Press Releases

Rep. Cleaver, KC-Area Colleagues Unite Across Party Lines to Address USPS Mail Delivery Delays
September 17, 2024
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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO-05), Jake LaTurner (R-KS-02), Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), Mark Alford (R-MO-04), and Sam Graves (R-MO-06) united in a bipartisan effort to address mail delivery delays in the Kansas City area.

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Rep. Cleaver Announces $10,000,000 Grant from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Road Safety Improvements Along Prospect Avenue
September 4, 2024
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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the City of Kansas City, Missouri has been awarded a $10,000,000 federal grant to implement road safety improvements along Prospect Avenue, a project that Congressman Cleaver called on the Department of Transportation to support earlier this year.
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Congressman Cleaver Applauds $9 Million Grant For Kansas City from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act
August 28, 2024
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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the Department of Energy’s announcement that the City of Kansas City, Missouri has been selected a $9,000,000 federal grant to develop and adopt a building performance standard, including a comprehensive public and stakeholder outreach and engagement plan, that will improve energy efficiency throughout the region and lower utility costs.
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Rep. Cleaver Applauds EPA Partial Disapproval of Missouri Regional Haze Plan, Calls on Agency to Implement Federal Plan to Combat Air Pollution State
August 19, 2024
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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their partial disapproval of the state of Missouri’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP).
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Congressman Cleaver Applauds Biden-Harris Administration’s Announcement of Lower Prescription Drug Prices for America’s Seniors
August 15, 2024
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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement that it has reached agreements to lower prices for ten of the highest-cost prescription drugs for millions of people across the country.
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Congressman Cleaver Presents Medal of Honor Flag to Family of Private First Class Willy F. James, Jr., Honors Relative’s 103rd Birthday
August 6, 2024
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(Kansas City, MO) – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), recognized the family of Private First Class Willy F. James, Jr. at a Medal of Honor Recipient exhibition held at the Black Archives of Mid-America. During the program, Representative Cleaver presented the sister of PFC Willy F. James, Jr.

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Reps. Cleaver, Foushee Introduce Legislation to Defend Women’s Freedom, Provide Federal Privacy Protections for Expecting Mothers Nationwide
August 1, 2024
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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC), along with 26 other House Democrats, introduced legislation to provide federal privacy protections to pregnant women across the country.

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Congressman Cleaver, Senators Warren and Warnock Lead Reintroduction of Landmark Bill to Tackle U.S. Housing Crisis
July 29, 2024
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(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee on the House Committee on Financial Services, and U.S.

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Cleaver, Davids Announce Federal Grant to Create Jobs, Advance Cutting-Edge Research in KC Region
July 26, 2024
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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced that the U.S.

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Congressman Cleaver’s Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address to Joint Session of Congress
July 24, 2024
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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement before Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s fourth address to a joint session of Congress.

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