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Representative Emanuel Cleaver II's Public Statements

Full Name: Emanuel Cleaver II
Office: U.S. House (MO) - District 5, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Dianne; 4 Children: Emanuel III, Emil, Evan, Marissa
Birth Date: 10/27/1944
Birth Place: Waxahachie, TX
Home City: Kansas City, MO
Religion: United Methodist (UMC)
Date Title Location
June 5, 2013 Letter to President Barack Obama - Currency manipulation in Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations Washington, DC
May 28, 2013 Letter to President Barack Obama - VA Disability Claims Backlog Washington, DC
May 20, 2013 Safe Climate Caucus Washington, DC
May 1, 2013 Newsletter - EC from DC Unknown
April 30, 2013 Letter to President Barack Obama - Cuba Travel Policy Washington, DC
April 26, 2013 Huffington Post - FAA Furlough Bill Passes House To Ease Air Travel Delays Washington, DC
April 26, 2013 Congressman Cleaver Fights for Changes for Chronically Ill Kansas City, MO
April 23, 2013 Letter to Honorable Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense - Civilian Furloughs Washington, DC
April 22, 2013 Letter to Honorable Jack Kingston, Chairman, and Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services - Technical Education Act Washington, DC
April 17, 2013 EC from DC - April 17, 2013 Unknown
April 11, 2013 Cleaver, Graves Introduce Bipartisan Measure to Assist Missouri Livestock Kansas City, MO
April 9, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Vote Against Benefit Cuts Unknown
April 5, 2013 EC from DC - April 5, 2013 Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 In Recognition of Red Cross Month Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Letter to Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole - Repeal the Allowance of Knives on Airplanes Washington, DC
March 1, 2013 212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 VAWA Passes House with Congressman Cleaver's Support Washington, DC
Feb. 21, 2013 Comment from Missouri's Fifth District Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, Following the Explosion at JJ's Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2013 Addressing Climate Change Washington, DC
Jan. 4, 2013 EC from DC - January 4, 2013 Washington, DC
Jan. 4, 2013 Congressman Cleaver On His Vote for H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Washington, DC
Jan. 1, 2013 Patriotic Glue Washington, DC
Dec. 28, 2012 EC from DC - December 28, 2012 Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2012 EC from DC - December 21, 2012 Washington, DC
Dec. 20, 2012 Letter to President Obama - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2012 Letter to President Obama - Medicare Eligibility Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2012 Letter to Secretary Napolitano Washington, DC
Dec. 12, 2012 House Passes Frank Buckles WWI Memorial Act Washington, DC
Dec. 4, 2012 Fox News "Your World with Cavuto" - Transcript Unknown
Nov. 15, 2012 Poisonous Partisanship Washington, DC
Nov. 2, 2012 The Huffington Post - Education is Hope Unknown
Nov. 2, 2012 The Jobs Numbers Unknown
Nov. 2, 2012 Back to the Classroom Unknown
Sept. 28, 2012 Letter To Artur Davis Unknown
Sept. 24, 2012 Congressman Cleaver Works to Ensure Missouri's Voters are Prepared on Election Day Kansas City, MO
Sept. 14, 2012 We Need a Farm Bill Now Unknown
Sept. 12, 2012 Congressman Cleaver's Statement on the Death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens Unknown
Sept. 11, 2012 Congressman Cleaver's Statement on the Anniversary of 9/11 Unknown
Sept. 7, 2012 Pelosi, Nadler, 143 House Members File New Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA Unknown
Sept. 5, 2012 Emanuel Cleaver DNC Speech Charlotte, NC
Aug. 31, 2012 Congressman Cleaver Goes Grocery Shopping with Minimum Wage Mom Unknown
Aug. 28, 2012 Congressman Cleaver Stands for Minimum Wage Increase Kansas City, MO
Aug. 24, 2012 Congressman Cleaver Heads to the Food Pantry Unknown
Aug. 23, 2012 Letter to Administrator Nelson Washington, DC
July 20, 2012 Congressman Cleaver Fights for Changes for Chronically Ill Unknown
July 19, 2012 Tricking the Public is Obscene Washington, DC
July 16, 2012 Letter to Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack Kansas City, MO
July 10, 2012 Pelosi, Nadler, 130 House Members File Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA Washington, DC
June 29, 2012 Congressman Cleaver Announces Huge Grants for Area Fire Departments Kansas City, MO
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