Jim Clyburn

We're here this morning to discuss an issue of broad, bipartisan concern: the critical need to overcome vaccine hesitancy.

I think both of them are Republicans. Both of them are conservative Republicans. And both of them are real about what happened on January 6th.

I thank the gentleman for his friendship and kind remarks today. But I am looking forward to the majority leader coming back and taking his rightful place at this mike. The gentleman and I can continue our relationship with the Select…

I assure you that, in my instance, my Governor is a Republican. In fact, he was the first Governor to endorse the previous President. But we are very close friends, and we have been in consultation over what to do as we go forward. I am…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I have not consulted with the majority leader on that subject. I suspect that we will wait for the Senate's actions and make determinations as needed when we get some definition as to what they are going…

One of our greatest shortcomings here in Congress is that we fail to communicate.

Mail-in ballots are secure. They have multiple levels of security.

This is not a Federal takeover of the election process. Article I, section 4 of the Constitution empowers Congress to regulate Federal elections.

I happen to agree with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who dissented in that case, saying that preclearance was, in fact, working and throwing it away was like throwing away an umbrella in a storm because you are not getting wet.

These bills are absolutely necessary, as we see a concerted effort by Republican legislatures across the country to make it harder to vote and, oh, easier to overthrow elections.

I have never asked that the filibuster be eliminated. I do believe that we`re going to do for constitutional issues what we`ve done with the budget.

I feel very strongly that this begins the process. That`s all has happened here. And we are going to move forward doing what we have to do.

For Mitch McConnell to say this is a takeover on our part, it is just the opposite.

But I want to say once again, fulfilling the vision of this country, as we heard from Chair Powell today, is integral to our, what I call the pledge, as we close our Pledge of Allegiance, with liberty and justice for all.

As vital as the American Rescue Plan is, it must only be a first step toward a better economic future.

The good news is that, thanks to smart and bold economic policy by Congress and the Fed alike, our economy is recovering swiftly.

I thought this would give us an opportunity to build an economy with the vision, with our vision. I was chastised for having said that.

I think it is very much in our interest to support broad vaccination around the world.

Yes, but I don't think the minimum-wage people got bonuses. Or did they?

I'm sure he's going to join me later in making sure we increase the minimum wage so we can do something about the----

It's a good thing that you're yielding back so I can give five minutes to Mr. Foster.

We saw it taking place in 2009. And that recovery was slow because, I feel, we did too little when we should've been going bigger and bolder.

That's what we've got to do. We've got to make sure that this Families Plan is put in place so people's children will not be endangered when they go back to work.

The Fed continues to play a critical role in helping our Nation recover from the coronavirus crisis and in ensuring equitable recovery.

The Fed must improve its crisis response tools to ensure that communities, small businesses, and workers, not just large corporations, receive support during emergencies.