{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where party = \"Democrat\", state = \"SC\" and year = 2018 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-announces-chief-deputy-whips-for-the-116th-congress/", "Clyburn Announces Chief Deputy Whips for the 116th Congress", "2018-12-13", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 House Majority Whip-Elect James E. Clyburn released the following statement regarding new Chief Deputy Whips for the 116th Congress:\n\n\u201cI am pleased to announce that Representatives John Lewis (GA-05) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) are continuing on the Whip Team in the 116th Congress and will serve as Senior Chief Deputy Whips. Other returning Chief Deputy Whips are Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), Peter Welch (VT-AL), and Terri Sewell (AL-07). They will be joined by Representatives Shelia Jackson Lee (TX-18), Dan Kildee (MI-05), Pete Aguilar (CA-31), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28).\n\n\u201cI am thrilled that Representative Jan Schakowsky has agreed to serve alongside Representative John Lewis as a Senior Chief Deputy Whip. Jan\u2019s strong legislative record and progressive values will serve our Whip team well. She has been a Chief Deputy Whip since 2003. I will call on her experience often as we face the historic challenges and opportunities in the 116th Congress.\n\n\u201cIn my campaign for Majority Whip, I promised to involve every segment of our Caucus and empower the next generation of leaders as integral parts of the Whip team. In keeping with that commitment. I have named Representative Cedric Richmond (LA-02) Assistant to the Majority Whip. In the coming days, I will announce a history making staff to further undergird that commitment. I am very excited for the diverse set of experiences and talents these members and staff will bring to the table.\n\n\u201cAs we fill out the rest of the Whip team in the coming days and weeks we will seek input from across the Caucus including many of the Caucus\u2019s younger members and our historic incoming freshman class to ensure their voices are heard.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:11:43Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-announces-chief-deputy-whips-116th-congress", "Clyburn Announces Chief Deputy Whips for the 116th Congress", "2018-12-13", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  House Majority Whip-Elect James E. Clyburn released the following statement regarding new Chief Deputy Whips for the 116th Congress:\nI am pleased to announce that Representatives John Lewis (GA-05) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) are continuing on the Whip Team in the 116th Congress and will serve as Senior Chief Deputy Whips. Other returning Chief Deputy Whips are Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), Peter Welch (VT-AL), and Terri Sewell (AL-07). They will be joined by Representatives Shelia Jackson Lee (TX-18), Dan Kildee (MI-05), Pete Aguilar (CA-31), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28).\nI am thrilled that Representative Jan Schakowsky has agreed to serve alongside Representative John Lewis as a Senior Chief Deputy Whip. Jan's strong legislative record and progressive values will serve our Whip team well. She has been a Chief Deputy Whip since 2003. I will call on her experience often as we face the historic challenges and opportunities in the 116th Congress.\nIn my campaign for Majority Whip, I promised to involve every segment of our Caucus and empower the next generation of leaders as integral parts of the Whip team. In keeping with that commitment. I have named Representative Cedric Richmond (LA-02) Assistant to the Majority Whip. In the coming days, I will announce a history making staff to further undergird that commitment. I am very excited for the diverse set of experiences and talents these members and staff will bring to the table.\nAs we fill out the rest of the Whip team in the coming days and weeks we will seek input from across the Caucus including many of the Caucus's younger members and our historic incoming freshman class to ensure their voices are heard.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-praises-house-passage-of-his-legislation-to-honor-late-south-carolinian/", "Clyburn Praises House Passage of his Legislation to Honor Late South Carolinian", "2018-12-11", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement about his legislation the House passed today:\n\n\u201cI am very pleased the U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 7230, a bill I sponsored to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 226 West Main Street in Lake City, South Carolina, as the \u201cPostmaster Frazier B. Baker Post Office\u201d. This bill pays a tribute to a true American hero.\n\n\u201cFrazier B. Baker was appointed Postmaster of Effingham, South Carolina in 1892 by President Benjamin Harrison, and in 1897, he was appointed Postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina by President William McKinley.\n\n\u201cAfter Baker was appointed Postmaster of Lake City, local citizens in the predominantly white community subjected his family to months of hostility. The post office mysteriously burned down, and multiple gunshots were fired at him. Residents filed numerous complaints regarding his performance as postmaster, but federal postal administrators determined the allegations were unsubstantiated.