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(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) met with the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) new Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. As chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy (NSIDMP), Congressman Cleaver was pleased to sit down with Director Georgieva to discuss important issues facing the global economy such as the coronavirus outbreak, the rise in digital currencies around the world, and the economic impact of climate change.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with Financial Services Subcommittee Chairmen Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), and Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO), sent a letter to administration officials and financial regulators calling for an impact report and response plan to protect the American public and economy as the coronavirus advances around the globe.

(Brownsville, TX) – This week, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO) visited Matamoros, MX to witness firsthand the Trump Administration's Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) or as it is more commonly referred, the "Remain in Mexico" policy. Marking one year since implementation this week, the policy has created an unmitigated human rights disaster on our southern border. There are nearly 60,000 asylum seekers stranded in Mexico awaiting court hearings in the United States for months on end.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) decision to review the ways in which the federal government takes count of the United States homeless population following calls from Reps. Cleaver and Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO).

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced a House Resolution recognizing the Kansas City Chiefs for their victory in Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers.

(Washington, D.C.) – United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the Treasury Department Inspector General announced an inquiry into the Treasury Department's Opportunity Zone program.

(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, held a subcommittee hearing entitled "A Persistent and Evolving Threat: An Examination of the Financing of Domestic Terrorism and Extremism."

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO) sent a letter to the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), urging the agency to "initiate an investigation into best practices in counting the United States homeless populations."

In the letter, the lawmakers wrote: