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May 21, 2015

Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II wrote to President Obama to call for a joint task force between the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Education, on the problem of increased suicides among black children. A recent study revealed the rate of suicide among black children has increased in the past few years.

May 5, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II is helping lead the fight to give hardworking Americans a long-overdue wage increase by raising the federal minimum wage. Last week, Rep.

April 29, 2015

Today, Congressman Cleaver released this statement in response to the protests and unrest in Baltimore, Maryland:

April 28, 2015

"The Future of Financial Services and Insurance: Risk and Regulation at Home and Abroad" will be broadcast live here.

April 15, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Today, on the 100th day of the new GOP Congress, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II called on House Republicans to come together and get to work to improve our economy and invest in our infrastructure.

March 31, 2015

This month, Google officially announced a much-needed re-opening of its sign-up and outreach process. This change will allow anyone living within an existing Fiberhood to sign up for the service. The new changes include the "basic internet" option, which is a free five Mbps internet service after a $300 construction fee.

March 24, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II announced that today, one day after the fifth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that hundreds of thousands of people in Missouri are benefiting from this landmark health care law.

Issues:Health