Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) cosponsored H.R. 336, the Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust (TRUST) in Congress Act, to prevent insider trading in Congress. The TRUST in Congress Act would increase government transparency and reduce corruption in Congress by requiring Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children to place certain investments into a qualified blind trust while serving in Congress.
"This is common sense," said Congressman Cleaver.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced Missouri will receive $96.9 million this year from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to repair bridges across the state.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 1836, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act, which ensures that members of the National Guard and Reserve—who often serve side-by-side with their Active Duty counterparts yet do not currently receive the same access to critical G.I. bill benefits—are honored with the benefits they have earned and deserve.
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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement one year after the attack on American democracy on January 6, 2021.
(Kansas City, MO)– Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) named Christina Mahoney as his Chief of Staff, following the departure of Jennifer Taft. Christina brings sixteen years of congressional experience to the role, including fifteen years with Congressman Cleaver's office.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released a report detailing his work and achievements during 2021 on behalf of the people of the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded President Joe Biden's appointment of Joe Aull to be the Missouri State Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) has voted to reallocate $50 million in Missouri's unspent emergency rental assistance funding to be made available to tenants in Jackson County and Kansas City.
(Kansas City, MO)– Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that Missouri will soon receive more than $1.254 billion in new federal funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.