Press Releases

(Grandview, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Grandview Mayor Leonard Jones and local leaders for a check presentation of $850,000 in federal funding Cleaver secured for the City of Grandview’s new Main Street Market. Following the presentation, the leaders unveiled the name of the transformative space in the heart of the community.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) introduced legislation that would guarantee incarcerated workers nationwide receive the federal minimum wage for their labor. The Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act would ensure incarcerated workers are paid at least the federal minimum wage, eliminate excessive wage deductions, and extend basic labor protections to workers in correctional facilities nationwide.

(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.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after voting in favor of the War Powers Resolution to stop the President's unauthorized war in the Middle East.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that President Trump’s global tariffs were unlawful.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) hosted a press conference with local leaders from KC2026, Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), and the Kansas City Transportation Authority (KCATA) to highlight federal funding secured to support World Cup security and readiness in Kansas City.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement on the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson.

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of my dear friend, Reverend Jesse Jackson.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) alongside Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (D-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a coalition of over 80 Members in the House and Senate in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to vacate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) unlawful termination of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Solar for All program.