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(Washington, D.C.) – This week, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, called on all members of the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), including Visa, Square, Stripe, Mastercard, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and other powerful payment processors, to cease all financial services for individuals and organizations engaged in the violent domestic terror attack against the United States Capitol last week.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Charlie Crist (D-FL), and Nancy Mace (R-SC) announced introduction of a bipartisan bill, H.R. 305, to award United States Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal for his bravery and quick thinking during last week's insurrection at the United States Capitol.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the House of Representatives voted to impeach the President of the United States with bipartisan support by a vote of 232-197. United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of impeachment. He released the following statement after the vote.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the direction of the Office of the Attending Physician and to demonstrate the safety of the vaccine.
The freshman class will be sworn in on January 3rd, 2021 when the First Session of the 117th United States Congress convenes.
Editorials historically came about as a means to let the average person know the opinions of the editors and publishers of newspapers and magazines.
When a Member of Congress is given time to formally express an opinion or make a statement on an issue before the House, they are said to have the 'floor' of the House, and their views are referred to as a 'Floor Speech'.
How House Members are allotted time to speak, or sometimes observe silence, are adapted from rules of order originally written by Thomas Jefferson. The speeches and other proceedings of the House are published daily in the Congressional Record.