Press Releases
Missouri’s Fifth District – Congressman Cleaver is pleased to announce the opportunity for rural areas to get financial assistance for broadband deployment. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications in this effort to continue strengthening rural economies.
Kansas City – Congressman Cleaver is pleased to announce a $200,000 grant to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. The grant comes from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will be used to instruct students in the field of health care about creating healthy homes for kids.
Washington, DC - Congressman Cleaver welcomed Minddrive, an after-school program that works with at-risk teenagers, to Washington this week. Minddrive focuses on engaging students, mentoring them, teaching them, and giving them skills that will help lead to sustainable lives.
Kansas City – Congressman Cleaver is pleased to announce that the Kansas City Public Library will soon receive a grant from the Big Read. The Big Read is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Arts Midwest. The NEA initiative is an effort to put reading back into the lives of kids, adults, and American culture.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and The American Legion announced a new partnership to help reduce the compensation claims backlog for Veterans.
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Kansas City - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, has reintroduced the Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act (HR 1666) to help those with chronic and serious illness in Missouri’s Fifth District, and around the country, get better, clearer and more comprehensive health care.
Kansas City – Congressman Cleaver is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bill Zahner, CEO/President of the internationally acclaimed A. Zahner Company, to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Council. Mr. Zahner was one of 26 leaders in the manufacturing industry throughout the country recently chosen for this prestigious position.
- 1 in 4 women in the United States is a victim of domestic violence.
- 3 women in our country are murdered by their partners every day.
- 1 out of every 6 women has survived attempted or completed sexual assault.
- 15 million children in the United States are exposed to domestic violence each year.
"The numbers speak for themsel