\n\n\u201cAfter relocating the post office to his family\u2019s home following the previous arson, a lynch mob set fire to it the morning of February 22, 1898. The mob aimed their guns at the home, killing Baker and his two-year-old daughter Julia and injuring his wife and three of his five surviving children. The attack sparked media attention, public uproar, and fundraising efforts on behalf of the Baker family.\n\n\u201cAlthough the state of South Carolina failed to prosecute the mob, federal prosecutors and postal administrators took on the murder investigation. Thirteen men were arrested and charged with twenty-four criminal counts including \u201ca conspiracy to injure and oppress Frazier B. Baker in the free exercise\u201d of his civil rights. The trial began on April 10, 1899 in Charleston, South Carolina with an all-white jury which acquitted three and deadlocked on the remaining accused. The judge declared a mistrial and federal prosecutors did not reopen the case.\n\n\u201cJustice was never served for Frazier B. Baker and his family. Designating the U.S. Post Office located at 226 West Main Street in Lake City, South Carolina in his honor is a fitting tribute to his memory.\n\n\u201cI thank my colleagues in the South Carolina delegation and the entire House for their unanimous support of this bill to honor this outstanding South Carolinian and great American.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:11:43Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-praises-house-passage-his-legislation-honor-late-south-carolinian", "Clyburn Praises House Passage of his Legislation to Honor Late South Carolinian", "2018-12-11", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement about his legislation the House passed today:\nI am very pleased the U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 7230, a bill I sponsored to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 226 West Main Street in Lake City, South Carolina, as the Postmaster Frazier B. Baker Post Office. This bill pays a tribute to a true American hero.\nFrazier B. Baker was appointed Postmaster of Effingham, South Carolina in 1892 by President Benjamin Harrison, and in 1897, he was appointed Postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina by President William McKinley.\nAfter Baker was appointed Postmaster of Lake City, local citizens in the predominantly white community subjected his family to months of hostility. The post office mysteriously burned down, and multiple gunshots were fired at him. Residents filed numerous complaints regarding his performance as postmaster, but federal postal administrators determined the allegations were unsubstantiated.\nAfter relocating the post office to his family's home following the previous arson, a lynch mob set fire to it the morning of February 22, 1898. The mob aimed their guns at the home, killing Baker and his two-year-old daughter Julia and injuring his wife and three of his five surviving children. The attack sparked media attention, public uproar, and fundraising efforts on behalf of the Baker family.\nAlthough the state of South Carolina failed to prosecute the mob, federal prosecutors and postal administrators took on the murder investigation. Thirteen men were arrested and charged with twenty-four criminal counts including a conspiracy to injure and oppress Frazier B. Baker in the free exercise of his civil rights. The trial began on April 10, 1899 in Charleston, South Carolina with an all-white jury which acquitted three and deadlocked on the remaining accused. The judge declared a mistrial and federal prosecutors did not reopen the case.\nJustice was never served for Frazier B. Baker and his family. Designating the U.S. Post Office located at 226 West Main Street in Lake City, South Carolina in his honor is a fitting tribute to his memory.\nI thank my colleagues in the South Carolina delegation and the entire House for their unanimous support of this bill to honor this outstanding South Carolinian and great American.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-elected-majority-whip/", "Clyburn Elected Majority Whip", "2018-11-28", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman James E. Clyburn released the following statement after the House Democratic Caucus unanimously elected him by acclamation to be Majority Whip in the 116th Congress:\n\n\u201cI thank all my House Democratic colleagues for the faith and confidence they have expressed in me to serve as Majority Whip in the 116th Congress. I am deeply honored to have the support of our Caucus and humbly accept this position with a clear understanding of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.\n\n\u201cAs I said to my colleagues today, America is already a great country: our challenge is to make its greatness apply fairly and equitably to all of its people. As the only Member of elected Leadership from a red state and largely rural district, I will work tirelessly to be a voice for the millions of Americans who feel left out and communities that are too often left behind. I am committed to staying connected to all of our Caucuses and regions and building a whip operation that is reflective of the diversity of our Caucus and that empowers a new generation of Members to have a voice in our legislative process.