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(Washington, D.C.) – United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the Department of Transportation's (DOT) announcement of a $7.98 million grant being awarded to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) to modernize its regional Operations and Dispatch Center (OC). In March Rep. Cleaver sent a letter to DOT Secretary Elaine Chao urging support for the grant funding.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) continued his efforts to save thousands of workers in the Kansas City region from being furloughed. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Cleaver called on congressional leadership to ensure any coronavirus relief package passed by Congress include funding to keep the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) operational through the current fiscal year and into the first part of the next fiscal year.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, along with Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protections and Financial Institutions, and Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Chairwoman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity & Inclusion, are calling for an investigation into allegations of abuse of authority and violations of statutory respo

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) led nearly 70 lawmakers in a bipartisan call for congressional leadership to provide relief to nonprofits devastated by the coronavirus-induced economic crisis.

In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Congressman Cleaver wrote:

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7575, the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA), which provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to carry out water resources development projects and studies.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined with the AdHoc Group Against Crime, a Kansas City nonprofit promoting healing and justice, and Ring to announce a new partnership to promote and increase community safety measures in Kansas City. To inaugurate the partnership, Ring and AdHoc will launch a program to donate 750 Ring Video Doorbells to local residents in Kansas City neighborhoods troubled by crime.

(Washington, D.C.) – As millions of temporary workers face unemployment, lost wages and reduced hours as a result of COVID-19, United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO) and Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) today introduced the Restoring Worker Power Act to comprehensively overhaul federal protections for temp workers. In recent years, corporations have become increasingly reliant on temp worker staffing agencies precisely because lax regulations allow for workplace discrimination and exploitation.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) spoke with Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs Stephen Boyd and the warden of Federal Correction Institution (FCI) Englewood regarding the pending release of convicted felon Robert R. Courtney. During the phone call, Congressman Cleaver relayed the outrage among the Kansas City community at the potential release of Courtney and his belief that the decision should be immediately reversed.