"You suck": Emmer unloads on Senate Republicans
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) is saying out loud what House Republicans have been grumbling about for much of the year: They're fed up with the Senate. Why it matters You won't ever hear Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) or Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) talk about their Senate counterparts like this. "There are no Democrats. There are no Republicans. They are just senators," Emmer…
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) has expressed frustration with Senate Republicans in a closed-door fundraiser attended by Axios. Emmer, who addressed donors last week, said that the Senate has been uncooperative with House Republicans' priorities. He claimed that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is merely doing his job and that the Senate needs to improve its process.
Emmer criticized senators for not taking tough votes and not putting their votes on the record when they oppose House Republicans' proposals. According to a Senate GOP aide, Emmer's comments are the most critical yet from a House GOP leader. However, the aide countered that losing the majority would be the real disaster and suggested that Republicans should focus their criticism on Democrats instead.
Emmer's remarks highlight the growing tensions between House and Senate Republicans over the GOP's agenda, particularly the SAVE America Act, which has become a major source of contention between the two chambers.
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