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Aug. 31, 2020 Wilson Statement on $600 Million Coming to South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "65 years ago, Emmett Till was lynched by two white men. Today, we are still witnessing the modern-day lynching of Black men and women by police in this country. Until we put an end to police brutality and modern-day lynching, we will never have liberty and justice for all." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - The Congressional Black Caucus Calls on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to Hold an Immediate Vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Rep. Jim Clyburn, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Emmer Supports Continued Actions to Confront Iran Rep. Joe Wilson, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "The House-passed #HeroesAct extends & expands the CARES Act eviction moratorium, while providing $100 billion for rental assistance and $75 billion for mortgage assistance. The Senate & White House must negotiate in good faith to keep people in their homes." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Balderson Applauds Proposed Telehealth Expansion Rep. Joe Wilson, ...
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "100 years ago women got the right to vote. As we commemorate the 19th amendment, we must recognize that we have a long way to go before women are truly equal in this country. Women must have access to equal pay, equal opportunities, and equal treatment. #WomensEqualityDay" Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump has expressed a desire to "slow the testing down' in order to conceal the true extent of the COVID-19 outbreak, & today's @CDCgov announcement is consistent with that misguided view. The public health response to this pandemic must be based solely on science." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "It's been more than 100 days since @HouseDemocrats passed the #HeroesAct, which includes: -Strong support for frontline workers -Money in Americans' pockets -Support for schools nationwide The GOP must meet us halfway and allow negotiations to resume." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 24, 2020 Wilson on H.R. 8015 Rep. Joe Wilson
Aug. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Jacob Blake is fighting for his life while Senate Republicans refuse to take action on the #JusticeInPolicing Act. It is not enough to say that Black Lives Matter. The Senate needs to prove with their deeds that our country will not tolerate police brutality." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 24, 2020 Tweet - "I am troubled by the President's desperate and dangerous pattern of pushing unproven treatments, as he did with hydroxychloroquine, and refusing to allow scientists to determine the appropriate authorizations and recommendations with respect to particular therapies." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are counting on the Postal Service to deliver essential prescriptions, unemployment checks, and mail-in ballots. We need answers. We need accountability." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 24, 2020 Sen. Tim Scott's speech at the 2020 RNC Sen. Tim Scott
Aug. 23, 2020 Fox News "Sunday Morning Features" - Transcript Interview with Tim Scott and Kevin McCarthy Sen. Tim Scott, ...
Aug. 22, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with James Clyburn Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 22, 2020 Tweet - "This dysfunctional, destructive & I daresay disastrous administration has demonstrated time & again why government shouldn't be run like a business. Businesses exist to make profits. The post office & the whole of our government exist to provide services." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 22, 2020 Tweet - "As we work to protect the USPS, we want the American people to know this isn't just about voting. It's about veterans getting their checks, social security going out, on-time bill payments, and much more. People rely on the post office to stay connected. #DontMessWithUSPS" Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 20, 2020 Tweet - "56 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act, which was an important step in the fight against poverty. There is so much more to be done, including raising the minimum wage so that full-time workers can live off their paychecks. #RaiseTheWage" Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 19, 2020 Tweet - "This nation had a Post Office before it even had a Constitution and it is the main thread that keeps the fabric of this country together. If we pull that thread out of the fabric, it comes apart. #DontMessWithUSPS" Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 19, 2020 Tweet - "This @WaysMeansCmte report confirms that government-sanctioned discrimination in the SC foster care system on the basis of religion and sexual orientation is harmful and wrong for children and families. @HHSGov should rescind this ill-conceived waiver." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 18, 2020 Tweet - "100 years ago the #19thAmendment was ratified empowering women to vote. However, Black people were blocked from exercising that right until 1965 & voting rights are still being infringed by voter suppression tactics. We must fight for equal access to the ballot box for all." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 18, 2020 Tweet - "The fabric of this great country is held together by the thread that we call the @USPS . We must protect this vital public service and access to the ballot. #DontMessWithUSPS" Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 17, 2020 Tweet - "We ought not be crippling the Post Office. For the president to admit that he is doing this in order to gum up the works when it comes to the elections, he is actually signing a death warrant for a lot of people." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 17, 2020 Tweet - "This administration's attack on @USPS further hurts business owners who have already been crippled by this pandemic. When many local businesses are relying on mail delivery to keep their businesses open we need to be funding not defunding the post office." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Date Title Politician
Aug. 31, 2020 Wilson Statement on $600 Million Coming to South Carolina Rep.Joe Wilson
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "65 years ago, Emmett Till was lynched by two white men. Today, we are still witnessing the modern-day lynching of Black men and women by police in this country. Until we put an end to police brutality and modern-day lynching, we will never have liberty and justice for all." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - The Congressional Black Caucus Calls on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to Hold an Immediate Vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Rep.Jim Clyburn, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Emmer Supports Continued Actions to Confront Iran Rep.Joe Wilson, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "The House-passed #HeroesAct extends & expands the CARES Act eviction moratorium, while providing $100 billion for rental assistance and $75 billion for mortgage assistance. The Senate & White House must negotiate in good faith to keep people in their homes." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Balderson Applauds Proposed Telehealth Expansion Rep.Joe Wilson, ...
