Representative Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri’s 5th congressional district received a letter from STA senior, Maggie Hodes. Maggie was writing to him as part of an assignment in teacher Anne Papineau’s government class. Maggie felt lobbyists presented problems for congressional decision making and wanted to know Mr. Cleaver’s thoughts on it. Rather than writing back, Congressman Cleaver thought it would be a good idea to not only address Maggie but the entire student body.
