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Emanuel Cleaver II (born October 26, 1944) is a United Methodist pastor and the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 5th congressional district, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and in January 2010 became chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
His district includes the southern three-fourths of Kansas City, including virtually all of the city south of the Missouri River. It also includes most of the city's suburbs in Jackson County.
Early life, education and career
Born in Waxahachie, Texas, Cleaver grew up in public housing in Wichita Falls, Texas. He graduated from Prairie View A&M University where he was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Cleaver then moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he founded a branch of the Southern Christian ...
Emanuel Cleaver II (born October 26, 1944) is a United Methodist pastor and the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 5th congressional district, serving since 2005. , positive
CWA Executive Vice President Annie Hill with U.S. Reps. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), left, and Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), the new chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. , positive
“Can you imagine a situation with any other group of workers … if 34 percent of white women were out there looking for work and couldn’t find it? You would see congressional hearings and community gatherings. There would be rallies and protest marches. There is no way that this would be allowed to stand.”
U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, uttered those words in July after the Department of Labor confirmed that the African American community continues to be among the hardest hit by the economic recessions. An estimated 16.2 percent of ...
The Malaria No More Policy Center commends Congressman Emanuel Cleaver’s (D-MO) recent decision to join the Congressional Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The Caucus, chaired by Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), is a bipartisan group of Representatives, committed to ending preventable and treatable deaths from malaria. Congressman Cleaver, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, is a valuable addition to the Congressional Caucus on Malaria and NTDs and we thank him for his leadership in ending malaria!
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Chairman Emanuel Cleaver released the following statement on President's Obama address to Congress on job creation:
"Today, the Congressional Black Caucus submitted our job creation proposal to the Obama Administration: 'Congressional Black Caucus Job Creation Recommendations: Create, Protect, Rebuild'. After hearing President Obama's speech this evening, we are pleased that he is taking a step in the right direction. We are especially pleased about the synergy between the proposal presented by us and the proposal he submitted to Congress for consideration this evening. President Obama ...