Today, I toured Bowen Tower with current tenants. What I saw and heard was unacceptable: dangerous mold levels, no heat, broken stoves, bed bugs, repeated flooding, and undrinkable water.

The president said he was going to lower costs on “Day One” Instead, his tariff taxes and regressive economic policies are driving up prices on everything from groceries to health care.

President Trump promised that his enactment of the largest tax hike on American consumers and small businesses in decades would weaken China and lead to a manufacturing renaissance. It’s having the opposite effect.

Thanks to the president’s shortsighted trade policies and reckless threats against our neighbor, he has tarnished our relationship with Canada and strengthened their trade ties with China. And what do Americans get? Higher prices on Canadian imports. apnews.com/article/chin...

Kansas City has been clear: we do not want a mega detention center in our community. I call on my colleagues in the Homeland Security Committee and Oversight Committee to hold hearings on ICE’s actions and plans for expanded detention centers. www.axios.com/local/kansas...

What would have been unthinkable a year ago is now necessary because of the administration’s reckless threats and disgraceful behavior toward our allies. Thankful that a handful of Republicans remembered that the GOP historically has supported NATO and that part of U.S. power comes from our allies.

For years, I’ve supported legislation to ban lawmakers from trading stocks. It’s long overdue for Congress to implement this commonsense step to ensure lawmakers are looking out for the best interests of their constituents—not their stock portfolios.

The president gets a private jet, a $300 million ballroom, and billions of dollars for his family businesses. American families get two dolls, a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla, and higher health care costs.

The president and his administration are intentionally sowing chaos and creating unnecessary conflict with our fellow citizens in Minnesota. Invoking the Insurrection Act would only escalate the situation and endanger more Americans.

Wherever ICE goes, chaos is sure to follow. Kansas City is strongly opposed to opening a mega detention center in our community. That funding would be better spent on support for local law enforcement and other public safety initiatives. www.kctv5.com/2026/01/15/k...

Senator Slotkin is a committed public servant who has spent decades defending our nation and strengthening our national security. The administration’s attempt to intimidate her is disgraceful and disturbing. I stand with @slotkin.senate.gov.

“The 0.7 percent jump in food prices from a month earlier was the largest one-month increase in grocery prices since October 2022.” The president’s tariff taxes continue to drive up grocery costs on hardworking families. They deserve better. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...

Voice of America plays a pivotal role in enhancing America’s national security and combatting authoritarian propaganda around the world. Happy that Congress has come together to ensure this agency can continue its critical mission. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Thanks to long overdue investments in substance abuse and mental health treatment, America has made significant progress in combatting addiction and overdose deaths. The administration is undermining this progress by unconstitutionally freezing this funding. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...

#MO05 does not support opening one of ICE’s mega detention centers in our community. As reports indicate DHS is planning to do so, I’m making clear that our community opposes this effort and requesting more information. www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

As Republicans in Congress continue to block an extension of ACA tax credits, millions of Americans are watching their premiums skyrocket and many are losing their health care altogether. Democrats won’t stop fighting to provide relief to hardworking families. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

If Congress is not allowed to exercise oversight, then ICE and other federal agencies become unaccountable. That’s completely unacceptable, which is why courts have affirmed lawmakers’ right to inspect these centers. But the administration refuses to follow the law. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...

Following reports that ICE intends to open an immigration detention center in Kansas City, I am condemning the decision and demanding more information. More here: cleaver.house.gov/media-center...

Democrats in the House have done our job to lower health care premiums for millions of families by extending ACA tax credits. But the president and Senate Republicans continue to drive up health care costs by blocking this critical legislation.

After nearly a year in office, inflation remains elevated as the cost of groceries, health care and every day goods continue to rise due to the president’s tariff taxes and regressive economic policies. I won’t stop fighting to provide relief to hardworking Missouri families.

The administration’s funding freeze for child care centers across the country is creating chaos and threatening to drive up costs for families with young children. Missouri families deserve better. missouriindependent.com/2026/01/09/m...

As millions of American families see their insurance premiums skyrocket due to Republican policies, @housedemocrats.bsky.social are fighting to extend ACA tax credits that lower health care costs. The Senate must pass this bill NOW! www.kctv5.com/2026/01/11/a...

The Iranian people are bravely protesting by the thousands across the country. I strongly condemn the Iranian government's violent response towards civilians, alleged attacks on hospitals, and cutting off internet access. I urge the U.S. to work with our allies to support the will of the people.

The independence of the Federal Reserve is critical to the long-term health of the economy. The administration’s attempt to pressure the Fed Chair into lowering rates by launching a baseless investigation is the kind of stuff seen in third world dictatorships. Congress cannot allow this to stand.

“the agenda is taking resources away from targeting true public safety threats, whether from immigrants or Americans. ICE should redirect its resources back toward serious public safety threats.” www.cato.org/blog/5-ice-d...

