Emanuel Cleaver: “I know we can't hold back the wind. It is inevitable that we are going to see more and more of this in the future.”

This will not stand. We need to have robust strategies and responses.

We may not be dealing with it as powerfully as we should, but are there any exemptions that you can think of--companies or corporations--that would not be impacted or are not being impacted today?

Let me begin by stating some very related facts. First and foremost, I am a proud United Methodist. In fact, I am an ordained United Methodist elder. I served one church for 38 years as pastor. The church, St. James United Methodist…

I rise today to honor a towering figure in the history of Kansas City, Missouri, and in the life of Missouri's Fifth Congressional District, Mr. Alvin Brooks, on the occasion of the 300th consecutive meeting of the Alvin Brooks Wednesday…