Veterans
There are many veterans that live in our district and their issues are important to me and to my work in Congress.
(Kansas City, MO) – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) presented a long-awaited medal and certificate to retired Army veteran, Steven Fuhr. After retiring from the Army in 2013, Mr. Fuhr initiated casework with Rep. Cleaver's district offices in 2016, seeking assistance in obtaining requisite retirement documents and entitled, but unawarded, service medals. In April, Rep. Cleaver's office received Mr. Fuhr's Meritorious Service Medal and certificate from the Department of the Army.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) today introduced H.R. 1953, the "Hello Girls" Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019, a bipartisan bill that would honor over 220 American women who served as phone operators with the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France during World War I. As phone operators, these women played a pivotal role in connecting American and French forces on the front lines of battle, helping to translate and efficiently communicate strategy. H.R.
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(Mobile, Alabama) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II delivered his speech for the christening of the USS Kansas City, LCS 22, today in a special ceremony today in Mobile, Alabama.
The LCS 22 can support modular weapons, sensor systems and a variety of manned and unmanned vehicles to capture and sustain littoral maritime supremacy. Kansas City is the eleventh of 17 Independence-variant LCS Austal USA has under contract with the U.S. Navy.
(Washington, D.C) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is proud to announce the inclusion of $3 million for the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission (WWICC) in the draft of the Department of the Interior FY 2019 Appropriations Bill.
The World War I Centennial Commission was created in 2013 by an Act of Congress, sponsored by Congressman Cleaver and Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) to honor, educate and commemorate soldiers and participants of World War I.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II intends to vote "no" on the short term spending bill. The country cannot continue to operate on piecemeal spending legislation. The bill on the House floor today would only provide funding for the next three weeks and fails to address the domestic and military spending caps to better support hard working families and to enhance our national security.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is pleased to announce that the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has awarded a grant of $1,882,260 for the expansion of the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO.
"This is welcoming news for families of our fallen soldiers in the Fifth District of Missouri. They will have the opportunity to visit and honor their loved ones in an enhanced and newly renovated cemetery," said Congressman Cleaver.
It's been a busy week as I returned to the Fifth District of Missouri. My first stop was a humbling commemoration of those who have fought and died serving our country. I spoke at the Memorial Day ceremony at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. There are currently 21.4 million men and women who are veterans in our nation. Over 480,000 are right here in Missouri. It takes a brave soul to fight for people you do not know and even give the ultimate sacrifice for another's security. I felt honored to salute all of our veterans.