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:10:16Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-elected-majority-whip", "Clyburn Elected Majority Whip", "2018-11-28", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman James E. Clyburn released the following statement after the House Democratic Caucus unanimously elected him by acclamation to be Majority Whip in the 116th Congress:\nI thank all my House Democratic colleagues for the faith and confidence they have expressed in me to serve as Majority Whip in the 116th Congress. I am deeply honored to have the support of our Caucus and humbly accept this position with a clear understanding of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.\nAs I said to my colleagues today, America is already a great country: our challenge is to make its greatness apply fairly and equitably to all of its people. As the only Member of elected Leadership from a red state and largely rural district, I will work tirelessly to be a voice for the millions of Americans who feel left out and communities that are too often left behind. I am committed to staying connected to all of our Caucuses and regions and building a whip operation that is reflective of the diversity of our Caucus and that empowers a new generation of Members to have a voice in our legislative process.\nClyburn was nominated to be the U.S. House Majority Whip for the 116th Congress by Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02). His nomination was seconded by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) and Congresswoman-Elect Lucy McBath (GA-06).", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-releases-letter-announcing-run-for-majority-whip/", "Clyburn Releases Letter Announcing Run For Majority Whip", "2018-11-08", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) today released the following letter to his incoming Democratic colleagues announcing his run for Majority Whip:\n\nDear Democratic Colleague:\n\nCongratulations on your election to the 116th Congress!\n\nLast night, the American people sent a clear and powerful message, electing a democratic majority with a mandate to restore the fundamental goodness of our government. The primary goal of our new majority is to make America\u2019s greatness apply fairly and equitably to all Americans. With this singular goal in mind, I am declaring my candidacy for Majority Whip and asking for your support.\n\nThe Members of the Democratic Caucus are up to this challenge. We will stop the assault on our democratic norms, our institutions and the rule of law. We will faithfully execute our Constitutional duties and restore the system of checks and balances that the Founders designed and that our Republic requires.\n\nThe men and women of the 116th Congress will be the most diverse ever, with more women, people of color and LGBTQ colleagues taking the oath of office than ever before. The talents and life experiences that you bring to the House of Representatives will build a representative government that is of the people, by the people and for the people.\n\nThroughout my life, I have been fighting for an America that lives up to its founding ideals. Throughout this cycle, I have invoked the words of Alexis de Tocqueville, who wrote in his great work, Democracy in America; \u201cThe greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.\u201d\n\nThroughout this campaign, I have had conversations with our colleagues, as well as with nearly all of the newly elected Freshman class. In these discussions I have heard a strong desire for bold, decisive leadership to \u201crepair our nation\u2019s faults:\u201d\n\nEnd the corrosive influence of money and special interests on our democracy;\n\nBreak the gridlock in Congress, make the Rules of the House more open, transparent and inclusive for all Members and to build bipartisan support for our agenda when possible;\n\nEmpower Chairwomen, Chairmen, Freshmen and everyone in between to be legislators and change agents, rather than simply voters;\n\nOppose the President when he is wrong, and work with him when we can find common ground to strengthen our country; and\n\nMost importantly, implement a strong, compelling Democratic agenda that resonates with all Americans.\n\nI am prepared to work with every corner of our diverse Caucus to shape policies that allow us to achieve consensus. As the only member of leadership from a red state and a largely rural district, I am uniquely positioned to help bring our caucus together, to marry strong progressive values with pragmatic solutions that can cross our ideological, geographic and cultural divides.\n\nThe American people are demanding solutions on healthcare, an inclusive economy, student debt and many other pressing challenges. However, the overriding concern I have heard on the campaign trail is that the fundamental goodness and decency of America is under threat.\n\nOur victory on Tuesday night was about restoring the goodness of America to our government. The goodness of America is her greatness. This is our charge, and my challenge to you. I look forward to speaking with you about my candidacy and receiving your perspectives on the opportunities that lie ahead.\n\nBut for now, enjoy and savor this tremendous victory! Welcome to the 116th Congress. Let\u2019s make history together.