{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-cleaver-leads-call-restore-displays-honoring-black-servicemembers", "Rep. Cleaver Leads Call to Restore Displays Honoring Black Servicemembers at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial", "2025-11-24", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MO", "Emanuel Cleaver", "C001061", "cleaver.house.gov", "cleaver", "https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "(Washington, D.C.) \u2013 U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) led 33 House lawmakers in urging the administration to restore displays commemorating the contributions of Black soldiers at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial that were recently removed. In a letter to the Acting Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission, the lawmakers also requested information on why the displays were removed and the process that led to the decision.\n\n\u201cMore than one million African Americans fought in WWII, most of whom served in segregated units,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cThey were willing to die for a country that didn\u2019t dignify them with equal opportunities, accommodations, or recognition. Among the thousands of American soldiers laid to rest in Margraten are 172 Black servicemen.\n\n\u201cFollowing a months-long crusade against diversity initiatives, including attacks on the National Museum of African American History and the removal of slavery exhibits in some national parks, this action marks this administration\u2019s latest attempt to erase not only Black history, but our shared American history,\u201d the lawmakers continued.\n\n\u201cAs our country commemorates its veterans this month, it is troubling to see the administration erase many of their contributions,\u201d the lawmakers concluded.\n\nIn addition to calling on the ABMC to restore the displays, the lawmakers requested response to the following questions:\n\nWhy were the two displays removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial?\n\nWas the removal related to the administration\u2019s anti-DEI initiatives?\n\nDoes the ABMC intend to erase all exhibits acknowledging the accomplishments of Black servicemen?\n\nDoes the ABMC no longer recognize the contributions made by the 960th QMSC?\n\nAre the sacrifices of the Black servicemen buried in Margraten no longer valued by the ABMC?\n\nWill the ABMC commit to putting the panels back on display?\n\nIf so, when will the panels be put back on display?\n\nThe letter was co-signed by Representatives Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Andr\u00e9 Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), Danny Davis (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Al Green (D-TX), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), David Scott (D-GA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), and Frederica Wilson (D-FL).\n\nOfficial text of the letter is available here.\n\nEmanuel Cleaver, II is the U.S. Representative for Missouri's Fifth Congressional District, which includes Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Raytown, Grandview, Sugar Creek, Greenwood, Blue Springs, North Kansas City, Gladstone, and Claycomo. He is a member of the exclusive House Financial Services Committee and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-cleaver-leads-call-restore-displays-honoring-black-servicemembers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.757122740149498, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}