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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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Dec 29, 2024

Jimmy Carter became what everybody called the new South, and he demonstrated during his four years in the governorship and then his presidency that such leadership could come from the Deep South.

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Dec 23, 2024

A pardon for Trump would be a way of 'cleaning the slate' for the country.

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Nov 6, 2024

We must be a loyal opposition to this president if he adheres to Project 2025, that they are now admitting is there a blueprint for this administration. If that's their blueprint, this house Democratic caucus must have a vigorous…

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Nov 6, 2024

Well, thank you very much for having me. I do think it's a narrow path, but it's also a very thorny path. So I -- if I were mentioning the guess, I would say it would be 1 or 2 votes, maybe 1 to 3 votes, either way, either we could go one…

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Jul 1, 2024

I will support her if he were to step aside. This party should not in any way do anything to work around Ms. Harris.

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Jun 29, 2024

You see a performance that gets the kind of reviews that that performance got – that would be cause for concern. That was strike one. If this were a ball game he's got two more swings.

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Mar 30, 2024

I would hope that we convene in a bipartisan basis, resurrect the goodnesses of the American people and maintain the greatness of these United States of America.

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Mar 30, 2024

Joe Biden did not win North Carolina the last time around. But he is demonstrating once again that he is going to be a president of all the people.

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Mar 30, 2024

I stand in support of our leader Hakeem Jeffries. He is in those meetings. He is doing the negotiations.

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Mar 30, 2024

We must not lose our integrity as a nation. And we've got to stand in support of Israel.

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Mar 30, 2024

Biden is for a two-state solution. Democrats are for a two-state solution. That it is the only way for us to move forward.

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Mar 30, 2024

What is happening is wrong. And we need to make it right.

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Mar 30, 2024

I think so, but not to show force, but more to show unity, unity of purpose, to show defense of democracy.

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Mar 30, 2024

Well, I certainly hope so. The fact of the matter is all of us, every state in the nation, all 50 of us, will take our turns needing this kind of assistance.

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Sep 24, 2023

I don't quite understand why they feel it is necessary for them to kowtow to a guy like this. He is not going to get elected president of the United States, even if he were to get their nomination and I don't think getting the nomination…

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Sep 24, 2023

Unfortunately, he seems to have quite a bit of influence. And I don't understand, for the life of me. I've been around this earth for a long, long time. I've been in politics, all but 12 or 15 of those years and I've just never seen…

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Sep 24, 2023

Yes, I am. I am just an optimist, I guess. I think that cooler heads will prevail in the final analysis. If we have a shutdown. I don't think we will recover from it anytime soon.

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Sep 23, 2023

Joe Biden is a man full of substance. The style is something you get from another candidate. You won't get it from him. He believes in the democracy. He believes in the American dream.

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Sep 23, 2023

You don't impeach a man for being a father to his children.

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Sep 23, 2023

I don't think so. We have to compare apples to apples. And when you compare apples with apples, I don't think you compare a United States Senator to the president of the United States.

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Sep 23, 2023

When you make a deal, you live by it. And the speaker made a deal to what the budget would look like.

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Sep 23, 2023

They will not stay at home. We understand what's at stake here.

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Jul 24, 2023

This is about whether or not people are being held against their will, irrespective of what their duties and responsibilities are to that system that they have brought into and did not ask to come into.

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Jul 24, 2023

And the people of goodwill must begin to you make better use of their times to fight off these foolish things coming from people who are looking to make political hay out of the misfortunes, families that are still suffering from that…

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