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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 19 organizations to receive a total of $3.8 million in Brownfields Job Training Grants to boost workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities. Among the organizations selected to receive grant funding is the Heartland Conservation Alliance, located in the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced a bipartisan resolution to officially designate the week of January 23, 2022, as National Passenger Safety Week. The resolution highlights the important role passengers play in reducing traffic fatalities and the need to educate and encourage passengers to advocate for their own safety to prevent dangerous, distracted, and impaired driving.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded President Biden's appointment of Ulysses "Deke" Clayborn to be the next Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Region 7 Administrator.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) tested positive for COVID-19 and released the following statement.

"This afternoon, I tested positive for COVID-19. While I am experiencing very minor cold-like symptoms, because I am vaccinated and boosted, I am confident that I will be protected from severe illness.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) cosponsored H.R. 336, the Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust (TRUST) in Congress Act, to prevent insider trading in Congress. The TRUST in Congress Act would increase government transparency and reduce corruption in Congress by requiring Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children to place certain investments into a qualified blind trust while serving in Congress.

"This is common sense," said Congressman Cleaver.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced Missouri will receive $96.9 million this year from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to repair bridges across the state.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 1836, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act, which ensures that members of the National Guard and Reserve—who often serve side-by-side with their Active Duty counterparts yet do not currently receive the same access to critical G.I. bill benefits—are honored with the benefits they have earned and deserve.

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