Press Releases
Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II and Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay applauded President Obama's decision to curtail the distribution of some forms of military-style equipment and to add stricter controls on other transfers. After months of study, the White House Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group Report released a list of military hardware that local law enforcement will be prohibited from securing with federal funds or from federal agencies.
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. Cleaver signed on as an original cosponsor of the Raise the Wage Act to raise the Federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $12.00 by 2020. The bill, introduced in both the House and Senate, would also gradually eliminate the subminimum tipped wage system and index the Federal minimum wage to keep pace with the rising median wage.
Today, Congressman Cleaver released this statement in response to the protests and unrest in Baltimore, Maryland:
"The Future of Financial Services and Insurance: Risk and Regulation at Home and Abroad" will be broadcast live here.
Today, Congressman Cleaver released this comment in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs' change to Choice Program Eligibility:
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.
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.
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.
Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Selma, and in response to the tragic events of Ferguson, announced his plan to introduce a bill to ban criminal and traffic law enforcement activities motivated by revenue raising purposes.