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(Washington, D.C.) – Last week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, joined Representatives Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and John Garamendi (D-CA), along with Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), to introduce the HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act. The legislation would make significant investments in the U.S.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) made a friendly wager with Baltimore Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) on the outcome of the AFC Championship Game this Sunday. When the Kansas City Chiefs win, Rep. Mfume will provide Maryland crab cakes from Jimmy’s Famous Seafood. Should the Baltimore Ravens get extraordinarily lucky and win the conference championship, Rep.

(Washington, D.C.) – Last week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) led a cohort of fellow lawmakers calling on the U.S. Postal Service to halt price increases on stamps, following the agency’s record-breaking fourth rate increase in the last eighteen months. The need to address the failings of the Delivering for America Plan and turn around performance issues of the USPS must be addressed to legitimize a price hike for consumers.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed another Continuing Resolution to keep the government open and avoid a senseless shutdown.

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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced $999,949 has been awarded to the Metropolitan Energy Center in Kansas City to support clean energy deployment and regional economic development while also advancing U.S. energy independence and reducing vehicle emissions.

(Washington, D.C.) – CBC TECH2025 Co-Chairs Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) and Barbara Lee (CA-12), along with CBC Future of Work Taskforce Co-Chairs Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At Large), sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to request information in response to recent reports highlighting the impacts of widespread layoffs within the tech industry and its disproportionate impacts on the African American community and women. 

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) announced the introduction of the Rural Housing Service Reform Act. The bipartisan bill would enable the most significant modernization of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural housing programs in years, helping to improve programs, cut red tape, and create and preserve affordable housing opportunities. Companion legislation has been introduced in the U.S.