CLYBURN, WILSON, AND SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION CALL ON HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERSHIP TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE, HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS
House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06) and Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) were joined by the entire South Carolina congressional delegation in calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to include robust measures to invest in the expansion of affordable,
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN ANNOUNCES PLAN TO CONNECT ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS TO AFFORDABLE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET
Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn, Chair of the House Democratic Rural Broadband Task Force, along with 11 other Democratic colleagues working on the issue of universal broadband deployment, announced their plan to connect all Americans to affordable broadband internet. Their announcement outlined an updated and expanded version of the broadband provisions of House Democrats’ Moving
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $750 THOUSAND IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Columbia, S.C. – Today, U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn announced that South Carolina State University has received $752,632 in National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) funding from NIFA’s 1890 Scholarships Program. The program was founded in 2018 and provides scholarships at 1890 land-grant colleges and universities to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring,
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn announced that South Carolina has received $1,043,897 in National Park Service (NPS) funding from African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund grants dedicated to preserving the sites and history related to the African American struggle for equality in the 20th century. The three grants
Congressman Clyburn Announces Over $500,000 in Coronavirus Supplemental Funding for Sixth District Community Health Centers
Today, U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn announced more than half a million dollars in coronavirus supplemental funding for Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the sixth congressional district. These funds are part of the total $100 million appropriated for CHCs in the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, which was Congress’ first response
Congressman Clyburn Applauds More Than $5 Million in Funding for Lake Marion Regional Water System Reach to Winding Woods Commerce Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2020 COLUMBIA, S.C. – U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn released the following statement in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2020 Work Plan released yesterday that includes $5.12 million to complete the Lake Marion Regional Water Agency’s reach to the Winding Woods Commerce Park near St. George. “When