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June 21, 2018

June 21, 2018

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement regarding President Trump's recently signed Executive Order to address the issue of children being separated from their parents at the border.

Issues:Civil Rights
June 20, 2018

June 20, 2018

(Washington, D.C. ) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II was given the honor of introducing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Nominee Geoffrey Starks at the Senate Commerce Committee Nomination Hearing today in Washington, D.C. Geoffrey Starks is a Kansas City native and is currently one of the assistant bureau chiefs at the FCC.

June 15, 2018
EC from DC

Last month, the Trump Administration began to enforce their "zero tolerance" policy for individuals illegally entering the country. Many of these families arrived at the border seeking asylum. Since that mandate, undocumented children have been routinely separated from their families. It has been reported that nearly 1,800 families have been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border since the policy was implemented.

Issues:Civil RightsCivility
June 7, 2018

June 7, 2018

(Washington, D.C. ) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II spoke on the House floor today about importance of a apology and the need to apologize to Sen. John McCain. These are his remarks. The video can be found here.

Issues:Civility
June 5, 2018

June 5, 2018

(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II announced the results of a two-year study released yesterday from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding how the Central States Pension Fund handled thousands of pensions that are facing insolvency.

May 23, 2018

May, 23, 2018

(Washington, D.C.) -

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II's (D-MO) bipartisan housing voucher bill, H.R. 5793, The Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018, was unanimously approved by the House Committee on Financial Services yesterday. This bill will help low-income families move up the economic ladder and reduce barriers that keep multiple generations in poverty.

Issues:Housing
May 17, 2018

(May 17, 2018 - Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced H. Res. 901 calling on and encouraging the White House to issue a public apology to Senator John McCain for comments made by White House Communication's Aide Kelly Sadler. The resolution, of which a draft can be found here, states;

Issues:Civility
May 16, 2018

(Washington, D.C) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is proud to announce the inclusion of $3 million for the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission (WWICC) in the draft of the Department of the Interior FY 2019 Appropriations Bill.

The World War I Centennial Commission was created in 2013 by an Act of Congress, sponsored by Congressman Cleaver and Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) to honor, educate and commemorate soldiers and participants of World War I.

Issues:Veterans
May 14, 2018

WASHINGTON – As Kansas City residents continue seeing water and sewer costs rise, U.S Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt, and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, have requested the Trump Administration support modifications to the Kansas City sewer overflow control program to help lower costs for Kansas City residents.

Issues:Environment
May 11, 2018

(Kansas City, MO) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following letter this afternoon urging the Ford Motor Company to keep Missourians working at the Claycomo site. Ford produces the F-150 pickup and the Transit van in Kansas City. The F-150 has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for the past 36 years. See the text of the letter below.

May 11, 2018

Mr. James Hackett