Jim Clyburn
Jim Clyburn
James Enos "Jim" Clyburnis the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 6th congressional district, serving since 1993, and the Assistant Democratic Leader since 2011. He was previously House Majority Whip, serving in that post from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes large portions of Columbia and Charleston, as well as several rural areas between them. Clyburn is the current dean of the South Carolina Congressional delegation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 July 1940
CountryUnited States of America
We made the decision that nobody coming to Columbia or the Midlands would be put in a shelter. They would go into homes or hotel rooms. It gives them privacy, and it gives them some dignity in their existence.
I'll take another look at it and see whether or not I ought to get actively involved or whether or not I ought to just cast a vote.
Rep. James Clyburn, the state's only black congressman -- controls 20 percent to 25 percent of the primary vote.
I have always abhorred the word racism. I never use it.
Last week in the Homeland Security Committee, Republicans were against port security; and today, one week after Democrats unveiled our Real Security Agenda, they're for it
Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earth's best interests and our citizen's pressing needs
I believe the American people spoke loud and clear to the Bush Administration in yesterdays election that they disapprove of the current direction in the war in Iraq. As a result, the President wasted no time in dumping Secretary Rumsfeld.
In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial
Environmental protection doesn't happen in a vacuum. You can't separate the impact on the environment from the impact on our families and communities.
Our top priority is our troops, who are making the extraordinary effort to fulfill the mission they have been given. Democrats will work with this Administration to better define that mission and a realistic expectation of success in Iraq.
The bottom line is that five million low-income Americans working full time for minimum wage, deserve a raise.
We have a moral responsibility to protect the earth and ensure that our children and grandchildren have a healthy and sustainable environment in which to live.
Education is the great equalizer, and shouldn't be limited to the wealthiest few.
A lot of very competent people sometimes make errors.