113th Congress
LEFT OUT IN THE COLD
While the political standoff continues in Washington, the number of residents in Missouri’s Fifth District, who have been cut off from their unemployment insurance continues to grow.
There are now 1.6 million Americans who have lost this critical lifeline to support their families.
These are Americans who are searching for work.
Another 72,000 people will lose unemployment insurance every week unless and until it is extended.
Just about every Member of the House of Representatives would answer affirmatively to the cryptic and sophisticated question, "Are you tolerant of other views?"
In fact, it is easy to say yes to such a question, but much harder to truly live that ‘yes'.
Real tolerance means that we accept and practice this proposition: political truths reside in many quarters, speak legions of languages, include all but a few faiths, and connect with countless causes.
NOT JUST A NUMBER – BUT A NEIGHBOR
For information about Missouri's 5th District, including a collection of recent press releases and articles about the district, visit Our District page.
Federal courts with jurisdiction over the 5th district
Harry S Truman Sites
Independence, Missouri
R.A. Long Lee's Summit , Missouri
Longview Farm was the country estate of Kansas City lumber R.A. Long baron and philanthropist, R.A. Long (left) (1850–1934). Long's city home was Corinthian Hall, now the Kansas City Museum. He also built the city's first skyscraper, the R.A.
The Metropolitan Performing Arts Center
Missouri has played a pivotal role in American history. In 1803 Missouri became a territory of the United States after President Thomas Jefferson bought the land from France in the Louisiana Purchase.
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