Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted with 312 other Democratic and Republican colleagues in the House to pass H.R. 597, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the job-creating Export-Import Bank.
Washington, D.C. – Today, CongressmanEmanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Congressman Joe Crowley (D-NY), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, announced they have placed a friendly wager on the World Series between the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) sent a letter to Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Chuck Rosenberg regarding the danger of a new drug by the name of Alpha-PVP, also known as Flakka. It is a threatening drug that has taken lives and endangers countless more.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) released the following statement in regards to John Boehner's resignation of his speakership:
KANSAS CITY, MO - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) will host U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro in Kansas City, MO, on Monday to announce major funding awards that will revitalize distressed neighborhoods and increase opportunity for low-income residents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, stressing the need for more anti-terror funding for the Kansas City area. Last week, a Florida man was arrested after allegedly plotting an attack in Kansas City, Missouri, for the 14th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Cleaver is pleased to announce that he will be joining President Barack Obama and other Members of Congress on their five-day trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, leaving from Washington, D.C. Thursday evening. The bipartisan delegation includes both Senators and Representatives, including members of the Congressional Black Caucus.