Press Releases

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and J. Luis Correa (D-CA) led a cohort of 34 House Democrats calling on Congress to establish an independent, centralized unit within the Department of Homeland Security to review cases of unjust deportation.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after Donald Trump was formally indicted by a grand jury in New York.

“The keystone to our democracy and the freedoms we cherish so dearly is the rule of law, administered equally to all people, no matter their position or personal attributes.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, and Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, called for increased investments and critical reforms in federal rural housing programs to provide support to rural residents in Missouri and across the country.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) welcomed news from the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that they will commence an audit of delayed mail and delivery operations in the Northland and Kansas City area.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) wrote United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting the Postmaster General personally host a listening session in Kansas City to hear complaints directly from area residents about the Postal Service’s failure to provide reliable mail delivery six days per week as required by the Postal Service Reform Act and lay out a plan for the agency to address these deficiencies.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, during Women’s History Month, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced H.R. 1572, a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress, to more than 220 American women who served as essential telephone operators with the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) introduced legislation to protect communities from toxic waste at Superfund sites that are vulnerable to natural disasters and the effects of climate change.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, in recognition of the first-ever National Civic Learning Week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced legislation to substantially bolster civics education in schools across the country.