Remarks for MLK Day January 17, 2011 By Congressman Jim Clyburn Friendship Baptist Church, Kansas City, Missouri Acknowledgements: “Duty” As seen by Abraham Lincoln If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me,…
WASHINGTON, DC—Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today issued the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: “As we pause to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I urge all Americans to remember his…
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn delivered the following remarks during yesterday’s consideration of the Republican Leadership’s partisan legislation: Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this outrageously partisan and unfair bill. The clock…
WASHINGTON, DC—Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today released this statement following President Barack Obama’s speech on America’s economy: “I applaud the President’s focus on the widening wealth gap in this country. Throughout the recent debate on the national debt…
WASHINGTON, DC—Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement about today’s White House announcement of nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next two years: “I applaud the White House’s…
WASHINGTON, DC—Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today released the following statement on the Department of Labor report showing that the unemployment rate dropped sharply in November to 8.6 percent: “Today’s jobs report is a positive development. Although the unemployment…
WASHINGTON, DC—Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today released the following statement on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: “I said at the beginning of this process that I favored a big, bold and balanced plan. And if, in…
By James E. Clyburn, Published: November 20 My values system was shaped by a nurturing family and biblical lessons while growing up in a church parsonage in a small town, Sumter, S.C. Early on I internalized Micah 6:8, “do justly,…
WASHINGTON, DC—Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today released the following statement on passage of legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines: “It is fitting that as our nation pauses to honor our military veterans, Congress…
WASHINGTON, DC – Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today issued the following statement on the announcement of President Obama’s initiatives to assist Americans with the repayment of their student loans. The President’s plan moves up the implementation of a…
WASHINGTON, DC—Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today issued the following statement on the announcement on the drawdown of troops in Iraq: “Today’s announcement that all U.S. troops will come home from Iraq by the end of the year is…
WASHINGTON – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement about today’s announcement by the Social Security Administration that beneficiaries will receive a Cost-Of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) next year: “I am pleased America’s 55 million Social Security beneficiaries…