\n\nWith kindest regards, I am\n\nSincerely,\n\nJames E. Clyburn", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:10:16Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-releases-letter-announcing-run-majority-whip", "Clyburn Releases Letter Announcing Run For Majority Whip", "2018-11-08", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) today released the following letter to his incoming Democratic colleagues announcing his run for Majority Whip:\nDear Democratic Colleague:\nCongratulations on your election to the 116th Congress!\nLast night, the American people sent a clear and powerful message, electing a democratic majority with a mandate to restore the fundamental goodness of our government. The primary goal of our new majority is to make America's greatness apply fairly and equitably to all Americans. With this singular goal in mind, I am declaring my candidacy for Majority Whip and asking for your support.\nThe Members of the Democratic Caucus are up to this challenge. We will stop the assault on our democratic norms, our institutions and the rule of law. We will faithfully execute our Constitutional duties and restore the system of checks and balances that the Founders designed and that our Republic requires.\nThe men and women of the 116th Congress will be the most diverse ever, with more women, people of color and LGBTQ colleagues taking the oath of office than ever before. The talents and life experiences that you bring to the House of Representatives will build a representative government that is of the people, by the people and for the people.\nThroughout my life, I have been fighting for an America that lives up to its founding ideals. Throughout this cycle, I have invoked the words of Alexis de Tocqueville, who wrote in his great work, Democracy in America; The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.\nThroughout this campaign, I have had conversations with our colleagues, as well as with nearly all of the newly elected Freshman class. In these discussions I have heard a strong desire for bold, decisive leadership to repair our nation's faults:\n End the corrosive influence of money and special interests on our democracy;\nBreak the gridlock in Congress, make the Rules of the House more open, transparent and inclusive for all Members and to build bipartisan support for our agenda when possible;\nEmpower Chairwomen, Chairmen, Freshmen and everyone in between to be legislators and change agents, rather than simply voters;\nOppose the President when he is wrong, and work with him when we can find common ground to strengthen our country; and\nMost importantly, implement a strong, compelling Democratic agenda that resonates with all Americans.\n I am prepared to work with every corner of our diverse Caucus to shape policies that allow us to achieve consensus. As the only member of leadership from a red state and a largely rural district, I am uniquely positioned to help bring our caucus together, to marry strong progressive values with pragmatic solutions that can cross our ideological, geographic and cultural divides.\nThe American people are demanding solutions on healthcare, an inclusive economy, student debt and many other pressing challenges. However, the overriding concern I have heard on the campaign trail is that the fundamental goodness and decency of America is under threat.\nOur victory on Tuesday night was about restoring the goodness of America to our government. The goodness of America is her greatness. This is our charge, and my challenge to you. I look forward to speaking with you about my candidacy and receiving your perspectives on the opportunities that lie ahead.\nBut for now, enjoy and savor this tremendous victory! Welcome to the 116th Congress. Let's make history together.\nWith kindest regards, I am\n Sincerely,\n James E. Clyburn", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-booker-announce-major-legislation-to-fight-poverty-in-america-new-report-details-success-of-10-20-30-formula/", "Clyburn, Booker Announce Major Legislation to Fight Poverty in America; New Report Details Success of 10-20-30 Formula", "2018-10-03", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) today announced introduction of a major new bill that will expand the successful 10-20-30 anti-poverty formula to a significantly larger group of federal accounts to ensure more funds are targeted to persistent poverty communities without raising taxes or adding to the deficit. The bill, titled An Act Targeting Resources into Communities in Need, also ensures federal investment in all high-need communities by targeting funding into high-poverty census tracts. Companion legislation to the new Clyburn bill is being introduced in the Senate by Senator Cory Booker (NJ).\n\nClyburn also released a new report documenting the widespread success of the 10-20-30 formula in targeting federal resources into persistent poverty communities across the United States. The report, Combatting Persistent Poverty, 10-20-30 Works, highlights the more than 2,800 projects funded with the help of 10-20-30 for a total investment of more than $1.6 billion last year. Click here to read the report.\n\n\u201cFor far too long, families in communities in need have suffered from neglect and indifference,\u201d Clyburn said. \u201cThis exciting new legislation employs proven anti-poverty tools to target federal funds where they are needed most and where they will do the most good. Congress must act on this urgent priority.