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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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Sep 30, 2021

If anyone can bridge the divide, it`s Nancy Pelosi.

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Sep 30, 2021

The vote will be tonight. It could be 9:00 p.m. or 4:00 a.m. But it`ll be tonight.

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Sep 28, 2021

Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane because it often results in physical death.

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Sep 28, 2021

To quote the late Baltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings, we are better than this.

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Sep 21, 2021

A tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision of a more perfect Union, with liberty and justice for all.

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Aug 27, 2021

I will be joined by House Majority Whip James Clyburn.

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Aug 9, 2021

I think we ought to do it even if we’re going to get it done in August.

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Aug 9, 2021

I do not believe that you should apply the filibuster. Legislative issues? Fine. But on the Constitution, I do not think that it ought to be applied.

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Aug 9, 2021

I call this the first leg on the three-legged stool which cannot be balanced until we get the second leg that they began discussion today, and the third leg is got to be voting rights.

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Aug 9, 2021

It is a great, great day for the American people. We have been talking about infrastructure now for five years. And we finally got infrastructure day here in the United States.

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Aug 4, 2021

If we talk about defunding the police, we will lose in Georgia.

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Aug 3, 2021

Turner is facing off against Cuyahoga County Counselor Shontel Brown who received endorsement from power brokers like Hillary Clinton and South Carolina Jim Clyburn.

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Jul 27, 2021

For Kevin McCarthy to take all of his Republicans off of the committee says to me, he hate the truth. He doesn’t want to hear or see the truth. And that doesn’t make any sense to me. That betrays everything that this country stands for.

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Jul 27, 2021

I saw four patriots, four public servants, four people who take apart the work they have undertaken, to help, protect, (INAUDIBLE) of whoever did it. This Capitol building that is held in such high esteem. They saw it under assault and…

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Jul 26, 2021

As my great friend and our former colleague, Elijah Cummings, would say, this country is better than that.

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Jul 26, 2021

It seems to me that all of us have some responsibility for getting beyond this pandemic for the people who are in need of homes.

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Jul 26, 2021

The Federal Government must continue to do all they can to ensure that all Americans have access to these vital programs.

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Jul 26, 2021

Safe and secure housing is essential to building prosperous communities.

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Jul 26, 2021

The abusive eviction practices of corporate landlords must stop.

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Jul 26, 2021

The CDC eviction moratorium was placed by the previous Administration, not this one.

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Jul 26, 2021

Thank you, Mr. Baker. We will now hear from Ms. Chism.

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Jul 26, 2021

Now, I only have about 45 seconds left. Can you tell me how did you target those areas?

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Jul 26, 2021

The Biden Administration or Congress must extend a Federal eviction moratorium.

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Jul 26, 2021

I want the governors and the elected officials in the states to come up with programs that will do what we intend them to do.

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Jul 26, 2021

The aggressive actions of these large corporate landlords are unacceptable. They must stop immediately.

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