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(Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced H.R. 6379, the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, to provide monumental relief to the American people and businesses facing economic hardship during the coronavirus pandemic. H.R. 6326, the COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Act of 2020, a bill introduced by United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), was included in the Speaker's stimulus package.

(Kansas City, MO) – United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) has called on Congressional leadership to include support for religious institutions and nonprofits in any final coronavirus aid package. In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Cleaver wrote:

(Kansas City, MO) - Yesterday, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) held a conference call with Hospital Administrators and CEOs within the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri to discuss the Novel Coronavirus. The call centered on what the hospitals are seeing on the ground, how their supply stockpiles are holding up, and what they need from the federal government.

(Kansas City, MO) – Last night, following a call between United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Chuck Rettig and Deputy Commissioners for Operations, the IRS sent new guidance to field offices around the country to allow more federal workers to telework and take Safety Leave, while implementing stricter social distancing protocols for essential employees who continue work from the field offices.

(Washington, D.C.) - United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) has joined his congressional colleagues in calling for a multitude of actions to be taken by the federal government in response to the worsening coronavirus crisis. Some of the actions Cleaver has urged the administration to take include:

(Washington, D.C.) –United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, along with House Financial Services (FSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters and all Subcommittee Chairs, called for several actions to be taken by the administration and financial regulators, as health experts predict the coronavirus will continue to spread in the United States.

(Queens, NY) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, participated in a Financial Services Committee field hearing on modern-day redlining. The field hearing was chaired by Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 6074, an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to fully address the coronavirus public health crisis. The emergency supplemental appropriations will provide $8.3 billion in entirely new funding to combat the coronavirus epidemic and keep Americans safe.