\u201d\n\nSenator Booker said, \u201cWhile genius is spread equally across the country, opportunity is not. By more strategically targeting limited federal resources to the places that need them the most, we can bring investment to communities that for too long have been left behind.\u201d\n\nAn Act Targeting Resources into Communities in Need expands the 10-20-30 formula which requires a minimum of ten percent of federal funds of a particular federal spending account go to communities in which the poverty level has been twenty percent or higher over the past thirty years. The formula was successfully applied to three accounts in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, fifteen accounts in the omnibus appropriations law for 2017 and fourteen for 2018. This new bill expands the number of federal accounts using the formula to distribute more funds to targeted persistent poverty communities.\n\nTo ensure federal investment reaches all high-need communities, including smaller pockets of deep poverty and those communities experiencing more recent economic downturns, the bill would also require certain federal agencies to target resources to census tracts (a geographic designation significantly smaller than counties) with poverty rates currently exceeding twenty percent. Agencies would be instructed to direct five percent more of their funding into high-poverty census tracts, relative to the preceding three years\u2019 share.\n\nFor more information, click here:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:08:35Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-booker-announce-major-legislation-fight-poverty-america-new-report-details", "Clyburn, Booker Announce Major Legislation to Fight Poverty in America; New Report Details Success of 10-20-30 Formula", "2018-10-03", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) today announced introduction of a major new bill that will expand the successful 10-20-30 anti-poverty formula to a significantly larger group of federal accounts to ensure more funds are targeted to persistent poverty communities without raising taxes or adding to the deficit. The bill, titled An Act Targeting Resources into Communities in Need, also ensures federal investment in all high-need communities by targeting funding into high-poverty census tracts. Companion legislation to the new Clyburn bill is being introduced in the Senate by Senator Cory Booker (NJ).\nClyburn also released a new report documenting the widespread success of the 10-20-30 formula in targeting federal resources into persistent poverty communities across the United States. The report, Combatting Persistent Poverty, 10-20-30 Works, highlights the more than 2,800 projects funded with the help of 10-20-30 for a total investment of more than $1.6 billion last year. Click here to read the report.\nFor far too long, families in communities in need have suffered from neglect and indifference, Clyburn said. This exciting new legislation employs proven anti-poverty tools to target federal funds where they are needed most and where they will do the most good. Congress must act on this urgent priority.\nSenator Booker said, While genius is spread equally across the country, opportunity is not. By more strategically targeting limited federal resources to the places that need them the most, we can bring investment to communities that for too long have been left behind.\nAn Act Targeting Resources into Communities in Need expands the 10-20-30 formula which requires a minimum of ten percent of federal funds of a particular federal spending account go to communities in which the poverty level has been twenty percent or higher over the past thirty years. The formula was successfully applied to three accounts in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, fifteen accounts in the omnibus appropriations law for 2017 and fourteen for 2018. This new bill expands the number of federal accounts using the formula to distribute more funds to targeted persistent poverty communities.\nTo ensure federal investment reaches all high-need communities, including smaller pockets of deep poverty and those communities experiencing more recent economic downturns, the bill would also require certain federal agencies to target resources to census tracts (a geographic designation significantly smaller than counties) with poverty rates currently exceeding twenty percent. Agencies would be instructed to direct five percent more of their funding into high-poverty census tracts, relative to the preceding three years' share.\nFor more information, click here:", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-statement-on-the-passing-of-aretha-franklin/", "Clyburn Statement on the Passing of Aretha Franklin", "2018-08-16", "2018", "2018-08", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "COLUMBIA, SC \u2013 U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) today released the following statement about the passing of Aretha Franklin:\n\n\u201cI am deeply saddened by the news that Aretha Franklin has died. Not only was she the biggest artist of our time; she was a legendary activist and leader for civil rights. Her singing enriched our hearts, and her stature strengthened us all. I hope the Queen of Soul will rest in peace.