SE Kansas City News

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, currently serving in the U.S. Congress representing Missouri’s 5th district, has recently shared his views on economic and healthcare policies via social media. Cleaver, who succeeded Karen McCarthy in 2005, is known for his focus on issues affecting working-class families.

On May 20, 2025, Rep. Cleaver highlighted concerns about income disparity with a tweet stating that “People making between about $51,000 and $17,000 could lose about $700 on average in after-tax income”. He contrasted this with the benefits to the wealthiest Americans: “By contrast, the top 0.1 percent, including those with incomes over $4.3 million, would gain on average more than $389,000 in after-tax income”.

Later that day at 18:20 UTC, he expressed concern over potential healthcare losses if certain budget proposals were enacted. In his tweet, he mentioned that more than 90,000 Missourians could lose their healthcare if the Republican budget betrayal is passed into law—all so billionaires can get another massive handout. He assured constituents that @HouseDemocrats will continue fighting to protect the healthcare of working class families.

In another post made at 19:27 UTC on May 20th, Rep. Cleaver showed appreciation for a colleague's efforts against congressional stock trading conflicts of interest by tweeting his gratitude towards @Rep_Magaziner for leading efforts to ban such practices through legislation like the TRUST in Congress Act. He stated: Thankful to @Rep_Magaziner for his leadership in the fight to ban congressional stock trading.

Emanuel Cleaver was born in Waxahachie, Texas in 1944 and resides in Kansas City. A graduate of Prairie View A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree obtained in 1972.