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
A lot of very competent people sometimes make errors.
Quite frankly, it was downright depressing to see the building in that condition. There is a lot of history on this campus, but Tingley, this is 'the' building,
We went through a period where we got rid of everything that was old. Everything had to be new
You get a real appreciation of what we as a people once were ? and can be, ... All of this is very emotionally satisfying to me.
We have stabilized our economy. We took over a very sick economy, and we were hemorrhaging 750,000 jobs a month. We have stopped the hemorrhaging. In fact, we had 140,000 job growth last month. And that's what I call progress.
The president and Republicans in Congress have repeatedly promised to revisit Social Security privatization after November. But Americans have already said, loud and clear, that they don't want Social Security to be privatized or dismantled.
Pharmaceutical companies are enjoying unprecedented profits and access with this Administration. Yet the Republicans' prescription drug plan for seniors has been a colossal failure, and over 43 million Americans wake up every morning without health insurance.
This weekend gives us a tremendous opportunity to really have the country get a feel for who and what we are.
Two new reports indicate that, under Bush, the Army is overstretched and under enormous strain. The National Guard and reserves have been weakened and we are experiencing numerous recruiting problems.
But the longer we live, the more we appreciate what got us where we are. I am glad to see they have restored much of the original woodwork and these columns especially. If you've got this stuff, you ought not hide it.
Democrats are committed to mapping a new direction in Iraq, and we will work with the President and the new Defense Secretary to ensure that the will of the American people guides our future actions.
That issue is going to dog him, ... Where was he for a year? I don't know. Nobody else seems to know.
We are hopeful about the opportunities ahead, and stand ready to join this President in an open and honest dialogue about improving the state of our union for all Americans not the select few.
we're not going to let it ride this time.