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MEET EMANUEL

Emanuel Cleaver, II is now serving his tenth term representing Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District, the home district of President Harry Truman. He is a member of the House Committee on Financial Services; Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance; member of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets; and member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission. He is a former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; Co-Chair of CBC TECH2025; and Co-Chair of the Mayors Caucus.

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October 26, 2026

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) led 111 of their colleagues to demand that the Trump administration immediately restore the Solar for All program—a landmark initiative to help working-class families afford rooftop solar and community-based solar energy.

September 29, 2026

(Washington, D.C.) - Two federal courts have ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unlawfully eliminated the Inflation Reduction Act’s Solar for All Program. On September 22, the U.S.

September 18, 2026

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, the House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation that authorizes critical U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects to strengthen infrastructure, protect communities, and support long-term economic growth. The legislation includes numerous provisions championed by U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) that will benefit the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri.