On June 28, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) hosted a check presentation and press conference to highlight the $400,000 in Community Project Funding he was able to secure for SAVE, Inc and PRIDE Haven
The funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support continued development of the SAMPLE Corridor and sustainable transportation in the Kansas City region
On June 22, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Endowment Transparency Act to bring transparency and accountability to college and university endowment funds across the country
This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), David Trone (MD-06), and Senator Cory Booker (NJ) led colleagues in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging DHS to conduct a centralized and more streamlined process for reviewing petitions from individuals who were unjustly or wrongfully deported from the United States
On June 14, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), member of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, participated in the National Foster Youth Institute’s Foster Youth Shadow Day, giving Micaih Lloyd from Wilmington, Delaware, an opportunity to shadow the Congressman for a day on Capitol Hill
On June 14, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Don Bacon (R-NE), members of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, introduced the first-ever federal Foster Youth Bill of Rights Resolution, helping to ensure foster youth across America are informed about their rights while in foster care
On June 8, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the Port Authority of Kansas City has been awarded a $2,000,000 grant from the first-ever round of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s new Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program
On June 6, during National Homeownership Month, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, and the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE Task Force)
On June 1, in a letter to U.S. Department of State (DOS) Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rita Bitter, Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) urged the DOS to provide answers for the dramatic delays in processing passport applications
On June 1, in a letter to U.S. Department of State (DOS) Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rita Bitter, Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) urged the DOS to provide answers for the dramatic delays in processing passport applications. In recent months, both offices have received a growing number of messages from constituents experiencing delays in requesting a passport
On May 31, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, to pay America’s bills, protect Missouri families from the catastrophic consequences of default, and ensure our economic recovery from the global pandemic can continue unabated