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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 22, 2021

As the experts have said, if you get the vaccinations both of them, get the booster and then this virus is no more than similar to a common cold.

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Dec 22, 2021

I would hope so. But, you know, this time of the year, the labs are crowded and testing lines are very long and I suspect the vaccinations and boosters are the same.

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Dec 16, 2021

We got to do this vote right. And we don`t have to destroy the filibuster. So I`m totally against the filibuster. I know what actually for years. I know the history of it. You want to get rid of it. And just remember the moment they get…

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Dec 14, 2021

For a product such as the Republican Party, that my parents were members of, for them, to turn the whole party apparatus over to one person means you no longer party, but you now cult. And that`s what is happening. And it`s time for the…

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Dec 13, 2021

Our country leads all others by a significant margin in all of these metrics.

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Dec 13, 2021

We must wage a global war on COVID-19, due foremost to the immense humanitarian need but also to reduce economic volatility and uncertainty for American businesses and consumers.

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Dec 13, 2021

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of neutrality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

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Dec 13, 2021

A fully vaccinated world is critical to the American recovery.

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Dec 13, 2021

I applaud the Biden administration for its leadership and ensuring vaccines are available around the world.

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Dec 13, 2021

This inequitable access to coronavirus vaccines is causing unnecessary death and suffering, and we have a moral obligation to save lives by expanding vaccine access.

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Nov 18, 2021

This build back better legislation will make health care accessible and affordable for 2.2 million low-income, uninsured Americans.

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Nov 17, 2021

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this censure resolution. Today's action is necessary due to Representative Gosar's shocking depiction of a murder of a colleague and a violent…

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Nov 17, 2021

What is he sound? I mean the man is threatening to kill another member of this body and threatening the President of the United States of America. If yours truly put out something like that, do you take one moment that my Democratic…

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Oct 26, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic caused enormous pain for meatpacking workers and their communities. They were failed by the companies they worked for and by the previous administration.

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Oct 26, 2021

We must not let this opportunity slip away. We must deliver for America's working families.

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Oct 26, 2021

The true impact of the coronavirus on meatpacking workers at the five companies was close to three times as bad as what was previously known.

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Oct 26, 2021

What we have learned is staggering.

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Oct 26, 2021

America's essential workers have suffered a terrible toll from the coronavirus pandemic, risking their health and even giving their lives.

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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

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

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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

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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