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:04:48Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-passing-aretha-franklin", "Clyburn Statement on the Passing of Aretha Franklin", "2018-08-16", "2018", "2018-08", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "COLUMBIA, SC  U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) today released the following statement about the passing of Aretha Franklin:\nI am deeply saddened by the news that Aretha Franklin has died. Not only was she the biggest artist of our time; she was a legendary activist and leader for civil rights. Her singing enriched our hearts, and her stature strengthened us all. I hope the Queen of Soul will rest in peace.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-statement-on-introduction-of-the-restoring-tax-credits-for-affordable-housing-act/", "Clyburn Statement on Introduction of the Restoring Tax Credits For Affordable Housing Act", "2018-07-26", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) today released the following statement after introducing the Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act and cosponsoring a package of affordable housing bills.\n\nThe Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act will restore the 235,000 affordable housing units projected to be lost over the next ten years as a result of the GOP Tax Scam, and the package of bills would dramatically improve access to affordable housing across all income groups. Specifically, the Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act increases the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) allocation and improves the credit percentage formula to promote affordable housing.\n\n\u201cJust when we thought America\u2019s affordable housing crisis couldn\u2019t get any worse, Republicans picked up their shovels and kept digging. Their tax scam is projected to cause 235,000 fewer affordable housing units to be built and 262,000 jobs to be lost over the next ten years. With an existing shortage of more than 7 million units, we simply cannot allow this crisis to go on unabated,\u201d Clyburn said.\n\n\u201cAfter hearing from hundreds of constituents at an affordable housing town hall in North Charleston last month, I am pleased to introduce the Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act and offer my support for this package of bills. If enacted, they will dramatically increase access to affordable housing across all income brackets, but particularly for extremely-low, low and middle-income families struggling to find and keep a roof over their heads,\u201d Clyburn continued.\n\n\u201cWith evictions happening at a rate four times higher than the national average, steady foreclosures, insufficient affordable housing options and wages that have not kept pace with living expenses, far too many South Carolinians are struggling to make ends meet. Home ownership and safe and secure housing are central to stabilizing and maintaining healthy communities and building family wealth. I hope my colleagues from both sides of the aisle will join me in addressing America\u2019s affordable housing crisis head on,\u201d Clyburn concluded.\n\nCongresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-1) said, \u201cIn their rush to pass a behemoth tax giveaway for the wealthiest corporations, Republicans made a number of serious missteps that are hurting American families. One of those was weakening the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, a proven incentive that has helped families across the country get access to safe, affordable housing. The Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act would remedy that damage, ensuring that families will not lose the opportunity to find stable housing.\n\n\u201cThe tragedy is that instead of building on LIHTC like my Access to Affordable Housing Act proposes, the GOP tax bill took us backward. Here in Washington state, we have seen firsthand that housing options are not keeping pace with demand. That\u2019s why I\u2019m grateful to work with Mr. Clyburn on this important effort, and I\u2019ll continue to work on legislation that helps address the housing crisis in our region and in communities across the country,\u201d Congresswoman DelBene concluded.\n\nAssistant Democratic Leader, James E. Clyburn also announced his cosponsorship of the following bills:\n\nH.R.1146, Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act, which creates a new pilot program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants for legal and support services to low-income families facing evictions, tenancy or fair housing disputes;\n\nH.R.1661, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017, which strengthens the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit by giving states greater flexibility, making financing more predictable, improving development in rural communities, increasing the ability to serve extremely low-income tenants and supporting the preservation of existing affordable housing;\n\nH.R.4185, the Access to Affordable Housing Act, which increases the state allocations for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit;\n\nH.R.4999, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act, which cracks down on some of the worst abuses of the payday lending industry to ensure that consumers have control of their own bank accounts and money, increases transparency and prohibits anonymous payday lending; and\n\nH.Con.Res.74, Affirming the right of all renters to a safe, affordable and decent home, which is a concurrent resolution expressing support for fully funding affordable housing efforts across Federal agencies, strengthening fair housing laws, expanding renters\u2019 rights and affirming that housing is a basic human right.