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December 20, 2019

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with Rep. Al Green (D-TX), sent a letter to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and federal regulators calling for an investigation into allegations of race-based discrimination practices against both clients and employees from the banking giant.

December 18, 2019

(Washington, D.C.) – After a year-long effort to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, applauded the inclusion of the seven-year reauthorization of TRIA in the House FY2020 appropriations legislation, which was passed with overwhelming bip

December 18, 2019

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two "minibus" appropriations bills, H.R. 1865 and H.R. 1158, to fund the federal government through Fiscal Year 2020. Congressman Cleaver voted in favor of both appropriations bills, which passed with significant bipartisan support by a vote of 297-120 and 289-138, respectively.

December 13, 2019

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which takes decisive action to lower drug prices for American consumers.

December 12, 2019

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Congressman French Hill (R-AR), Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced that the World War I Valor Medals Review Act had been included in the House and Senate-negotiated Conference Report for the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

December 11, 2019

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the statement below following the announcement that House Democrats have agreed on a deal to strengthen the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

December 10, 2019

(Washington, D.C.) – United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee announced the introduction of articles of impeachment against the President of the United States.

December 4, 2019

(Washington, D.C.) – Last night, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with Representatives Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO) and Joyce Beatty (D-OH), co-hosted the Midwest Banking Summit.

November 20, 2019

On Thursday, November 14th, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) sent a letter – along with a bipartisan group of Members of Congress – to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with an urgent call to address the unsustainable levels of limited propane supplies across the Midwest.

November 20, 2019

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, the Internet Association (IA) released their inaugural "Diversity & Inclusion Benchmark Report" following Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II's (D-MO) calls for greater diversity in the tech industry and discussions with the IA.