Tom Emmer

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 14, strike ``The transactions'' and insert the following: ``(1) In general.--The…

While government isn't meant to create jobs, with the help of the President, Congress can set Federal policies that establish a pro-worker, pro-business environment that lifts people out of poverty, helps families, and drives our country…

The time has come for Congress to come together and help small businesses help themselves by making this important update and improvement to the Securities Act of 1933. I want to thank Chairman Hensarling; Capital Markets, Securities, and…

I will close at this point. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the ranking member for her encouragement and her compliments, and I want to just point out that the Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act was actually improved as a direct result of the…

Obtaining accessible and reliable forms of capital is one of the biggest challenges that small businesses and entrepreneurs face today. I will say that again. We are not talking about large corporations. We are talking about small…

I appreciate the what I take is a sincere apology of yourself on behalf of Equifax and the acknowledgement of both the human error that you point out from last March and the error in technology, the scanning process that didn't work.

When that happens, Minnesota deserves to have that opportunity and the jobs and economic prosperity that will ensue. Again, I thank the chairman for the opportunity to speak in support of my amendment, and I encourage everyone to support…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to support this en bloc amendment because it contains language I offered to support the hardworking people of Minnesota. Our amendment halts a last-minute effort by the previous…

I thank my colleague from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) for yielding. I appreciate the opportunity to work with him on this issue. During my time in Congress, I have been privileged to meet with many of our Nation's veterans. The men and…

Can you tell me one good thing the Federal Reserve has done since 1913?

But you are stealing from my parents. You are stealing from all the Boomers who have saved and planned.

the nature of money is a political decision to be made by the Congress.

these insidious policies that are literally stealing the money from them while they are sleeping.

We have gone from an economy that is based on wealth creation to an economy that is based on debt leverage.

My understanding is that price stability will drive maximum employment.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Nearly 7 years ago, the American people were promised that the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act would end Washington bailouts, protect consumers, and lead to a more prosperous…

Dodd-Frank has been a problem to the capital generator for the small recesses.

I thank the chairman for yielding. I thank Chairman Ed Royce, Ranking Member Engel as well, and the entire staff on the Committee on Foreign Affairs for working to get this important legislation to the floor today. Mr. Speaker, when many…

I want to thank Chairman Barr for calling this important hearing this morning.

Congressmen Walz and Emmer came to our facility after the union contacted them.

In recognition of National Agriculture Day, I rise to honor and thank the men and women who feed our Nation. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors in our economy. It is cultivated and maintained by our Nation's farmers who rise…

It's about the food that we are producing, not only in this country, but around the world.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 88. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared…

The American people's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure by our government must always be protected. Unfortunately, our privacy protections from government intrusion have not kept pace with the way we…

This past week our community lost a dedicated leader and a friend. Dick Bernick, the patriarch of the third generation to run family-owned Bernick's Companies, passed away after an incredible life. Bernick's Companies is a Minnesota…