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April 20, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, following months of obstruction from House Republicans to prevent a vote, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of a series of bills to provide security and humanitarian assistance to America’s democratic allies in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

April 18, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Michael Guest (R-MS), along with U.S.

April 17, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), along with a bipartisan group of 19 other Members of Congress, to decry the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) recent nationwide consolidation and review announcements that could severely diminish mail service reliability for postal networks across the Country.

April 10, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded President Biden’s latest proposal to provide student debt relief to Americans across the country.

March 27, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that he has accepted the invitation to be the new Democratic Co-Chair of the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REEE) Caucus. Rep. Cleaver was invited to serve as co-chair by U.S.

March 22, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted to pass a package of six government funding bills that will help families with the high cost of living, support education and job training programs, prevent attacks on women’s reproductive freedom, reinforce America’s global leadership, and invest in the health and safety of Missouri communities. The bill will now go to the U.S. Senate, which is expected to pass it immediately to prevent a government shutdown.

March 22, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded President Joe Biden for cancelling another $6 billion in student loan debt for 78,000 public service workers, such as teachers, nurses, and firefighters, across the country.

March 13, 2024

(Washington, D.C.)Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge announced her retirement this week.

March 13, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Mark Alford (R-MO) introduced the Pony Up Act, which would protect consumers by putting the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on the hook for late delivery of bills. Multiple constituent complaints have been registered regarding late fees needing to be paid regularly due to bills being delivered late.

March 13, 2024

(Washington, D.C.)Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.