Press Releases

(Kansas City, MO) – Last night, following a call between United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Chuck Rettig and Deputy Commissioners for Operations, the IRS sent new guidance to field offices around the country to allow more federal workers to telework and take Safety Leave, while implementing stricter social dis

(Washington, D.C.) - United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) has joined his congressional colleagues in calling for a multitude of actions to be taken by the federal government in response to the worsening coronavirus crisis. Some of the actions Cleaver has urged the administration to take include:

(Washington, D.C.) –United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, along with House Financial Services (FSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters and all Subcommittee Chairs, called for several actions to be taken by the administration and financial regulators, as health experts pre

(Queens, NY) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, participated in a Financial Services Committee field hearing on modern-day redlining. The field hearing was chaired by Congressman Gregory W.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 6074, an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to fully address the coronavirus public health crisis. The emergency supplemental appropriations will provide $8.3 billion in entirely new funding to combat the coronavirus epidemic and keep Americans safe.

(Washington, D.C.) – United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Congressman French Hill (R-AR), and Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) announced plans to launch the bipartisan Counter-Trafficking Initiative.

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) met with the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) new Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with Financial Services Subcommittee Chairmen Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), and Wm.