This is the official Twitter page of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, representing Missouri's Fifth District.
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For more than a year, state officials have spent precious time, energy, and resources on an effort to silence the voices of Missouri voters and steal a congressional seat.
Tonight, after more than 305,000 Missourians demanded a say, the Supreme Court has put this shameful and unlawful scheme to rest.
Power to the people.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a President Trump-backed Missouri congressional map, putting an end to the long-running dispute. apnews.com/article/supreme-c…
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While American families are struggling to stay afloat due to destructive Republican policies, the president has been busy trading stocks worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
No president or lawmaker should be able to profit from their office—which is why I support a stock-trading ban.
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Rather than focusing on ways to lower costs for hardworking families, the president is stealing taxpayer dollars to illegally air a campaign ad that assuages his ego.
That money should go toward relief for the American people.
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Republicans in Congress have once again voted to continue the president’s disastrous war in the Middle East—which is driving up the cost of everything from gas to groceries.
American families deserve better.
49-50, Senate votes to kill House-passed resolution to call for an end to Iran war.
Four Rs voted for it:
Tillis
Paul
Murkowski
Collins
Key swing vote — Cassidy — voted to kill it after lobbying from GOP leaders (Barrasso).
Vulnerable Rs — Husted, Sullivan and Marshall — voted to kill it
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Thankful for the opportunity to speak with @MHIPolicy this week to discuss how the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will boost manufactured housing and lower costs for Americans seeking their first home.
I’ll never stop fighting to ensure every family has access to the American Dream.
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Inflation was lower, mortgage rates were lower, and gas prices were lower when President Biden left office.
The difficult economy Americans find themselves in is due to the disastrous policies of the current administration and Republicans in control of Congress.
NEWSNATION: Gas prices are $4.47. Diesel is $6.50. Mortgage rates are above 7%. Inflation is at 3.4% while earnings are lower than that. How are you making the case that that is the golden age?
RNC CHAIR JOE GRUTERS: Joe Biden left us an absolute disaster. We just gotta give the president more time.
NN: Is that really the pitch?
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It’s not just the disastrous war in the Middle East or the administration’s tariff taxes that are making life difficult for working-class families.
Republican cuts to essential programs like Medicaid, SNAP and the Affordable Care Act are driving up costs as well.
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As temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, hundreds of our neighbors are dying unnecessarily from heat exposure.
There are common sense steps Congress can take to combat heat islands and protect Americans.
One of those is my TREES Act, which would plant millions of trees nationwide to combat heat waves and lower utility bills.
A new analysis estimates Missouri has 166 more heat-related deaths each year than official records show.
Researchers say heat-related deaths can be hard to identify, with St. Louis County estimated to see 27 heat-related deaths annually and St. Louis 10. buff.ly/hRh5vic
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Find more information on my bipartisan legislation to plant millions of trees in communities across the country, combat heat waves that are increasingly dangerous, and lower utility costs for hardworking families:
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Last year, congressional Republicans made the largest cut to Medicaid, SNAP and the Affordable Care Act in history.
Now, they’re redirecting those federal dollars to be wasted in another disastrous war in the Middle East.
American families deserve so much better.
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If we want to lower housing costs for hardworking families, then we have to build more housing in communities nationwide.
Happy to join @USRepMikeFlood and the National Multifamily Housing Council to discuss how the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will do just that.
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The freedom of the press is a bedrock principle of American democracy.
The president’s ban on select media outlets is un-American, unacceptable, and unquestionably unconstitutional.
It must not be allowed to stand.
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I’m pleased that the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act received a hearing in the @NatResources committee this week.
I’ll keep working with @RepDerekSchmidt and @RepDavids to designate the Quindaro Townsite as a National Historic Landmark.
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Too often, the trauma of sexual assault is made even more painful by delayed justice.
Proud to introduce the Backlog Justice Act with @RepAnnWagner to help address the national Sexual Assault Kit Backlog, bring justice to victims, and keep our communities safe.
More here:
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At a time when Missouri families are already struggling to stay afloat, they should not have to bear the costs of data center development in the form of higher energy bills at the end of every month.
I voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act to ensure that burden doesn’t fall on families.
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Despite America being $40 trillion in debt and running a nearly $2 trillion annual deficit, the president has promised to send every American, including the wealthy, a $5,000 check.
I had a few questions for the Treasury Secretary about the potential fiscal impact.
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The American people are sick and tired of wasting billions of dollars on forever wars in the Middle East.
Last night, I voted once again to end the administration’s disastrous war with Iran.
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$107 BILLION.
That’s how much Americans have been force to spend on gasoline and diesel due to Republicans’ disastrous war in the Middle East.
Hardworking families deserve so much better.
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