is the intentional relationships he has created with people across every sector of our Conference. It is the steadiness he exudes no matter how high the stakes, and it is his positivity that not only makes him a winner, but makes him an incredible teammate. Competitor, winner, teammate--those are the words that come to mind when I think about David Planning.…”