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It's Time for South Carolina To Embrace the Affordable Care Act

During his lifetime, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made many timely and noteworthy speeches. He is quoted frequently, and often persuasively. A quote from one his speeches which I consider...

Clyburn Testimony Before House Budget Committee On 10-20-30 Plan

WASHINGTON — Today, Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn testified on the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) 10-20-30 anti-poverty plan at the House Committee on the Budget hearing titled “A Progress Report on the War on Poverty: Reforming Federal Aid.”

Clyburn Policy Essay "Developing the Will and the Way to Address Persistent Poverty in America"

There are currently 488 counties in America where twenty percent of the population has lived below the poverty line for the past thirty years or more.

Clyburn and Colleagues Call for House Action on Voting Rights Legislation

WASHINGTON – Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn joined 160 House colleagues in sending the following letter today to the offices of Speaker John A. Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte.

Congressman Clyburn to participate in the 2014 Philip G. Grose Lecture Series at the Univeristy of South Carolina

(Columbia) – Congressman Jim Clyburn will deliver the 2014 Philip G. Grose Lecture in partnership with the Southern Studies department at the University of South Carolina.

Clyburn interviews with Chris Matthews on MSNBC about Raising the Minimum Wage

Clyburn Statement On Black History Month

WASHINGTON -- Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today issued the following statement in recognition of Black History Month:

Clyburn Statement On This Year's Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

WASHINGTON -- Assistant Democratic Leader today released the following statement on this year’s observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:

Clyburn Statement On Farm Bill Passage

WASHINGTON -- Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today released the following statement on the passage of the Farm Bill:

Clyburn interview with Shephard Smith on FOX news about SOTU and ACA