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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement today after President Trump approved a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Missouri following severe flooding throughout the state.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ron Estes (R-KS), and Steve Watkins (R-KS), and U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Pat Roberts (R-KS) today highlighted why the Kansas City-area should be selected as the new headquarters for the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue.

(Washington, D.C.) – Last week, Congressman Cleaver introduced H.R. 2666, the Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act (MARA), which would extend Medicare resources to physician anesthesiologists practicing in rural communities. The bill would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under Part A of the Medicare Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Cleaver's bipartisan bill to curb money laundering and illicit financial activities was unanimously voted out of committee and will await a vote on the House Floor. Cleaver's bill, H.R. 2514, the Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform (COUNTER) Act, would implement a number of changes and additions to the regulations borne from the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), which dictates banks' responsibilities to help the government detect and root out illegal financial transactions.

(Washington, D.C.) – Commemorating the 135th birthday of Missouri native and former U.S. President Harry S. Truman, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO), along with U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Chris Coons (D-DE) today introduced legislation to rename Washington, D.C.'s Union Station as the "Harry S. Truman Union Station."

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the entire Missouri congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, and U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II, Sam Graves, Vicky Hartzler, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Ann Wagner, Wm. Lacy Clay, Billy Long, and Jason Smith sent a letter to President Trump supporting Governor Mike Parson's request for a disaster declaration for 13 counties impacted by severe flooding. The disaster declaration is a necessary step for these counties to be able to access federal resources for recovery efforts.

(Orrick, MO) – Last week, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) met with Governor Mike Parson, farmers and agricultural leaders from the Missouri Farm Bureau, and leaders from the Missouri Levee & Drainage District Association (MLDDA) to survey farmland and levees devastated by recent flooding in Orrick, Missouri. Following the survey, a roundtable was held to hear from local farmers and levee district leaders to discuss improvements that can be made to protect Missouri farmers and ranchers from future floods.

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) today announced the introduction of H.R. 2249, the World War I Valor Medals Review Act, a bipartisan bill that would review military records of minority servicemembers of the Armed Forces during World War I to determine whether they should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Introducing the bill alongside Congressman Cleaver are Congressman French Hill (R-AR), Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO), and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA).