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“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I know that Mr. Clyburn and the Clyburn family very much appreciate his condolences and his remarks. Jim Clyburn and I have known each other for over half a century. His wife, Emily, he met during the course of the civil rights struggle. She, too, was a drum major for justice, as Jim Clyburn has been. She has, as the gentleman pointed out, been facing health challenges for some period of time. And, yes, she is in a better place. But as one who has lost his spouse, I know what a difficult time this is for Jim Clyburn. I would let all the Members know that there will be a service in Columbia, a wake, on Sunday at 5 o'clock, and the funeral will be in Charleston at 11 a.m. I intend to be in attendance. Any Member, I know, would be welcome to be there as well. Jim Clyburn has been a giant in this body. He has been a leader on our side of the aisle now for almost 20 years, and before that, a leader of the Congressional Black Caucus and somebody who has been a strong voice, particularly for rural communities and for people who are challenged either because of the color of their skin or their economic status. I know that Emily was his partner in those efforts, as the gentleman knows. She was a wonderful, warm woman and will be greatly missed. But the gentleman's observation that she is in a better place is one with which I agree, and I know that Jim Clyburn agrees as well. Mr.…”