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Jim Clyburn: “The fact of the matter is--and these are not alternative facts--that when Barack Obama became President of the United…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2017
The fact of the matter is--and these are not alternative facts--that when Barack Obama became President of the United States of America, we were losing.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

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Clyburn emphasizes the economic struggles faced before Obama's presidency.

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