Press Releases
(Kansas City, MO) – Last week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) celebrated the Kansas City Farmers Market Passport Launch and Urban Farming Expo, highlighting the local impact of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) recent designation of Kansas City as an Urban Agricultural Hub.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement on yesterday’s vote in the House of Representatives to vacate the speakership.
“Yesterday, I had an outpatient procedure related to a recent knee replacement, which caused me to miss last night’s vote on the motion to vacate the speakership.
(Washington, D.C.) – In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize America’s teachers and the invaluable impact they have on students and communities across the country.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide $101.9 million in federal grants to communities throughout the state of Missouri.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined faculty of Metropolitan Community College – Maple Woods to hold a groundbreaking of their new Agriculture Annex facility and present a check for $850,000 in Community Project Funding the Congressman was able to secure to help fund construction and provide the latest equipment improvements.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) wrote Attorney General Garland and Director Colette Peters of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, urging both to keep convicted felon Robert Courtney in prison.
(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to strengthen and expand paramedicine services in communities across the country.
(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.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Michael Guest (R-MS), along with U.S.
(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.