Press Releases

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act. The bipartisan legislation would create the first-ever cerebral palsy (CP) federal research program to investigate prevention, diagnosis, treatment and the societal costs of cerebral palsy, the most prevalent life-long physical disability.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) visited a local dialysis center and met with staff and patients to discuss the impact of Republican-led budget cuts to Medicaid on necessary, lifesaving treatment. Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people, including those with and at risk for chronic kidney disease and dually eligible (Medicaid and Medicare) dialysis patients.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Robert Aderholt (R-AL) re-introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Deliver for Democracy Act, a bill that would incentivize reliable services from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and limit excessive rate increases on local periodicals. In recent years, USPS has raised rates for periodicals under the guise of increased efficiency and improved service, but the changes have not addressed persistent postal delays. The bill was also introduced in the U.S.