WASHINGTON — Warm and cuddly is not the approach you’d expect from a former college hockey star who’s now in a position called “majority whip,” but that’s how the House Republican Conference’s new No. 3, Tom Emmer, describes his job.
“The whip’s job is to make sure that everybody is heard,” said the Minnesota Republican.
Emmer was referring specifically to the House GOP’s various factions on their proposal for balancing the budget, which remains TBD a month after Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters that Republicans would refuse to increase the debt ceiling if spending cuts weren’t included in a deal.
