Press Releases

COLUMBIA, SC – Congressman James E. Clyburn announces the City of Charleston will receive a $7 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equality (RAISE) planning grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Lowcountry Lowline project. This project will reconnect disadvantaged communities divided by I-26 on the Charleston Peninsula by revitalizing an abandoned rail corridor to connect residents of seven neighborhoods to local schools, jobs, and a future rapid transit hub. Congressman Clyburn was instrumental in securing provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

COLUMBIA, SC – This week, Congressman James E. Clyburn marked 500 days since President Biden signed Democrats’ American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) into law on March 11, 2021. This lifesaving legislation created millions of jobs, kickstarted a successful national vaccination program, helped schools reopen, and funded critical projects in South Carolina. “Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, South Carolina was able to keep essential workers on the job, working families were able to put food on the table,

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Congressman James E. Clyburn secured nearly $28 million in funding for nine projects in South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District as part of the 2023 fiscal year minibus appropriations bill passed by the House today. The Community Project Funding (CPF) allocations were requested by local entities to address community needs.  “Throughout my service

CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN APPLAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT Columbia, SC – Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn applauded House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which authorizes over $110 million for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for fiscal year 2023 – a three-fold increase from the previous year and $14

COLUMBIA, SC – Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn announced that the National Park Service has added four new sites in South Carolina to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Established in 2019 by the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, this network was created to preserve and protect sites across the country

COLUMBIA, SC- Congressman James E. Clyburn will mark the seventh anniversary of the tragic shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church by participating in a commemorative “What Kind of Soil Are We? What Kind is God Calling Us to Become?” Bible study event. The nationally coordinated weekend of Bible study, prayer and preaching will