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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) wrote United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting the Postmaster General personally host a listening session in Kansas City to hear complaints directly from area residents about the Postal Service’s failure to provide reliable mail delivery six days per week as required by the Postal Service Reform Act and lay out a plan for the agency to address these deficiencies.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, during Women’s History Month, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced H.R. 1572, a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress, to more than 220 American women who served as essential telephone operators with the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) introduced legislation to protect communities from toxic waste at Superfund sites that are vulnerable to natural disasters and the effects of climate change.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, in recognition of the first-ever National Civic Learning Week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced legislation to substantially bolster civics education in schools across the country.

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, on the first day of Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Reps. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) to re-introduce the Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act. The bipartisan legislation would create a cerebral palsy (CP) research program headed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and install the first-ever dedicated source of federal funding for CP research.

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined a bipartisan cohort of Representatives and Senators to introduce H.R. 20, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The comprehensive bipartisan proposal would strengthen protections that safeguard American workers’ right to come together and bargain for fairer wages, better benefits, and safer workplaces.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the City of Kansas City has been awarded $1,645,333 in federal grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security’s Urban Area Security Initiative program.

(Kansas City, MO) – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) hosted a press conference and check presentation to highlight the $2 million in Community Project Funding he secured for Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. and the KC IMAGINE Project. The funding will be used to restore the historic Laugh-O-Gram Studio for members of the public, strengthen professional development programs, and provide enrichment for the surrounding neighborhood.