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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) hosted a check presentation and press conference to highlight the $400,000 in Community Project Funding he was able to secure for SAVE, Inc and PRIDE Haven. PRIDE Haven helps ensure homeless LGBTQI+ transition-aged youth, aged 18-24, can access safe, welcoming, and accepting drop-in and overnight shelter.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) hosted a press conference to announce that $14,880,000 in federal funding has been awarded to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Buses and Bus Facilities Program, KCATA will receive $10,380,000 for renovation and upgrades to KCATA’s bus storage and battery electric vehicle charging facility.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Endowment Transparency Act to bring transparency and accountability to college and university endowment funds across the country.
(Washington, DC) – This week, U.S.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), member of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, participated in the National Foster Youth Institute’s Foster Youth Shadow Day, giving Micaih Lloyd from Wilmington, Delaware, an opportunity to shadow the Congressman for a day on Capitol Hill. Micaih was joined by 30 other foster youth and alumni from across the country traveling to Washington, D.C.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Don Bacon (R-NE), members of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, introduced the first-ever federal Foster Youth Bill of Rights Resolution, helping to ensure foster youth across America are informed about their rights while in foster care.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the Port Authority of Kansas City has been awarded a $2,000,000 grant from the first-ever round of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s new Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program. Rep. Cleaver helped secure funding for the grant program with his support for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, during National Homeownership Month, U.S.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, in a letter to U.S. Department of State (DOS) Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rita Bitter, Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) urged the DOS to provide answers for the dramatic delays in processing passport applications.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, to pay America’s bills, protect Missouri families from the catastrophic consequences of default, and ensure our economic recovery from the global pandemic can continue unabated. The legislation will now go to the U.S.