Press Releases

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, reintroduced H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) was an original cosponsor of the bipartisan legislation, which would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963, help eliminate the gender pay gap, and guarantee that women can hold employers accountable by challenging pay discrimination.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) was appointed Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance. Cleaver was selected unanimously by his Democratic colleagues to chair the powerful subcommittee.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the allocation of over $30 million in rental assistance to municipalities within the 5th Congressional District of Missouri.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the relocation of his Kansas City district office. For nearly a decade, Congressman Cleaver and district staff occupied the Midtown office space located at 31^st and Main Street.

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of granting a congressional waiver to allow Lloyd Austin to serve as Secretary of Defense before he completes the seven-year waiting period required for retired military officers. Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mr. Austin as the next Secretary of Defense.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauds the renegotiation of the combined sewer overflow Consent Decree between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the city of Kansas City, Missouri.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) called on President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to strengthen the national moratorium on evictions, prioritize the disbursement of rental assistance provided by the latest COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress, and provide guidance on how this funding should be utilized by states and municipalities.

In a letter to Ron Klain, Chief of Staff to President-elect Joe Biden, Congressman Cleaver wrote:

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, called on all members of the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), including Visa, Square, Stripe, Mastercard, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and other powerful payment processors, to cease all financial services for individuals and organizations engaged in the violent domestic terror attack against the United States Capitol last week.