A Half Century’s Legacy at a Crossroads
In 1965, the 89th Congress and President Lyndon Johnson produced landmark laws that made education more attainable, health care more affordable, voting more accessible, housing more available, immigration more equitable, and the environment cleaner. The results were dramatic. The poverty rate went down, and graduation rates went up. Citizen participation increased and our environment got
Clyburn Statement on 5th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn delivered the following statement today on the Capitol steps about the fifth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act: “Speaking at an international health care conference in 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is
Lewis, Hoyer, Clyburn, Conyers and Brady Reintroduce Voter Empowerment Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, lead sponsors Rep. John Lewis (GA-5), House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5), Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC-6), Rep. John Conyers (MI-13), Rep. Robert Brady (PA-1) and more than 170 Democrats reintroduced the Voter Empowerment Act in the House of Representatives. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York will introduce a companion version
Clyburn: Reflections on Selma
I am home alone reflecting on the remarkable and blessed experiences of the past three days. Yesterday I sat at the steps of the Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama listening to some remarkable reflections from a spouse and daughter of the 1960s. Juanita Abernathy, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr.'s constant companion, Ralph David Abernathy,
Clyburn: ‘Battle rages on’ for voting rights
One day before President Obama and congressional leaders meet to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march, Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said he believes the "battle wages on" for equal voting rights in America. "I hope that, when we leave that bridge on Saturday, we can work together to fix the Voting
President Obama coming to Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC — President Barack Obama will visit South Carolina for the first time since winning the state’s Democratic presidential primary in 2008. Obama will attend a youth rally Friday at Benedict College, a historically black private school in Columbia, The White House said. Details about the president’s trip will be released later this week.