Tom Emmer | Majority Whip in the United States House of Representatives | 11-12-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

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4.2 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Tom Emmer, Majority Whip in the United States House of Representatives, joins Sid to talk about the government shutdown and expected resolution. Emmer highlights the adverse effects of the shutdown on 42 million low-income Americans and various federal workers, emphasizing the political struggles within the Democratic Party, particularly involving Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. He states that the government would likely reopen soon, thanks to bipartisan efforts, and expressed optimism about future appropriations to prevent a recurrence. Emmer criticizes the current healthcare policies and reiterated the necessity for reform, focusing on competition, transparency, and patient choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.9	I just saw Tom Emma on television. He's a handsome guy. He's on this show quite a bit now. You know, we're not talking to local congresspeople like Michael Lawler and the call Malio-Otogas. We're talking to Emma from the same state as my cousin, Norm Coleman. He's the majority whip. And we may have some good news finally about this government shut down today.
0:38.3	Tom, welcome back to Sid and friends in the morning.
0:40.3	How are you, buddy?
0:41.8	Great.
0:42.6	Good to be with you.
0:43.8	You too.
0:44.5	You look great on Fox News this morning.
0:46.2	You look like a million bucks.
0:47.6	And you looked happy because I know that really good Americans, great Americans,
0:53.5	Emma, like you,
0:55.0	you know that this was a big tax on the American people.
0:59.3	People 42 million worrying about their next meal became unsafe.
1:05.1	Sean Dupy admitted it on this show just two days ago to fly a multitude of issues
1:10.8	with this government shutdown.
1:12.8	And I know guys like you, Tom, will hard at work for weeks trying to end it.
1:18.0	And I guess we're going to have good news today, yes?
1:21.3	We're going to pass this thing today, tonight, tomorrow, early tomorrow morning.
1:26.2	Just depends on what the minority leader,
1:31.1	at least he's still the leader right now, wants to do to drag this out, Sid.
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