WASHINGTON – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) published the following op-ed on the Diverse Issues In Higher Education today: The legacy of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is one of significant courage and steadfast determination. HBCUs are among America’s national…
WASHINGTON – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today released the following statement on the Senate passage yesterday of H.R. 3004, a bill to extend the authorization of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. The Commission was originally created…
WASHINGTON – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) delivered the following statement during debate on H.R. 295, which passed the House unanimously by voice vote (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R….
WASHINGTON – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) published the following op-ed on the Huffington Post today: Democrats v. Republicans on the Economy: It is Not a Close Call If our history were not so instructive about the catastrophic…
MEDIA ADVISORY **Happening Thursday** Contact: Candace Randle Person (CBC) (202) 593-1331 Brenda Jones (Lewis) (202) 225-3801 Patrick Devlin (Clyburn) (202) 226-3210 Democrats to Hold ‘Lighting the Way’ National Speak Out: The Path Forward on Gun Violence WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday,…
One day after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history killed 49 people and nearly a year after nine prayerful souls were gunned down at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC I sought recognition from the Speaker of the United…
WASHINGTON – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Charleston Massacre: “Today marks the first anniversary of the Emanuel AME Church massacre in Charleston, South Carolina. This heinous crime was deeply impactful,…
Columbia, S.C. – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement after introducing the “Penn School – Reconstruction Era National Monument Act.” The bill would designate the historic Penn Center campus (formerly known as Penn School) on St….
Columbia, S.C. – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement on the Department of Justice’s announcement of a $3,611,088 grant through the Office for Victims of Crime Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program to the Medical University of…
WASHINGTON – Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) published the following op-ed on the Huffington Post today: Republicans’ Feckless Policies and Reckless Politics 05/18/2016 11:57 am ET Rep. James E. Clyburn Representing South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District Despite several flirtations over…
WASHINGTON – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn delivered the following statement at today’s meeting of the Rules Committee considering amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (as prepared for delivery): “Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Madam Ranking Member, for…
WASHINGTON – Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement on the House Armed Services Committee Republicans’ rejection of Ranking Member Adam Smith’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act: “I am greatly disappointed that a majority of Republican members…