How the House GOP vote-counter brings his ‘dysfunctional family’ to the table Rep. Tom Emmer is trying to break the mold by being a party whip who refuses to crack one. It’s paying off — so far.
Tom Emmer is the new House Republican whip, but he’s not interested in cracking one.
But the GOP’s strategic detente has mostly paid off so far, powering their conference through the chamber’s firston a bill in seven years, known as considering legislation under an “open rule.” Emmer and his team navigated 57 fast-paced amendment votes on that bill that tackled a slew of contentious energy issues, pitting various regions against each other.
Matt Gaetz, left, who remained among the last Kevin McCarthy-for-speaker holdouts, said he respected Tom Emmer’s approach. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo, who remained among the last McCarthy-for-speaker holdouts, said he respected Emmer’s approach. And he says that’s in large part due to Emmer’s background as the conference’s former campaign chief: “Knowing people’s districts and that we’re not all in R+30 districts — that’s what I value about him.”
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