Missouri's 5th Congressional District
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Recent News About Missouri's 5th Congressional District
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Lawmakers introduce bill ahead of contentious 2024 redistricting processes in North Carolina and Ohio
On April 26, 2023, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Emilia Sykes (D-OH) introduced the End Prison Gerrymandering Act
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The Extreme MAGA Proposal Will Devastate Veterans, Children, Workers, and Everyday Americans
On April 26, 2023, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted against Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Default on America Act, a legislative ransom note that includes extreme policy demands from House Republicans in exchange for fulfilling Congress’s obligation to pay America’s debt, maintaining the full faith and credit of the United States, and protecting our national economy
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Lawmakers introduce bill ahead of contentious 2024 redistricting processes in North Carolina and Ohio
On April 26, 2023, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Emilia Sykes (D-OH) introduced the End Prison Gerrymandering Act
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Reps. Cleaver, Jackson Lee, and Brown Introduce Bill to Advance Reintegration Efforts, Reduce Recidivism, and Increase Educational Opportunities for Incarcerated Individuals
On April 25, 2023, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and Shontel Brown (D-OH) introduced the Prison Libraries Act to expand library resources in U.S. state and territory correctional facilities to advance reintegration efforts, reduce recidivism, and increase educational opportunities for incarcerated citizens
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Rep. Cleaver Introduces Bill to Support Job Training Programs, Educational Opportunities in U.S. Correctional Facilities
On April 18, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced the Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act to support occupational training programs and educational opportunities in U.S. correctional facilities in an effort to reduce recidivism and help incarcerated citizens better prepare to successfully re-enter society. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) earlier this year