Mar 5, 2012
He showed how compassion, courage, and willingness to find common ground can drive positive change.
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 5, 2012
We are also joined by a shared responsibility--to carry on his critical work, to carry forward his vision of a stronger Nation and a better world.
Mar 5, 2012
We are united by our gratitude--for Congressman Payne's enduring contributions, his many sacrifices, and his inspiring achievements.
Mar 5, 2012
I am deeply grateful to Congressman Payne for breaking barriers that stood in the way for so many years.
Mar 5, 2012
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in an expression of appreciation for the life and service of Congressman Don Payne and to keep him and his family in our thoughts and prayers.
Mar 5, 2012
I often quote the poet Robert Frost, who once admonished us that two roads diverged in the wood, and I picked the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
Mar 5, 2012
If Donald Payne is not there, that door must be locked and the rest of us can give up.
Mar 5, 2012
Don didn't wait for a codel of a lot of people to be organized to go to a troubled spot.
Mar 5, 2012
He was known because he understood that as a public policy maker he could influence education in this country, and he certainly did that.
Mar 5, 2012
Don Payne was a true servant who not only served his State of New Jersey, but Donald Payne was someone who took care of his district.
Mar 5, 2012
The country is poorer for the loss of Donald Payne, but this country is greater for his public service.
Dec 20, 2011
It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from Maryland (Ms. Edwards).
Dec 20, 2011
It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Mr. Cleaver.
Dec 20, 2011
It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi).
Dec 20, 2011
It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Alabama (Ms. Sewell).
Dec 20, 2011
I remind my friend from Texas that according to all reports, last month 43 States registered a decrease in unemployment, the first time that's happened since the year 2003. With that, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from…
Dec 20, 2011
I remind the gentlelady from Tennessee that that is exactly what this bill is designed to do, put into the pockets of 160 million Americans an extended tax cut. With that, Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from…
Dec 20, 2011
It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin). (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
Dec 20, 2011
I want to remind my good friend from South Carolina that the Keystone pipeline is in the Senate bill. With that, Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from California, Mrs. Susan Davis.
Dec 20, 2011
It is now my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman).
Sep 12, 2011
If we were do it, let's do a $1.5 trillion deficit reduction and let's do it on the backs of those same people.
Sep 12, 2011
What would it do to those communities and those people if we were to reduce this deficit only by cuts that have been proposed?
Sep 12, 2011
If we continue current policy, then it is fair to say that we are going to experience that kind of continued widening of the wealth gap in America
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