KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After his father, Missouri Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, testified in Jefferson City, his son, Dr. Emanuel Cleaver III, spoke to reporters at their church, St. James United Methodist Church.

"What we're seeing now is that the Missouri General Assembly, they are willingly giving their power and their authority away to DC," Cleaver III said to a crowd of about 25 people.

After the news conference, FOX4 asked Cleaver III what he'd say to people who think that he's just upset because his father could lose his congressional seat.

"He's at the end of his career, not at the beginning," he replied.

"So, what we are fighting for is not for him to remain in office, but we're fighting for the citizens of Missouri, especially the Fifth District. This is much bigger

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