Health
I will vote "No" on TrumpCare – H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017.
There is just too much for the American public to lose. Americans will suffer with less health care coverage, fewer protections and higher costs.
Yesterday, President Donald Trump released his FY 2018 budget recommendations. Though the power to spend and appropriate lies squarely with Congress, every year the President offers a budget proposal. This year's budget proposal left me astounded. Surely something with such blatant disregard for our most vulnerable citizens could not, should not, and will not pass in Congress.
President Trump's cuts to several departments are simply put - harmful. This budget hurts working families, veterans, and especially low-income families and elderly citizens.
"This latest proposal by the Republicans guts the Affordable Care Act and ends access to health care as we know it. This isn't replacement, this is an elimination - snatching healthcare away from millions of Americans. This plan would cut Medicaid and force older Americans to pay more out of pocket. The only people who will benefit from this plan are the big insurance companies and the wealthy with extreme tax breaks. The purpose of the ACA was to ensure that all Americans regardless of income, age, or health status would be able to receive health care.
A development this week in Washington D.C. could have a huge impact on many families in my district and around the country. Earlier this week, the House considered H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act. This bill includes three parts; bipartisan 21st Century Cures provisions, bipartisan Mental Health Reform, and various bipartisan Medicare-related provisions. The 21st Century Cures bill dedicates $6.3 billion over 10 years for medical research, opioid prevention and FDA innovation.
Dear Friends,
Recently, there have been growing concerns over the Zika virus. I want to keep you updated on the most recent information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
While a Zika vaccination has not been developed, the White House has asked Congress for $1.9 billion to help state officials prepare for a Zika outbreak this summer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, along with 177 other Members of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, sent a second letter respectfully asking House Speaker Paul Ryan to disband the Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood. An initial letter was sent in February, but after continued exploitations of power, which have risked the safety of Americans, House Democrats have again called on Speaker Ryan to end this destructive behavior immediately.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on Groundhog Day, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) voted against the 63rd attempt to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act, as well as against the 12th endeavor to attack women's health care in the 114th Congress alone. Congressman Cleaver voted against these latest Republican efforts, and called on Republicans to drop their repeated attempts to take away health care from women and hard-working Americans.
I had the privilege of speaking to large crowds in a few cities this past weekend, in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday: Charlotte, North Carolina and St. Louis, Missouri. I was reminded of a Bible verse that made me ponder, deep thoughts about a necessity in life that can be a considered a blessing and a curse…sleep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) hosted a tele townhall, calling upwards of 50,000 of his constituents, to discuss the rising costs of prescription drugs in this country. He firmly believes that prescription drugs need to be made available and affordable to all people. As a result of the Affordable Care Act, over 9.4 million seniors and people with disabilities have saved over $15 billion on prescription drugs, an average savings of $1,598 per senior.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released a statement on two historic rulings from the Supreme Court: the decision to affirm the availability of tax credits under the Affordable Care Act to individuals in States with a federal healthcare exchange, in King et al. v.