Press Releases
(Kansas City, MO) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II calls the latest cuts on health care subsidies a mistake that will affect millions of low to moderate-income Americans.
Recent media reports state that the White House administration has decided it will not continue to pay the monthly cost-sharing subsidies to insurance companies included in the Affordable Care Act, (ACA) worth an estimated $7 billion in 2017.
(Washington D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II spoke before the full Financial Services Committee hearing this morning on Capitol Hill. U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Ben Carson appeared before the committee to discuss public housing needs. The hearing was entitled "The Future of Housing in America: Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development".
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement today regarding President Donald Trump's signed executive order on health care.
(Washington, D.C.) – On October 3, 2017, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) sent a letter to Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, expressing their concerns with the social networking platform's role in ‘propagating hate and undermining democracy' and company leadership's inaction to address the gravity of these issues.
(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement in regards to the mass shooting that took place last night in Las Vegas, Nevada.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II joined 144 Members of Congress in signing a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to provide additional assets to those suffering from the aftermaths of a devastating hurricane. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were directly hit by Hurricane Maria resulting in several days of widespread power outages and reduced telecommunications.
(Washington D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II highlighted a new report which shows how the latest Trumpcare legislation, which the Senate GOP hopes to rush to a vote next week, would rob insurance coverage from 534,000 Missourians in 2027.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is pleased to announce that the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has awarded a grant of $1,882,260 for the expansion of the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO.
"This is welcoming news for families of our fallen soldiers in the Fifth District of Missouri. They will have the opportunity to visit and honor their loved ones in an enhanced and newly renovated cemetery," said Congressman Cleaver.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II denounces President Trump's decision today to terminate the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and reaffirms his commitment to protecting our country's Dreamers. Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the administration will end DACA with a six month delay.
(Kansas City, MO) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement in regards to President Trump's plans to effectively end the DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, program.
"Because I am an ordained United Methodist clergy, I cannot resist saying that Ezekiel 18 is clear, each individual is responsible for his/her own sins. Listen to the text:
Ezekiel 18:19