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This week, President Obama completed his responsibility that Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution outlined, to appoint Justices to the Supreme Court. On Wednesday morning he announced that he is nominating D.C. Circuit Court Chief Judge Merrick Garland to serve as the next Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, to take the seat of the late Associate Justice Antonin Scalia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Obama announced that he is nominating D.C. Circuit Court Chief Judge Merrick Garland to serve as the next Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Congressman Cleaver called on the Senate to hold a fair hearing and timely vote on Judge Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-05) and Congressman Sam Graves, (R-06) collaborated to advance four major flood control projects in the Kansas City metro: Kansas City Levees, Turkey Creek Basin, Dodson Industrial District, and Swope Park Industrial Area. The two sent a letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure urging the committee to include authorization for these projects in the upcoming Water Resources Development Act, (WRDA).
Dear Friends,
Sometimes I have weird dreams. It’s not my fault. In one of my congressionally based dreams, I spotted former congressional staffer Rip Van Winkle sitting in the House barbershop getting a haircut, and, because of his eight inch beard, getting a much needed shave.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This month, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II will join millions across the nation in the annual celebration of Women's History Month.
Since the first commemoration in 1987, the month of March has been set aside to recognize women who have contributed to and sacrificed for our nation. Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross; American Poet Maya Angelou, and young Malala Yousafzai, who fought for her right to an education, despite a bullet piercing her skull, are just a few of the women we celebrate.
Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,