Emmer says he wants government funding settled by Christmas

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) says he wants to see Congress finish work funding the government for fiscal 2026 by late December, a month ahead of the Jan. 30 deadline. “I would like to see us getting it done around Christmas, rather than waiting till January, but we’ll see,” Emmer told Punchbowl News. Congress has…