The president said he was going to revive manufacturing by enacting tariffs on our trading partners around the world. Instead, these taxes have only driven up prices and killed good-paying manufacturing jobs nationwide. Working-class families and blue-collar workers deserve better.

The first president since Herbert Hoover to lose jobs during a single term has now overseen the worst year of job growth outside a recession in more than two decades.

Just one day after ICE killed a mother and American citizen in Minneapolis, immigration officials shot two more people in Portland. The administration is sowing chaos and endangering communities across the country—and Congress must take action to hold them accountable. apnews.com/article/immi...

Missouri U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II joined Up To Date to discuss an ICE agent's killing of an observer in Minneapolis, the Trump administration's intervention in Venezuela, and a critical vote in Congress on Affordable Care Act subsidies.

2025 was the worst year for job growth outside of a recession in more than two decades. The president’s reckless tariff taxes and regressive economic policies are driving up prices and killing good-paying jobs for American workers.

House Democrats and I have been fighting for months to save ACA tax credits and stop health care costs from soaring for working families. Today, we successfully passed legislation to do just that. Now, the Senate must ACT! cleaver.house.gov/media-center...

46,000 Missourians in #MO05 have seen their health care premiums skyrocket since Republicans allowed enhanced ACA tax credits to expire at the beginning of the year. @housedemocrats.bsky.social and I are voting today to revive these tax credits and lower costs for hardworking families.

The actions of ICE are beyond disturbing. They are also a tragic result of the administration’s reckless, aggressive, extreme, and intentionally inflammatory mass deportation policies. Congress must immediately initiate an investigation into this horrifying killing of a civilian.

The president wants to put our troops in danger and waste taxpayer funding to boost the profits of his Big Oil donors. But he refuses to extend ACA tax credits that help American families afford quality health care. thehill.com/policy/energ...

Last night, I was proud to stand with lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol to honor the law enforcement officials who defended our citadel of democracy five years ago. Today and every day, we give thanks for their service and sacrifice to the nation.

Not only are the president’s tariff taxes raising costs on everyday essentials for hardworking families, but they continue to crush American manufacturers and small businesses. Republicans in Congress must work with Democrats to put an end to this reckless experiment.

Republican refusal to extend ACA tax credits that help working-class families afford health care is already crushing hardworking Americans across the country. I won’t stop fighting to extend these tax credits, lower costs, and #ProtectOurCare www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol Building and our constitutional Republic, incited by the President of the United States in his despicable attempt to remain in power after knowingly losing a free and fair election. My full statement:

Attacking a veteran, who spent decades serving our country, just because he spoke out against the administration is beyond shameful. The Defense Secretary should focus on growing threats around the world, not petty politics and wrongful retribution.

Rather than foolishly threatening to attack a NATO ally by invading Greenland, the president should focus here at home on lowering costs and creating economic opportunities for American families. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

To end 2025, Congress voted on a war powers resolution to prevent the president from using military action against Venezuela, risking another regime-change quagmire. Unfortunately, 99% of Republicans voted to kill the effort. Congress cannot allow him to drag us into more unnecessary conflicts.

Democrats have been fighting for months to extend ACA tax credits that help families afford health care. We have successfully forced a vote to restore these tax credits and reverse the premium increases that millions of Americans are facing. We just need a handful of Republicans to join us.

The president’s reckless decision to put our servicemembers in harm’s way by attacking a sovereign nation without a coherent rationale or approval from Congress is unconstitutional, destabilizing to the region, and deeply damaging to America’s reputation around the world.

The American people are sick and tired of the president’s reckless economic policies and refusal to provide relief to working-class families. Democrats won’t stop fighting to address the Republican health care crisis and lower costs for hardworking families.

Despite a bipartisan majority in the House that supports an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, Republicans in Congress have allowed these benefits to expire, driving up health care costs on more than 20 million Americans. Democrats will keep fighting to provide relief.

Whether it was advancing bipartisan legislation to lower housing costs, bringing federal funding back to Missouri for local projects, or assisting Missouri families with federal agencies, I’m proud of what my office and I have accomplished for #MO05 Follow along for my 2025 Recap!

This is an extraordinarily disappointing outcome for Missourians, Chiefs fans, and taxpayers throughout western Missouri and eastern Kansas. My full statement on the Chiefs’ relocation here: cleaver.house.gov/media-center...

The president and his administration are not only continuing their effort to bury the Epstein Files—they’re breaking the law in the process. We will not stop in the fight to bring transparency to the American people.

The president does not have the authority to start another war. The administration should focus more time on lowering health care costs for hardworking families and less on instigating another regime change war that will waste valuable lives and resources.

Billionaires like Elon Musk may be richer than ever, but the president’s reckless and regressive economic policies are crushing working-class families and small businesses across the country. Americans deserve better.