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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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Mar 9, 2021

I want the public to know that I’m voting for Joe Biden. South should be voting for Joe Biden.

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Mar 9, 2021

If the president wants to keep the filibuster, fine. Let do it for civil rights and voting rights.

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Mar 9, 2021

This is bipartisan legislation. It may not satisfy the partisans on both sides of the Capitol.

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Mar 9, 2021

This bill is huge. And that’s why I think we’ve got to pass it because I think that when you see 76 percent of the American people saying they are for something, 60 of Republicans support this bill, 71 of Independents support this bill.

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Mar 9, 2021

I don’t think these things should be subjective to the filibuster because I think it is very clear, if we can make an exception to the filibuster rules for budgets, we ought to be able to make it an acceptance for any other civil or voting…

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Mar 1, 2021

I want the public to know that I`m voting for Joe Biden, South Carolina`s should be voting for Joe Biden. I know Joe. We know Joe. But most importantly, Joe knows us.

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Mar 1, 2021

Tomorrow, at noon, the city of Columbia, South Carolina, Historic Columbia, and the University of South Carolina will unveil a monument that will mark the 60th anniversary of the landmark case Edwards v. South Carolina. That case resulted…

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Feb 26, 2021

$15 an hour ought to be the law of the land.

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Feb 24, 2021

Congressman Fortenberry mentioned the young and beginning program in Nebraska through the Extension Service.

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Feb 24, 2021

The Federal Government runs 90 programs administered by 16 different Federal agencies targeted at rural economic development.

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Feb 24, 2021

Life in rural America is not just an economic proposition. It is a values proposition.

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Feb 24, 2021

Absolutely. Community and State resources can be coordinated.

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Feb 24, 2021

I feel that 'rural development' is an inadequate term for the task at hand.

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Feb 24, 2021

They added value, and they profited from it.

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Feb 17, 2021

I've been saying forever, when we talk about policing, we are not against police. We want the police to do a better job of policing themselves.

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Feb 17, 2021

I think that all of us who were subjected to this insurrection wondered. Some of us wondered out loud as to why certain offices were targeted.

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Feb 17, 2021

I applaud the Department for taking this action, suspending those people they think need to be suspended, doing investigations against those who need to be investigated.

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Feb 5, 2021

I do believe that he is an intelligence risk. We saw it time and time again. Any time you would accept Putin`s views over the views of your own intelligence people, it tells me that something is amiss here.

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Feb 5, 2021

No, he should not get intelligence briefings at all.

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Feb 5, 2021

I am concerned that Kevin just does not have whatever it takes to control his caucus.

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Feb 5, 2021

He wants to work in a bipartisan way, but he`s not going to neglect the American people in search of bipartisanship.

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Feb 5, 2021

I think so. I really believe so.

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Feb 5, 2021

Absolutely. I have always expressed great admiration, great respect, even love for Joe Biden. And you may recall, when I made that endorsement that everybody talks about, I said at the time, I know Joe, we know Joe, but, most importantly…

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Feb 5, 2021

I am concerned that he is too differential to too many in the caucus.

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Jan 29, 2021

you can`t you can be unified and be in human, unity is to me something we have to be careful about.

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