Press Releases
(Kansas City, MO) – Last week, Gordon Smith and Daniel Pinto, Co-Presidents and COOs for JPMorgan Chase (JPMC), issued a memo to JPMC employees announcing initial steps the bank will take to foster a more diverse and inclusive atmosphere at the largest bank in the United States.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), along with 57 other members of Congress, called for direct cash assistance for Americans to continue on a monthly basis until the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced H.R. 6457, the Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act, to combat predatory price gouging tactics, which have surged during the coronavirus pandemic.
(Kansas City, MO) - United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO) have called for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a national hotline for financial institutions and borrowers seeking to access the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a lending program created with passage of the CARES Act last month.
(Kansas City, MO) - Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to provide Kansas City with direct funding from the $150 billion COVID-19 Relief Fund set up for states and major cities under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide critical funding to our national healthcare system and much-needed economic relief to American workers and small businesses dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with the entire Missouri congressional delegation, sent a letter urging President Trump to support Missouri's disaster declaration request, so the state may adequately respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) sent a letter to the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) calling on the payments industry's leading trade association to adopt terms and conditions against price gouging for their member organizations to follow.
In the letter, Congressman Cleaver wrote:
(Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced H.R. 6379, the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, to provide monumental relief to the American people and businesses facing economic hardship during the coronavirus pandemic. H.R.
(Kansas City, MO) – United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) has called on Congressional leadership to include support for religious institutions and nonprofits in any final coronavirus aid package.