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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver is pleased to announce that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has chosen Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T), led by President Chris Gentile, to continue as the management and operating contractor for the National Security Campus (NSC) in Kansas City, MO.
This week was a big week for our efforts to bridge the digital divide in Missouri’s Fifth District. President Obama in coordination with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that they have chosen Kansas City to participate in their new digital inclusion program that they rolled out this week. The program is ConnectHome and it aims to increase broadband Internet access for children and families who live in HUD-assisted housing. Kansas City is one of 28 communities across the country that will have the opportunity to participate in this initiative.
Last week was a historic week for our nation, as the Supreme Court announced two key decisions that will forever mark a victorious few days in the fight for equal rights and basic healthcare.
Since the wedding at Cana, when Jesus turned water into wine, he taught us that the main thing and the plain thing was love. Today that is still true. Only a handful of the Bible’s one million verses relate to same-sex relationships. Neither the Jewish prophets nor Jesus Christ ever spoke of it. What Jesus did talk about was love.
KANSAS CITY, MO – Today, Congressman Cleaver applauded the President's announcement that the Department of Labor will propose extending overtime pay protections to nearly 5 million salaried American workers, including 110,000 in Missouri. This proposal would increase the current overtime protection threshold, guaranteeing overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 per year.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released a statement on the historic ruling from the Supreme Court: that there is a fundamental right to marry under the Constitution, in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Today, I am on my way to Charleston, South Carolina, to attend the funeral of the late Reverend Clementa C. Pinckney.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released a statement on two historic rulings from the Supreme Court: the decision to affirm the availability of tax credits under the Affordable Care Act to individuals in States with a federal healthcare exchange, in King et al. v.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Cleaver called for immediate action to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank and protect American jobs. The charter of the Ex-Im Bank, a key support for American workers and American businesses looking to sell their goods overseas, expires on June 30 – in just one legislative day. Yesterday, instead of taking action on this legislation, the House of Representatives held its 60th vote to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act. House Republicans are planning to recess for the month on Thursday, allowing the charter to expire.
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Congressman Cleaver greets Ward Golston, a World War II Veteran |
"My heart is heavy today for the victims, both living and dead, and their friends and family. As a United Methodist minister, I am deeply troubled to hear of any life lost to violence and hate. After learning of the depraved and profane shooting of Christians, because they were black, in their oasis—their sanctuary— I remembered my own commitment to Bishop W. T. Handy, during my term as Kansas City's Mayor, to conduct the Wednesday evening Bible study and, of course, the Sunday worship service.