Financial Services
(Kansas City, MO) – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) hosted Kris Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines), alongside senior bank officials, and local housing leaders for a roundtable discussion on strategies to expand affordable housing opportunities across Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District.
Beginning on July 15th, nearly all working families in Missouri's Fifth Congressional District will automatically receive Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments thanks to the American Rescue Plan—a historic relief package I was proud to support earlier this year.
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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II held his first hearing as Chair of the new U.S. House Financial Services' Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy (NSIDMP). The hearing entitled, "Promoting Corporate Transparency: Examining Legislative Proposals to Detect and Deter Financial Crime" will delve into federal laws addressing anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing.
In his opening statement as Chair, Congressman Cleaver said,
(Washington, D.C.) - Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, issued the following statement on President Trump's nomination of David Malpass, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, to serve as President of the World Bank.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II has been appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve on the new Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. The committee was established to investigate, study, make findings, hold public hearings, and develop recommendations on modernizing Congress, including:
• rules to promote a more modern and efficient Congress;
• procedures, including the schedule and calendar;
• policies to develop the next generation of leaders;
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II today was appointed Chairman of the newly-created Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy—a subcommittee of the powerful Financial Services Committee—with a unanimous vote among his Democratic colleagues.
The subcommittee has broad jurisdiction over international and domestic financial policy including, but not limited to, issues such as trade, sanctions, defense production, illicit finance, and regulation of the money supply.
(Kansas City, MO) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids, (D-KS) will hold a joint press conference Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the KCATA Kansas City headquarters to recognize public and private entities that are willing to work with federal employees and federal contract workers impacted by the partial government shutdown.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II today called for banking institutions to work with federal employees affected by the ongoing partial government shutdown. In a letter to the four major banking associations, the congressman urged banks to contact customers and offer short-term loans and concessionary agreements to alleviate financial pressure and assist individuals weathering the current government shutdown. Congressman Cleaver is a high-ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee that handles legislation regarding the banking industry.