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Jim Clyburn

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James Enos Clyburn, commonly known as Jim Clyburn, is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 6th congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held significant leadership roles, including serving as the House Majority Whip since 2019. Clyburn is known for his advocacy on issues such as healthcare, education, and civil rights, reflecting the needs of his constituents in a predominantly African American district.

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Oct 21, 2021

I thank Chairman McGovern for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I often quote George Santayana, who warned: ``Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.'' The insurrection on January 6 was the worst attack on our…

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Oct 20, 2021

America is only great when its greatness is shared equally for everyone in America.

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Oct 14, 2021

That deal imagine that done what he said he would do. And that’s to bring along 10 Republicans who will vote to allow the debate to go forward. If he doesn’t, we’re going to have to do around this filibuster.

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Oct 13, 2021

Democracy is on fire, and Democrats have to break the filibuster.

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Oct 4, 2021

I don`t think we`ve broken through on that. I do know that we are quite aware -- this product is quite aware for the fact that the arctic is melting, storms are raging, rivers are rising, and we`ve got to do something to protect the future…

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Oct 4, 2021

This has been the toughest battle that I`ve been in yet.

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Oct 4, 2021

COVID-19 is real. And why people will not vaccinate is a problem for me. I can`t understand that.

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Sep 30, 2021

If anyone can bridge the divide, it`s Nancy Pelosi.

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Sep 30, 2021

The vote will be tonight. It could be 9:00 p.m. or 4:00 a.m. But it`ll be tonight.

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Sep 28, 2021

Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane because it often results in physical death.

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Sep 28, 2021

To quote the late Baltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings, we are better than this.

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Sep 28, 2021

I thank the chairman for his leadership on this very, very important piece of legislation. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will make critical investments, not just in roads and bridges. This legislation will also invest in…

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Sep 21, 2021

a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision of a more perfect Union, with liberty and justice for all.

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Aug 27, 2021

I will be joined by House Majority Whip James Clyburn.

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Aug 24, 2021

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Madam Speaker, I want to take this time to thank my colleagues in this august body for the civility that we have demonstrated here as we approach this final vote. I want to thank the…

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Aug 9, 2021

I call this the first leg on the three-legged stool which cannot be balanced until we get the second leg that they began discussion today, and the third leg is got to be voting rights.

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Aug 9, 2021

It is a great, great day for the American people. We have been talking about infrastructure now for five years. And we finally got infrastructure day here in the United States.

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Aug 9, 2021

I think we ought to do it even if we’re going to get it done in August.

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Aug 9, 2021

I do not believe that you should apply the filibuster. Legislative issues? Fine. But on the Constitution, I do not think that it ought to be applied.

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Aug 4, 2021

If we talk about defunding the police, we will lose in Georgia.

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Aug 3, 2021

Turner is facing off against Cuyahoga County Counselor Shontel Brown who received endorsement from power brokers like Hillary Clinton and South Carolina Jim Clyburn.

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Jul 27, 2021

For Kevin McCarthy to take all of his Republicans off of the committee says to me, he hate the truth. He doesn’t want to hear or see the truth. And that doesn’t make any sense to me. That betrays everything that this country stands for.

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Jul 27, 2021

I saw four patriots, four public servants, four people who take apart the work they have undertaken, to help, protect, (INAUDIBLE) of whoever did it. This Capitol building that is held in such high esteem. They saw it under assault and…

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Jul 26, 2021

Thank you, Mr. Baker. We will now hear from Ms. Chism.

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Jul 26, 2021

It seems to me that all of us have some responsibility for getting beyond this pandemic for the people who are in need of homes.

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