Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and 2026 candidate for re-election in Missouri's 5th Congressional District.

Here are a few key points from the conversation.
- The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 2022 congressional map after Missouri courts and petitioners challenged later changes.
- The map is considered settled for the upcoming election; the state’s proposed map remains on the November ballot.
- Missouri voters collected 303,000 signatures to challenge the legislative map. 
- Cleaver described the Housing for the 21st Century Act as a bipartisan effort to reduce construction costs and delays.
- The law removes a federal chassis requirement for manufactured homes, allowing construction on foundations and potentially enabling multistory homes.
- Cities may receive additional Community Development Block Grant funding for reducing housing construction time and costs.
- The bill, reconfigured as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, became law after the president did not sign it within the required period.

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