Emanuel Cleaver actually said...

"This is an important piece of legislation for the people of the Fifth District and for the State of Missouri."

"I go through CLEAR, everything, trying to reduce the fact that somebody sees the name Cleaver and, all of a sudden, I am a member of the Black Panthers, and I am harassed."

"I would really, really appreciate it because, with the passing of each week, I become more and more inclined to try to begin a movement to force the Kansas City system into the Federal program."

"I mean, it was an awful experience that I went through every single week."