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "100 years ago women got the right to vote. As we commemorate the 19th amendment, we must recognize that we have a long way to go before women are truly equal in this country. Women must have access to equal pay, equal opportunities, and equal treatment. #WomensEqualityDay" Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump has expressed a desire to "slow the testing down' in order to conceal the true extent of the COVID-19 outbreak, & today's @CDCgov announcement is consistent with that misguided view. The public health response to this pandemic must be based solely on science." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "It's been more than 100 days since @HouseDemocrats passed the #HeroesAct, which includes: -Strong support for frontline workers -Money in Americans' pockets -Support for schools nationwide The GOP must meet us halfway and allow negotiations to resume." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 24, 2020 Wilson on H.R. 8015 Rep.Joe Wilson
Aug. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Jacob Blake is fighting for his life while Senate Republicans refuse to take action on the #JusticeInPolicing Act. It is not enough to say that Black Lives Matter. The Senate needs to prove with their deeds that our country will not tolerate police brutality." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 24, 2020 Tweet - "I am troubled by the President's desperate and dangerous pattern of pushing unproven treatments, as he did with hydroxychloroquine, and refusing to allow scientists to determine the appropriate authorizations and recommendations with respect to particular therapies." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are counting on the Postal Service to deliver essential prescriptions, unemployment checks, and mail-in ballots. We need answers. We need accountability." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 24, 2020 Sen. Tim Scott's speech at the 2020 RNC Sen.Tim Scott
Aug. 23, 2020 Fox News "Sunday Morning Features" - Transcript Interview with Tim Scott and Kevin McCarthy Sen.Tim Scott, ...
Aug. 22, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with James Clyburn Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 22, 2020 Tweet - "This dysfunctional, destructive & I daresay disastrous administration has demonstrated time & again why government shouldn't be run like a business. Businesses exist to make profits. The post office & the whole of our government exist to provide services." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 22, 2020 Tweet - "As we work to protect the USPS, we want the American people to know this isn't just about voting. It's about veterans getting their checks, social security going out, on-time bill payments, and much more. People rely on the post office to stay connected. #DontMessWithUSPS" Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 20, 2020 Tweet - "56 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act, which was an important step in the fight against poverty. There is so much more to be done, including raising the minimum wage so that full-time workers can live off their paychecks. #RaiseTheWage" Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 19, 2020 Tweet - "This nation had a Post Office before it even had a Constitution and it is the main thread that keeps the fabric of this country together. If we pull that thread out of the fabric, it comes apart. #DontMessWithUSPS" Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 19, 2020 Tweet - "This @WaysMeansCmte report confirms that government-sanctioned discrimination in the SC foster care system on the basis of religion and sexual orientation is harmful and wrong for children and families. @HHSGov should rescind this ill-conceived waiver." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 18, 2020 Tweet - "100 years ago the #19thAmendment was ratified empowering women to vote. However, Black people were blocked from exercising that right until 1965 & voting rights are still being infringed by voter suppression tactics. We must fight for equal access to the ballot box for all." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 18, 2020 Tweet - "The fabric of this great country is held together by the thread that we call the @USPS . We must protect this vital public service and access to the ballot. #DontMessWithUSPS" Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 17, 2020 Tweet - "We ought not be crippling the Post Office. For the president to admit that he is doing this in order to gum up the works when it comes to the elections, he is actually signing a death warrant for a lot of people." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 17, 2020 Tweet - "This administration's attack on @USPS further hurts business owners who have already been crippled by this pandemic. When many local businesses are relying on mail delivery to keep their businesses open we need to be funding not defunding the post office." Rep.Jim Clyburn
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