Missouri Congressmen Fight for Kansas City Water Improvement Projects

Press Release

Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-05) and Congressman Sam Graves, (R-06) collaborated to advance four major flood control projects in the Kansas City metro: Kansas City Levees, Turkey Creek Basin, Dodson Industrial District, and Swope Park Industrial Area. The two sent a letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure urging the committee to include authorization for these projects in the upcoming Water Resources Development Act, (WRDA). You can read the letters here and here.

"These flood control projects are critical to the safety and security of each and every Kansas Citian. I am glad that Congressman Graves and I were able to work together on this issue that has little to do with party affiliation, but more to do with preventing potential disasters and saving lives in Kansas City," said Congressman Cleaver.

"Kansas City has become the economic hub of the Midwest, with hundreds of businesses and thousands of jobs coming here every year," Congressman Graves said. "We depend on the levees along the Missouri and Kansas Rivers, however, to protect the investments Kansas City has made in industry and infrastructure. Thanks to support from Rep. Cleaver, myself, and people across the region, I am confident these levees will get the attention they need to protect our homes, our businesses, and our economic security."

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