Civil Rights
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II along with Congressmen Ro Khanna, John Lewis, and James Clyburn, introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to civil rights icon Reverend James Lawson. Rev. Lawson will be celebrating his 90th birthday this year. Rev. Lawson is recognized as one of the most consequential leaders of the civil rights movement.
(Kansas City, MO) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II sent a letter to the Financial Services Committee calling for a congressional hearing with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and various national banks to inquire about a recently surfaced policy that requires customers to prove their citizenship status.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement on the selection of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the nominee for the next Supreme Court Justice.
"Granted by the authority given to him under the constitution, President Trump has nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. While it is the President's duty to nominate a justice, the Senate is given the responsibility of vetting and either confirming or denying the President's selection.
June 26, 2018
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the travel ban which denies visas to nationals of six Muslim-majority countries. The lower courts struck down three previous versions of the travel ban. The Supreme Court announced its decision with a vote of 5-4 today on the case of Trump v. Hawaii.
June 21, 2018
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement regarding President Trump's recently signed Executive Order to address the issue of children being separated from their parents at the border.
Last month, the Trump Administration began to enforce their "zero tolerance" policy for individuals illegally entering the country. Many of these families arrived at the border seeking asylum. Since that mandate, undocumented children have been routinely separated from their families. It has been reported that nearly 1,800 families have been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border since the policy was implemented.
It was a busy week in the district but it was also productive. I had the chance to visit with some of my most promising constituents. I spent time each day of the week, visiting nearly a dozen high school students in the Fifth District. I listened to students talk about their concerns about school safety and procedures in their schools. These were good discussions. I wanted them to speak openly about the changes they wanted to see. We cannot wait on their protection, on their safety. Congress must get to work for our children. We also celebrated and remembered the great Dr.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II was pleased to hear that Internet Association (IA) has announced it will create a new position within the organization to work on diversity and workforce policies in the tech industry. The IA is a trade association representing major technology firms like Amazon, Facebook and Google.
(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is pleased to hear that after much discussion with Facebook's executives regarding diversity and inclusion, Facebook has announced that outgoing CEO of American Express, Kenneth Chenault, has agreed to join its Board of Directors. Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, made the announcement today posting this statement.
Kenneth Chenault is a successful business executive and was the third African American CEO of a Fortune 500 company.