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May 1, 2025

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, following reports that President Trump is working to eliminate Head Start, U.S.

April 30, 2025

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and over 100 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief in the case Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent, urging the D.C. district court to block an unprecedented agreement that would grant immigration enforcement access to millions of taxpayers’ confidential IRS records. 

April 25, 2025

(Washington, D.C.) – Today on Arbor Day, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the TREES Act, a bill that will help homeowners lower energy costs, increase tree canopy in underserved communities, and help mitigate the effects of climate change through residential tree planting.

April 23, 2025
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) hosted former Maryland Governor and Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley for a conversation with local seniors at John Knox Village.
April 21, 2025
(Kansas City, MO) - Tonight, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO-05) and Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) joined KCUR for a livestreamed town hall to discuss their efforts to deliver results for the Kansas City region and push back against the Trump Administration’s extreme policies, including cuts to Social Security, reckless tariffs driving up prices, and threats to reproductive health care.
April 10, 2025

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement ahead of vote on House Republican’s SAVE Act, troubling legislation that would impose harsh voter identification requirements, disenfranchising eligible voters.

April 10, 2025
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted against the Republican Budget Resolution that would open the door to slashing essential programs like Medicaid, SNAP, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) while exploding the federal deficit to finance another round of tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest Americans.
April 9, 2025

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, along with 141 other House Democrats, to introduce the Raise the Wage Act of 2025. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the Raise the Wage Act would gradually raise the minimum wage to $17 by 2030 and give roughly 22 million Americans a long-overdue raise.

April 8, 2025

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) introduced the Cool Roof Rebate Act, legislation to create a rebate program for reflective roofing products to lower home temperatures and reduce energy consumption and costs.

April 7, 2025
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced he has joined Rep. Chris Pappas and 88 other House Democrats in calling for the protection of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the rehiring of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) staff who manage the LIHEAP program that were fired last week by the Trump Administration.