Press Releases

(Washington, D.C.) – United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) today raised concerns about the lack of diversity among asset managers of university endowments. In a letter to the twenty-five universities with the largest endowments, Cleaver and Kennedy demanded answers about their equal opportunity practices and firm selection processes.

(Washington, D.C.) – In a bicameral letter to the President of the European Commission, the Black members of the Helsinki Commission along with 35 other Members of United States Congress, including the Congressional Black Caucus Chair and other Helsinki Commissioners, call for a sweeping plan of action following the European Parliament's Juneteenth Day resolution supporting protests against racism and police brutality. The letter also urges an immediate inquiry into an altercation involving a Black Member of the European Parliament and a Belgian police officer.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, held a hearing entitled "Paycheck Security: Economic Perspectives on Alternative Approaches to Protecting Workers' Pay During COVID-19." The hearing examined the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal response to date, and policy approaches the government can take to protect workers moving forward.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) announced they will introduce a bill to provide $1.2 billion in emergency supplemental funding to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) through the end of 2020. The USCIS, which administers the nation's legal immigration system and processes millions of immigration applications and thousands of international adoptions each year, is normally funded through fees it collects from applicants.

(Washington, D.C.) - United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO) has joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and 79 fellow lawmakers in demanding the release of all parents and children being held in immigration and family detention centers by July 17. This comes following a recent order from District Court Judge Dolly Gee of the Central District of California, which required Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release all children held for more than 20 days at Karnes, Dilley and Berks detention facilities.

(Washington, D.C.) – United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, called for the Trump Administration to immediately impose sanctions on the Russian Federation following reports of Russia funding terrorist organizations to murder American and allied service members in Afghanistan. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Rep. Cleaver also calls for the Administration to implement sanctions against Russia that were passed by Congress in 2014 and are long overdue.

(Washington, D.C.) – Last night, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, which passed by a vote of 233-188. The bill would invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure while creating millions of good-paying jobs, combatting the climate crisis, and addressing disparities in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the country

(Washington, D.C.) – Last night, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, House Democrats' new legislation to build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to lower health costs and prescription drug prices. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 234-179 and comes less than one week after the Trump Administration filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entirety of the ACA.