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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced the Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act to support occupational training programs and educational opportunities in U.S. correctional facilities in an effort to reduce recidivism and help incarcerated citizens better prepare to successfully re-enter society. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) earlier this year.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement on the shooting of Ralph Yarl in North Kansas City.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) called on Missouri Governor Mike Parson to protect state funding for public libraries in Missouri, following the Missouri House of Representatives’ attempt to defund local libraries across the state.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has awarded more than $8.7 million in grants to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) in Kansas City, including AltCap, the Central Bank of Kansas City, and Holy Rosary Credit Union.
(Washington, D.C.) – This week, following the radical decision by a lone Texas judge in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Representatives Pat Ryan (D-NY) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), along with 48 other House Democrats, to co-introduce the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) called on Missouri Governor Mike Parson to strengthen Missouri’s education system and support student learning by boosting teacher salaries.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and J. Luis Correa (D-CA) led a cohort of 34 House Democrats calling on Congress to establish an independent, centralized unit within the Department of Homeland Security to review cases of unjust deportation.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after Donald Trump was formally indicted by a grand jury in New York.
“The keystone to our democracy and the freedoms we cherish so dearly is the rule of law, administered equally to all people, no matter their position or personal attributes.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, and Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, called for increased investments and critical reforms in federal rural housing programs to provide support to rural residents in Missouri and across the country.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) welcomed news from the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that they will commence an audit of delayed mail and delivery operations in the Northland and Kansas City area.