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January 22, 2018

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II intends to vote "no" on the short term spending bill. The country cannot continue to operate on piecemeal spending legislation.

January 18, 2018

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II responded to recent reports that the Acting Director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Mick Mulvaney, has not requested any operating funds this fiscal year from the Federal Reserve. See report here.

January 18, 2018

(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is pleased to hear that after much discussion with Facebook's executives regarding diversity and inclusion, Facebook has announced that outgoing CEO of American Express, Kenneth Chenault, has agreed to join its Board of Directors.

December 19, 2017

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II voted in opposition to the Conference Report on H.R. 1 – the GOP Tax Bill.

December 19, 2017

(Washington D.C.) – Today, Congressman Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement in response to Twitter's enforcement of its new policy seeking to curtail the amount of racist, violent, and hateful content on its wide-ranging social media platform:

December 18, 2017

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) sent letters to the CEO's of the four largest student loan servicers - Navient, Nelnet, Great Lakes and FedLoan Servicing - urging them to address consumercomplaints about inadequate servicing, poor record-keeping, and steering borrowers into costly repayment plans.

Issues:Education
December 7, 2017

(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement regarding his vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Issues:Civility
December 1, 2017

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement regarding former National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn's, guilty plea.

November 30, 2017

(Washington D.C.) - Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) yesterday received a letter from Facebook Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, after a series of concerns were presented to Facebook and Twitter top executives.

November 21, 2017

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II joined Democratic leaders from the House and Senate in sponsoring a new proposal to help pension retirees. The proposed legislation would ensure that retired workers keep the pensions they have earned. Specifically, the legislation would allow the Treasury Department to loan money through the sale of U.S.