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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at no more than $35 per month in Medicare Part D and commercial health insurance. With 1 in 4 Americans who rely on insulin admitting to having cut back or skipped doses due to cost, this legislation ensures vital and affordable access to life-saving medication for more than 37 million Americans who have diabetes.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) co-introduced the bipartisan Cerebral Palsy Research Program Act, which would create a cerebral palsy (CP) research program headed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and provide the first-ever dedicated source of federal funding for CP research. CP is the most common life-long physical disability, occurring in roughly one out of 345 children and approximately one million people in the United States.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) traveled to the White House for the signing ceremony of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which was signed into law by President Biden and officially makes lynching a federal hate crime in the United States. After the signing ceremony, Congressman Cleaver released the following statement.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) hosted a press conference at MLK Park to highlight the $2.8 million in Community Project Funding he secured to build a pedestrian bridge that will connect communities on the north and south banks of Brush Creek and allow pedestrians to safely reach the park. The pedestrian bridge at Brush Creek is one of ten community projects Congressman Cleaver championed and was able to secure funding for that will directly benefit residents of the Fifth Congressional District.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 7108, a bill to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus in response to their illegal, unprovoked, and unconscionable invasion of Ukraine. The legislation passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support as the U.S. Congress and Biden Administration continue unprecedented efforts to hold Vladimir Putin accountable and isolate Russia from the international community.

(Washington, D.C.) – A year after the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law by President Biden, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) highlighted the impact of the historic rescue package, which led to more than 254,000,000 Americans receiving a vaccine, helped reopen schools and small businesses, put hardworking Missourians back to work, and supported local health care heroes, firefighters, police officers, and other frontline workers.

(Washington, D.C.) – One year after the American Rescue Plan became law, Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced today that Missouri's Fifth District has received $15,027,886.59 to date from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). The ECF program, which was created as part of the American Rescue Plan, helps schools and libraries ensure that students can connect to the internet at home, allowing them to take advantage of online learning and do their homework.

(Washington, D.C.) – Last night, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 2471, the fiscal year 2022 government funding package, otherwise known as the Omnibus or budget bill. The bill's historic investments in the American people and communities across the country will help working families with the cost of living, create good-paying jobs, provide support to our veterans, and protect the most vulnerable members of our society.