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February 26, 2015

Today, in remarks to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) commended the Bureau in its effort to make markets for consumer financial products and services work for all Americans, and urged the CFPB to remain steadfast in efforts to protect consumers.

February 24, 2015
Civility Message

Dear Friends,

A Kansas City jury had been out a week and struggling to get the twelfth juror, the only holdout, to convict. At 6:00 pm the court officer entered the jury room and asked the foreman for the jury’s food orders. “What shall I bring the jury for dinner?”

“Make it eleven fish plates and one bale of hay!” someone yelled.

February 20, 2015
EC from DC

My first babysitter was the Reverend Noah Albert Cleaver, my great-grandfather. He took care of my oldest sister and me every day after preschool. He lived to be 103 years old. I was in college when he died. He was born in Cherokee County, Texas, and he died in Ellis County, Texas. He never voted, not one time in 103 years. Because if he wanted to vote, he had to pay $3.50 in a poll tax.

Issues:Civil RightsCommunity
February 13, 2015
EC from DC

A Helping Hand

Issues:CommunityHousing
February 10, 2015

Cleaver signaled support for affordable housing, energy efficient housing, and bridging the digital divide in his remarks

February 6, 2015
EC from DC

I was forty-five years old when the World Wide Web was invented in 1989. Up until the year 2000, my family did not have a personal computer, or a connection to the Internet. We picked up the phone or we sent a letter in the mail. These days, you can barely get by without it. I have a smartphone in my pocket, an iPad at home, and a desktop PC at both of my offices.

Issues:CommunityEconomy and JobsScience and Technology
February 5, 2015

Today, Congressman Cleaver called on Google to expand internet access in low-income communities. On March 30, 2011, after a competitive selection process, both Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas were selected as launch sites for the Fiber project. By September 2012, the results of the pre-registration process were clear.

February 2, 2015
Civility Message

This past weekend, a former elected official asked me which airport in D.C. I use.

Issues:Civility
February 2, 2015

Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Al Green (TX-09) announced that President Obama has included funding for body cameras in his FY2016 budget.