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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) led a letter, along with Reps. Robin Kelly (IL-02), G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), inquiring into the diversity policies and practices of Big Tech companies when hiring outside legal counsel.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 2740, the Fiscal 2020 Labor-HHS-Education, Defense, State-Foreign Ops, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Minibus.

(Washington, D.C.) - In his role as Chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy (NSIDMP), Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) held a hearing today entitled, "Promoting Economic Growth: Exploring the Impact of Recent Trade Policies on the U.S. Economy."

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) led a letter, along with Reps. Susan Wild (D-PA) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) to sound the alarm over reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is using facial recognition technology to scan American citizens—raising concerns over privacy and potential misuse of Americans' biometric data.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) commended the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) decision to move the new headquarters for the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to the Greater Kansas City Area.

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) today voted in support of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, which would provide legal protections to Dreamers who meet certain conditions, including either completing higher education, serving in the military or holding a job, as well as Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in support of a supplemental funding bill that would provide $19.1 billion of relief to American communities devastated by natural disasters across the country. The Senate Amendment to H.R. 2157 was passed by the House of Representatives with a vote of 354-58.

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week's address, Congressman Cleaver discussed the dire need to pass the bipartisan disaster relief package to support communities across the country ravaged by natural disasters, a bill which House Republicans have obstructed three times in the past week.