Veterans
There are many veterans that live in our district and their issues are important to me and to my work in Congress.
It has slipped from the headlines.
It is a political hot potato.
But it is something I simply could not get out of my mind.
Children, some as young as my own grandchildren, enduring what I call the "Trail of Fears", as they cross the border from Mexico into the United States.
Her voice was beautifully unmistakable. Her writing was unbelievably inspirational. And her life was one of suffering and triumph, pain and courage, survival and success.
WASHINGTON, DC - Moments ago, the House of Representatives passed unanimously by voice vote Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II's amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, designating the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City at America's National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "National World War I Museum and Memorial." Additionally, this amendment redesignates Pershing Park, located along Pennsylvania Avenue in the District of Columbia, as the "National World War I Memorial."
This week marked a milestone for Missouri's Fifth District, as I joined with Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt, to jointly introduce legislation that will make Kansas City the only city in the nation with the distinction of having the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
Washington DC -- Congressman Cleaver and Congressman Ted Poe along with Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt jointly introduced legislation today that will make Kansas City the only city in the nation with the distinction of having the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
The bill will designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum -- as the "National World War I Museum and Memorial."
A BIG VOTE – AND A BIG MOMENT
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Kansas City will receive $1 million to bolster multiple neighborhoods with critically needed repairs |
