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(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and 158 members of Congress in condemning any effort by the Trump Administration to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). In a letter to President Trump, the lawmakers expressed strong concern over his proposal to fire the USPS Board of Governors and merge the Postal Service into the Department of Commerce.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after voting against House Republicans’ extremely partisan Continuing Resolution (CR) that would cut nearly $23 billion in veterans’ benefits, slash funding for healthcare and affordable housing, and enable DOGE to continue cutting essential services and public servants without congressional input.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Ritchie Torres (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Public Housing Caucus, condemned efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Trump Administration to eliminate HUD initiatives, programs and personnel essential to public housing.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, which monitors human rights and international cooperation in the 57 countries of the OSCE, released the following statement after the Trump Administration’s shameful meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this afternoon.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) held a listening session with a dedicated collective of health care providers who are at the frontlines of delivering care to the region’s most vulnerable communities. The discussion gave providers an opportunity to share their concerns about the Republican-led budget cuts to Medicaid and the devastating consequences these cuts will have on the health care system, and for thousands of local children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities.