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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. 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. 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. 23, 2020 Fox News "Sunday Morning Features" - Transcript Interview with Tim Scott and Kevin McCarthy Sen. Tim Scott, ...
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. 16, 2020 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with James Clyburn Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks the 85th anniversary of the Social Security Act. For 85 years, this legislation has ensured economic security for millions of Americans. We must protect it from this president and his administration's attempts to defund it." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 14, 2020 Tweet - "We witnessed numerous problems during this year's primary elections, including closed polling places, long lines, and poll worker shortages. Officials must plan now so states are fully prepared to ensure every eligible voter can freely and safely cast their ballot in November." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 14, 2020 Tweet - "No voter should be forced to wait for hours in line or risk their health to exercise their constitutionally protected right to vote. We can prevent this by offering adequate early voting, sufficient polling locations and hours, and mail-in or absentee voting options." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator US Agency for International Development - Inhofe Joins Letter to Urge USAID to Prevent US from Funding Abortions, Abortion Advocacy Abroad Rep. Ralph Norman, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development - Loeffler, Colleagues Urge USAID to Prevent US from Funding Abortions, Abortion Advocacy Abroad Sen. Tim Scott, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Black women only earn 62 cents for every dollar that a white man makes. Racial and gender pay disparities are unacceptable. Period. The House has taken steps to close the wage gap; now it's the Senate's turn." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 11, 2020 LaMalfa Introduces Legislation to Protect Children and Taxpayers from Paying the Price for Gender Reassignment Surgeries Rep. Ralph Norman, ...
Aug. 10, 2020 Scott Urges Awareness of COVID-Related Scams Sen. Tim Scott
Aug. 6, 2020 Tweet - "John Lewis urged us to use our right to vote as the most powerful, nonviolent tool we have in this democratic society. Today, we continue to celebrate his life & the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Let's keep making #GoodTrouble & protect voting rights for all." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Cassidy, Colleagues Urge DOJ, FBI to Investigate Planned Parenthood for Illegal Trafficking and Sale of Fetal Tissue Sen. Tim Scott, ...
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Every time I think of voting, I think of John Lewis. John wanted to pass HR 4, which is now the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. We passed it in the House. I hope the Senate will do more than give lip service to John & by their deeds pass the bill." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Today, we remember the lives lost one year ago in El Paso, the deadliest attack on the Latinx community in modern American history. We must stand up against hate, racism, xenophobia, and senseless gun violence." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "Pleased the House is well on its way to completing our constitutional responsibility to fund the government. These 10 bills enable a strong economic recovery that makes America's greatness affordable & accessible to all Americans, including my constituents in the 6th District." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 30, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript Interview with Jim Clyburn Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "55 years ago, Medicare & Medicaid were signed into law, providing health care for millions of Americans. What many don't know is that in order to participate in the programs, hospitals had to desegregate, leading to more equitable treatment in health care delivery." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "In March, 2019, 21-year-old Sami Josephson was kidnapped and killed by a predator impersonating her rideshare driver. Today we are voting on Sami's Law to put protections in place to protect rideshare users from predator behavior and prevent similar tragedies." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "The House unanimously passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020 yesterday. If Senate leadership and the President want to truly honor John Lewis, they'll pass this bill." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Hearing of the Investigations & Oversight and Research & Technology Subcommittees of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Norman, Hearing on Technology and Human Trafficking Rep. Ralph Norman
July 27, 2020 Wilson Passes the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act Rep. Jim Clyburn, ...
July 27, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Interview with James Clyburn Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "As we witness the deadly outcomes of interactions between black men and police, we must seek comprehensive reforms that will change this narrative. Police reforms are necessary, but we must also restructure the system that has adversely impacted black men since birth." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "In any movement, there will be a few, sometimes only one, that rises head and shoulders above all others. And so it was with my good friend, John Robert Lewis. Rest In Peace my friend." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "It is fitting that today as we memorialize John Lewis in the Capitol Rotunda, we honor his memory by renaming this legislation with which he is so closely identified. Enacting the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act is the best thing we can do to honor this American hero." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Majority Whip Clyburn Issues Statement Following House Passage of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Majority Whip Clyburn Issues Statement Following House Passage of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Majority Whip Clyburn Issues Statement Following House Passage of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "We could never could do what John did, and that's what made John such an effective leader of the movement, and that's why today people all over the world are mourning his loss b/c John internalized nonviolence. We adopted nonviolence. It was a tactic for us, but he absorbed it." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 26, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Interview with James Clyburn Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 23, 2020 America is A Great Nation Rep. Ralph Norman
July 22, 2020 Replacing Bust of Roger Brooke Taney with Bust of Thurgood Marshall Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Ernst Urges Administration to Ban Taxpayer Money for Cities, States Allowing Anarchy Rep. Ralph Norman, ...
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The Constitution states the Census must count ALL PEOPLE. The President's memo seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants violates that directive. This is another manifestation of his disdain for our democracy & for our strength as a nation of immigrants. It must not stand." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 20, 2020 Letter to Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter - @Twitter: We Demand Transparency Now Rep. Ralph Norman, ...
July 20, 2020 USA Today - Rep. James E. Clyburn: John Lewis made his life a sermon. Honor him with moral deeds. Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "John was both a minister & a living example, who demonstrated what it means to follow the moral compass directed by one's faith. My favorite Old Testament scripture is Micah 6:8, "do justly, be merciful and walk humbly." It must have been John's as well." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 19, 2020 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript Interview with Jim Clyburn Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 19, 2020 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with James Clyburn Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 19, 2020 Tweet - "Mitch McConnell & the President can demonstrate the real respect for the life & legacy of John Lewis by passing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020 in the Senate & have the President sign it. Let's have our election this year in honor of John Robert Lewis.- @MeetThePress" Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "The country lost a hero last night. The movement lost an icon. And I lost a personal friend. But I do believe that as the sun set on John Lewis's life last night, the sun rises on a movement that will never die. Thank you, John, rest in peace my brother." Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "I think it's time for us to pass a voting rights act and name it the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020. The Senate needs to pass the bill, send it back to the House, then send it on to the President and let deeds demonstrate what they feel rather than their words. - @MSNBC" Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "Reverend C.T. Vivian was a man of deep belief who demonstrated his adherence to the Biblical admonition "faith without works is dead."" Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 13, 2020 Letter to Jacob Frey, Mayor of the City of Minneapolis, to Eric Garcetti, Mayor of the City of Los Angeles and to Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City - Defend Our Police, Don't Defund Them Rep. Ralph Norman, ...
Date Title Politician
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. 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. 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. 23, 2020 Fox News "Sunday Morning Features" - Transcript Interview with Tim Scott and Kevin McCarthy Sen.Tim Scott, ...
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. 16, 2020 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with James Clyburn Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks the 85th anniversary of the Social Security Act. For 85 years, this legislation has ensured economic security for millions of Americans. We must protect it from this president and his administration's attempts to defund it." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 14, 2020 Tweet - "We witnessed numerous problems during this year's primary elections, including closed polling places, long lines, and poll worker shortages. Officials must plan now so states are fully prepared to ensure every eligible voter can freely and safely cast their ballot in November." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 14, 2020 Tweet - "No voter should be forced to wait for hours in line or risk their health to exercise their constitutionally protected right to vote. We can prevent this by offering adequate early voting, sufficient polling locations and hours, and mail-in or absentee voting options." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator US Agency for International Development - Inhofe Joins Letter to Urge USAID to Prevent US from Funding Abortions, Abortion Advocacy Abroad Rep.Ralph Norman, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development - Loeffler, Colleagues Urge USAID to Prevent US from Funding Abortions, Abortion Advocacy Abroad Sen.Tim Scott, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Black women only earn 62 cents for every dollar that a white man makes. Racial and gender pay disparities are unacceptable. Period. The House has taken steps to close the wage gap; now it's the Senate's turn." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 11, 2020 LaMalfa Introduces Legislation to Protect Children and Taxpayers from Paying the Price for Gender Reassignment Surgeries Rep.Ralph Norman, ...
Aug. 10, 2020 Scott Urges Awareness of COVID-Related Scams Sen.Tim Scott
Aug. 6, 2020 Tweet - "John Lewis urged us to use our right to vote as the most powerful, nonviolent tool we have in this democratic society. Today, we continue to celebrate his life & the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Let's keep making #GoodTrouble & protect voting rights for all." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Cassidy, Colleagues Urge DOJ, FBI to Investigate Planned Parenthood for Illegal Trafficking and Sale of Fetal Tissue Sen.Tim Scott, ...
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Every time I think of voting, I think of John Lewis. John wanted to pass HR 4, which is now the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. We passed it in the House. I hope the Senate will do more than give lip service to John & by their deeds pass the bill." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Today, we remember the lives lost one year ago in El Paso, the deadliest attack on the Latinx community in modern American history. We must stand up against hate, racism, xenophobia, and senseless gun violence." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "Pleased the House is well on its way to completing our constitutional responsibility to fund the government. These 10 bills enable a strong economic recovery that makes America's greatness affordable & accessible to all Americans, including my constituents in the 6th District." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 30, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript Interview with Jim Clyburn Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "55 years ago, Medicare & Medicaid were signed into law, providing health care for millions of Americans. What many don't know is that in order to participate in the programs, hospitals had to desegregate, leading to more equitable treatment in health care delivery." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "In March, 2019, 21-year-old Sami Josephson was kidnapped and killed by a predator impersonating her rideshare driver. Today we are voting on Sami's Law to put protections in place to protect rideshare users from predator behavior and prevent similar tragedies." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "The House unanimously passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020 yesterday. If Senate leadership and the President want to truly honor John Lewis, they'll pass this bill." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Hearing of the Investigations & Oversight and Research & Technology Subcommittees of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Norman, Hearing on Technology and Human Trafficking Rep.Ralph Norman
July 27, 2020 Wilson Passes the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act Rep.Jim Clyburn, ...
July 27, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Interview with James Clyburn Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "As we witness the deadly outcomes of interactions between black men and police, we must seek comprehensive reforms that will change this narrative. Police reforms are necessary, but we must also restructure the system that has adversely impacted black men since birth." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "In any movement, there will be a few, sometimes only one, that rises head and shoulders above all others. And so it was with my good friend, John Robert Lewis. Rest In Peace my friend." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "It is fitting that today as we memorialize John Lewis in the Capitol Rotunda, we honor his memory by renaming this legislation with which he is so closely identified. Enacting the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act is the best thing we can do to honor this American hero." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Majority Whip Clyburn Issues Statement Following House Passage of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Majority Whip Clyburn Issues Statement Following House Passage of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Majority Whip Clyburn Issues Statement Following House Passage of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "We could never could do what John did, and that's what made John such an effective leader of the movement, and that's why today people all over the world are mourning his loss b/c John internalized nonviolence. We adopted nonviolence. It was a tactic for us, but he absorbed it." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 26, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Interview with James Clyburn Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 23, 2020 America is A Great Nation Rep.Ralph Norman
July 22, 2020 Replacing Bust of Roger Brooke Taney with Bust of Thurgood Marshall Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Ernst Urges Administration to Ban Taxpayer Money for Cities, States Allowing Anarchy Rep.Ralph Norman, ...
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The Constitution states the Census must count ALL PEOPLE. The President's memo seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants violates that directive. This is another manifestation of his disdain for our democracy & for our strength as a nation of immigrants. It must not stand." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 20, 2020 Letter to Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter - @Twitter: We Demand Transparency Now Rep.Ralph Norman, ...
July 20, 2020 USA Today - Rep. James E. Clyburn: John Lewis made his life a sermon. Honor him with moral deeds. Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "John was both a minister & a living example, who demonstrated what it means to follow the moral compass directed by one's faith. My favorite Old Testament scripture is Micah 6:8, "do justly, be merciful and walk humbly." It must have been John's as well." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 19, 2020 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript Interview with Jim Clyburn Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 19, 2020 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with James Clyburn Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 19, 2020 Tweet - "Mitch McConnell & the President can demonstrate the real respect for the life & legacy of John Lewis by passing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020 in the Senate & have the President sign it. Let's have our election this year in honor of John Robert Lewis.- @MeetThePress" Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "The country lost a hero last night. The movement lost an icon. And I lost a personal friend. But I do believe that as the sun set on John Lewis's life last night, the sun rises on a movement that will never die. Thank you, John, rest in peace my brother." Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "I think it's time for us to pass a voting rights act and name it the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020. The Senate needs to pass the bill, send it back to the House, then send it on to the President and let deeds demonstrate what they feel rather than their words. - @MSNBC" Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "Reverend C.T. Vivian was a man of deep belief who demonstrated his adherence to the Biblical admonition "faith without works is dead."" Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 13, 2020 Letter to Jacob Frey, Mayor of the City of Minneapolis, to Eric Garcetti, Mayor of the City of Los Angeles and to Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City - Defend Our Police, Don't Defund Them Rep.Ralph Norman, ...
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