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August 1, 2024

(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.

July 29, 2024

(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.

July 26, 2024

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced that the U.S.

July 24, 2024

(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.

July 23, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Robert Aderholt (R-AL) introduced the bipartisan Deliver for Democracy Act to support local newspapers that have been hampered by persistent postal delays and surging rate increases from the U.S. Postal Service, ensuring American families receive local news on time. The Deliver for Democracy Act was also introduced in the U.S.

July 15, 2024

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the assassination attempt of Donald Trump.

July 10, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), and David Trone (D-MD), along with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced a bicameral resolution that urges the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a centralized and independent process for reviewing petitions from individuals who were unjustly or wrongfully deported from the United States.

July 2, 2024

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity. 

June 27, 2024

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the city of Independence, Missouri a $7,379,648 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grant for local infrastructure improvements that will enhance pedestrian safety and ease traffic congestion in the Englewood Arts District.