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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. In the House of Representatives in the 113th Congress, 139 of these counties—known as persistent poverty counties—are represented by Democrats, 331 are represented by Republicans, and 18 are split

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.  The letter calls for action on H.R. 3899,

(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.    The lecture will begin at 6pm in the Booker T. Washington Auditorium, 1400 Wheat Street, on Wednesday, March 19. The event is free and open to the public. 

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WASHINGTON —  Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today issued the following statement in recognition of Black History Month: “During the month of February, the country celebrates Black History Month, the efficacy of which is often discussed and debated.  I believe Black History Month is just as important as Women’s History Month (March), Hispanic History

WASHINGTON — Assistant Democratic Leader today released the following statement on this year’s observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 85 years old this month were he still alive. I met Dr. King many times during the civil rights movement when I helped organize the Student Nonviolent