Press Releases

Reps. Cleaver, Lawler Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Rental Assistance Program for Affordable Housing

March 7, 2025

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, and Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced their Choice in Affordable Housing Act to improve the federal government’s largest rental assistance program. The bipartisan bill would make it easier to access Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) – often referred to as Section 8 vouchers – and attract and retain landlords to participate in the program.

Congressional Public Housing Caucus Condemns Efforts that would Decimate Public Housing, Calls for Analysis Justifying Draconian Cuts

March 6, 2025

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(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Ritchie Torres (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Public Housing Caucus, condemned efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Trump Administration to eliminate HUD initiatives, programs and personnel essential to public housing.

Issues:Holding the White House Accountable

Rep. Cleaver’s Statement on Trump Administration’s Shameful Meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

February 28, 2025

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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, which monitors human rights and international cooperation in the 57 countries of the OSCE, released the following statement after the Trump Administration’s shameful meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this afternoon.

Issues:Holding the White House Accountable

Congressman Cleaver Hosts Medicaid Listening Session With Health Care Providers

February 28, 2025

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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) held a listening session with a dedicated collective of health care providers who are at the frontlines of delivering care to the region’s most vulnerable communities. The discussion gave providers an opportunity to share their concerns about the Republican-led budget cuts to Medicaid and the devastating consequences these cuts will have on the health care system, and for thousands of local children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities.

Issues:Holding the White House Accountable

Reps. Cleaver, Fletcher, Williams Introduce Legislation to Help Heirs’ Property Landowners Prove Ownership and Receive Disaster Relief

February 28, 2025

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(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a two-bill legislative package seeking to assist heirs’ property owners seeking assistance with disaster relief, clearing title, and estate planning. Heirs’ property is family land inherited without a will or legal documentation of ownership.

Congressman Cleaver Joins 84 House Democrats in Urging Trump Administration to End the Gag on Public Health Communications and Act Swiftly to Address Worsening Bird Flu Outbreak

February 27, 2025

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(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with Rep. Rosa DeLauro and 83 other House Democrats, called on the Trump Administration to undo their move to restrict federal agencies’ communications and collaboration

Issues:Holding the White House Accountable

Congressman Cleaver Warns of Impact of Trump Administration’s Federal Funding Freeze on Missouri Agriculture, Calls on USDA to Restore Funding for Local Projects

February 26, 2025

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(Washington, D.C.) – This week, following the termination of a federal grant to the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council and the shutdown of a soybean research project in Missouri after the Trump Administration’s chaotic and harmful federal funding freeze, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver is warning of the impact the Administration’s executive actions are having on Missouri’s agricultural industry.

Issues:Holding the White House Accountable

Congressman Cleaver Votes against Republican Budget Bill That Would Gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other Essential Services to Fund Tax Cuts for the Wealthy

February 26, 2025

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(Washington, D.C.) – Last night, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted against House Republicans’ reckless budget scheme that enables the gutting of Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital government services to fund another round of tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations.

Issues:Holding the White House Accountable

Rep. Cleaver Re-Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Postal Processing Facilities

February 25, 2025

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(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Harriet Hageman (R-WY) re-introduced the Postal Processing Protection Act to protect postal processing facilities from being shut down. The bipartisan legislation would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to follow the same standards for closing or consolidating sorting, distribution, or processing facilities as it does for storefront post offices under existing law. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S.

Reps. Cleaver, Lynch, Meeks, Torres Launch Congressional Public Housing Caucus

February 24, 2025

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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) announced the establishment of the Congressional Public Housing Caucus (CPHC).