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Washington, DC – Today Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement following yesterday’s meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus with President Obama:

“Yesterday, the Congressional Black Caucus, of which I am proud to Chair, met with President Obama. “It is always an honor to meet with the President. At the same time, it is a challenge to convey the concerns that deserve the most attention. For that task, I turned to my constituents.

The City of Kansas City, Missouri announced today that it has been selected to collaborate with Google on the deployment of Google’s ultra high-speed broadband network. This network will deliver Internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit (or 1,000 megabits) per second—100 times faster than what most people have access to today. As the second city to be selected for this initiative, Kansas City, Missouri joins Kansas City, Kansas, in a regional partnership that will help ensure our communities’ shared success.