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Emanuel Cleaver

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Emanuel Cleaver is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has served as the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 5th congressional district since 2005. Prior to his tenure in Congress, he was the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, where he focused on urban development and community engagement. Cleaver has been an advocate for various issues, including healthcare, education, and civil rights, and has played a significant role in legislative discussions on these topics.

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Feb 14, 2024

This was supposed to be one of the great celebrations. We won the Super Bowl and probably had a million or so people at the parade. In a great tragedy that has befallen all of us over and over again, a shooter has ruined the lives of many…

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Nov 8, 2023

It shouldn't be news to anyone that we are in a housing crisis.

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Nov 8, 2023

My bill, co-led by Congresswoman Chavez-DeRemer, would remove bureaucratic barriers and incentivize greater landlord participation.

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Nov 8, 2023

Cuts to these programs and many others would exacerbate affordable housing challenges for low-income families throughout the nation.

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Nov 1, 2023

Like most Americans, the people in my congressional district want to go to work, build meaningful wealth, and provide for the safety and security of their families.

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Oct 24, 2023

What does he base his constant statements on about that Ukraine is a part of Russia?

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Oct 24, 2023

Mandela would have been a political prisoner?

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Oct 24, 2023

What I am wanting you to help me fix that in my mind is the difference--because of what is going on right now--and with Hamas. What is the difference between a political prisoner and a hostage?

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Oct 24, 2023

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

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Oct 24, 2023

The murderous Hamas puppets of Iran have unleashed unimaginable horror upon innocent Israeli infants, children, women, elderly, and all others.

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Oct 24, 2023

Too often, families of hostages, prisoners, even senior congressional leaders cannot get answers from the State Department.

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Sep 26, 2023

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?

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Sep 26, 2023

I am one of those people who believes that there is such a thing as climate change, and I agree with the scientists.

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Sep 12, 2023

It has been, I think, crystal clear for some time now that foreign actors are using social media to sow discord.

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Jun 23, 2023

I hope my colleagues will join me in voting for the motion to recommit and opposing this sham bill.

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Jun 21, 2023

No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.

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Jun 21, 2023

A democracy thrives on diversity and tyranny oppresses it.

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Apr 27, 2023

Congressman Gene Taylor's house was wiped away; only the front stoop was still there.

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Apr 27, 2023

With Hurricane Katrina, some of the things we saw were Senator Trent Lott's house was wiped away, with nothing left.

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Apr 17, 2023

I appreciate the fact that you clearly understand and recognize the importance of this.

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Jan 26, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 9. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 11, insert ``or during the period of a national emergency declared under the National…

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Jan 26, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 8. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 9, strike ``and the Secretary of Defense'' and insert ``the Secretary of Defense, the…

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Dec 13, 2022

I referred to cryptocurrency yesterday as a, 'creepy dough.'

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Dec 13, 2022

The CFPB was created not out of any partisanship, but we wanted an agency where the people got up every morning with one thing in mind, and that was protecting the consumers of the United States.

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