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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week's address, Congressman Cleaver discussed the dire need to pass the bipartisan disaster relief package to support communities across the country ravaged by natural disasters, a bill which House Republicans have obstructed three times in the past week.

Below is a full transcript of the address:

(Kansas City, MO) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) today co-hosted a joint roundtable discussion on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) with Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO). Al Green (D-TX), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), and local stakeholders were in attendance. TRIA was passed into law following the September 11 attacks, which caused more than $40 billion in today's dollars in estimated insured losses. The law created the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program which is set to expire on December 31, 2020 unless Congress reauthorizes the program.

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement today after President Trump approved a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Missouri following severe flooding throughout the state.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ron Estes (R-KS), and Steve Watkins (R-KS), and U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Pat Roberts (R-KS) today highlighted why the Kansas City-area should be selected as the new headquarters for the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue.

(Washington, D.C.) – Last week, Congressman Cleaver introduced H.R. 2666, the Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act (MARA), which would extend Medicare resources to physician anesthesiologists practicing in rural communities. The bill would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under Part A of the Medicare Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Cleaver's bipartisan bill to curb money laundering and illicit financial activities was unanimously voted out of committee and will await a vote on the House Floor. Cleaver's bill, H.R. 2514, the Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform (COUNTER) Act, would implement a number of changes and additions to the regulations borne from the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), which dictates banks' responsibilities to help the government detect and root out illegal financial transactions.

(Washington, D.C.) – Commemorating the 135th birthday of Missouri native and former U.S. President Harry S. Truman, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO), along with U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Chris Coons (D-DE) today introduced legislation to rename Washington, D.C.'s Union Station as the "Harry S. Truman Union Station."

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the entire Missouri congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, and U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II, Sam Graves, Vicky Hartzler, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Ann Wagner, Wm. Lacy Clay, Billy Long, and Jason Smith sent a letter to President Trump supporting Governor Mike Parson's request for a disaster declaration for 13 counties impacted by severe flooding. The disaster declaration is a necessary step for these counties to be able to access federal resources for recovery efforts.