Tom Emmer After BBB Passage: 'Do Not Underestimate The Republican Majority In The House'

At a House Republican press briefing on Thursday, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) spoke about the Big Beautiful Bill.

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00:00Our whip, Tom Emmer.

00:03Thank you, Lisa.

00:07You know, Mr. Speaker, they always complain about such a small majority,

00:11but for us old hockey players, it's just fewer numbers to count.

00:15It works out much better.

00:17On November 5th, Americans elected a Republican House, a Republican Senate,

00:21and a Republican President with a mandate.

00:24A mandate for change.

00:25A mandate to undo the failed policies of the last four years

00:29and to deliver on President Donald J. Trump's America First agenda.

00:34Today, we're all proud to report that by passing our one big, beautiful bill

00:39and sending it to President Trump's desk to be signed into law,

00:43we are fulfilling that mandate.

00:46This is a once-in-a-generation piece of legislation that secures our border,

00:52unleashes American energy, allows families to keep more of their hard-earned taxpayer dollars in their pockets,

00:59cuts, waste, fraud, and abuse in government programs like SNAP and Medicaid,

01:05modernizes our air traffic control system, strengthens our national defense, and so much more,

01:12all while implementing the largest cut in mandatory spending in our history.

01:18To put it simply, this bill is President Trump's Make America Great Again agenda being codified into law.

01:26From Minnesota to Texas and Maine to California,

01:29there are wins in this legislation for every single American.

01:34And I couldn't be more proud to be part of the Republican team that got this thing across the finish line.

01:39I want to say thank you to our speaker, Mike Johnson.

01:59We should also thank our leader, Steve Scalise.

02:02And while she won't tell you what she's doing, we've got to give a big thank you to our conference chair, Lisa McClain.

02:21I want to thank the chairman of all our committees that worked on the reconciliation instructions

02:27for doing all the hard work behind the scenes of putting this bill together.

02:31And most importantly, most importantly, and people who know me know that it's about the team,

02:37I want to thank the members of our House Republican Conference

02:40for uniting as a team and getting this thing done.

02:43As we've said a million times before, do not underestimate the Republican majority in the House,

03:02the mighty majority in the House.

03:04This legislative process may not always look pretty, and there will always be many tough fights.

03:11But one thing is certain, we will always deliver on our promises to the American people.