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Kansas City – Today, for the 38^th time, the House of Representatives will vote to repeal all or part of the Affordable Care Act.

“Again and again we are focusing on something that has no hope of going anywhere,” said U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II. “Instead of creating jobs, growing the economy, and strengthening the middle class, we are wasting time on a misguided effort to dismantle a program that is helping millions of people across the country.”

Kansas City – Today Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, and Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte announced the first statistics on the new ShotSpotter crime-fighting system.

“My intention in securing funding for this program has always been to give law enforcement another tool in their arsenal against crime,” said U.S. Representative Cleaver. “I am pleased to know ShotSpotter is having such a profound impact on fighting crime, prosecuting cases, and building bridges of trust between officers and the community.”

Kansas City – Today is the day millions of students and families across the country have dreaded -- and pleaded with Congress not to let come. But it has.

Today is the day, student loan rates double, leaving students paying 6.8% on their loans instead of 3.4%.

“Congress can act overnight to bail out the nation’s big banks,” said U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II. “But when it comes to making sure young people and students across America are able to stay in the classroom – we can’t work together? This is obscene.”