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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II denounces President Trump's decision today to terminate the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and reaffirms his commitment to protecting our country's Dreamers. Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the administration will end DACA with a six month delay.

(Kansas City, MO) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement in regards to President Trump's plans to effectively end the DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, program.

"Because I am an ordained United Methodist clergy, I cannot resist saying that Ezekiel 18 is clear, each individual is responsible for his/her own sins. Listen to the text:

Ezekiel 18:19

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, ahead of President Trump's speech in Missouri outlining Republicans' plan to give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)) joined Not One Penny and Indivisible on a press call to discuss the Republican giveaways to the wealthy and well-connected. Speakers today called on President Trump to introduce a tax plan that doesn't include tax giveaways to the wealthy and well-connected.

(Kansas City, MO) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement upon watching President Trump's press conference wherein the President of the United States defended hate groups responsible for violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend.

(Kansas City, MO) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II will hold a town hall on the growing crisis of student loan debt, Wednesday, August 2, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The town hallwill be held at Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, Education Center, Room 19, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II introduced H.R. 3552, the "Cady Housh and Jason Flatt Teen Suicide Prevention Act." This bill, co-sponsored by Congressman Kevin Yoder (KS-03), would require teachers, principals, counselors and other school officials to receive youth suicide awareness and prevention training in schools.

Suicide has been the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24 since 2010. Eighty percent of students show warning signs before attempting suicide.