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:02:18Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-introduction-restoring-tax-credits-affordable-housing-act", "Clyburn Statement on Introduction of the Restoring Tax Credits For Affordable Housing Act", "2018-07-26", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) today released the following statement after introducing the Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act and cosponsoring a package of affordable housing bills.\nThe Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act will restore the 235,000 affordable housing units projected to be lost over the next ten years as a result of the GOP Tax Scam, and the package of bills would dramatically improve access to affordable housing across all income groups. Specifically, the Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act increases the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) allocation and improves the credit percentage formula to promote affordable housing.\nJust when we thought America's affordable housing crisis couldn't get any worse, Republicans picked up their shovels and kept digging. Their tax scam is projected to cause 235,000 fewer affordable housing units to be built and 262,000 jobs to be lost over the next ten years. With an existing shortage of more than 7 million units, we simply cannot allow this crisis to go on unabated, Clyburn said.\nAfter hearing from hundreds of constituents at an affordable housing town hall in North Charleston last month, I am pleased to introduce the Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act and offer my support for this package of bills. If enacted, they will dramatically increase access to affordable housing across all income brackets, but particularly for extremely-low, low and middle-income families struggling to find and keep a roof over their heads, Clyburn continued.\nWith evictions happening at a rate four times higher than the national average, steady foreclosures, insufficient affordable housing options and wages that have not kept pace with living expenses, far too many South Carolinians are struggling to make ends meet. Home ownership and safe and secure housing are central to stabilizing and maintaining healthy communities and building family wealth. I hope my colleagues from both sides of the aisle will join me in addressing America's affordable housing crisis head on, Clyburn concluded.\nCongresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-1) said, In their rush to pass a behemoth tax giveaway for the wealthiest corporations, Republicans made a number of serious missteps that are hurting American families. One of those was weakening the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, a proven incentive that has helped families across the country get access to safe, affordable housing. The Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act would remedy that damage, ensuring that families will not lose the opportunity to find stable housing.\nThe tragedy is that instead of building on LIHTC like my Access to Affordable Housing Act proposes, the GOP tax bill took us backward. Here in Washington state, we have seen firsthand that housing options are not keeping pace with demand. That's why I'm grateful to work with Mr. Clyburn on this important effort, and I'll continue to work on legislation that helps address the housing crisis in our region and in communities across the country, Congresswoman DelBene concluded.\nAssistant Democratic Leader, James E. Clyburn also announced his cosponsorship of the following bills:\n H.R.1146, Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act, which creates a new pilot program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants for legal and support services to low-income families facing evictions, tenancy or fair housing disputes;\nH.R.1661, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017, which strengthens the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit by giving  states greater flexibility, making financing more predictable, improving development in rural communities, increasing the ability to serve extremely low-income tenants and supporting the preservation of existing affordable housing;\nH.R.4185, the Access to Affordable Housing Act, which increases the state allocations for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit;\nH.R.4999, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act, which cracks down on some of the worst abuses of the payday  lending industry to ensure that consumers have control of their own bankaccounts and money, increases transparency and prohibits anonymous payday lending; and\nH.Con.Res.74, Affirming the right of all renters to a safe, affordable and decent home, which is a concurrent resolution expressing support for fully funding affordable housing efforts acrossFederal agencies, strengthening fair housing laws, expanding renters'rights and affirming that housing is a basic human right.\n Click HERE for bill text.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-statement-on-introduction-of-the-stop-the-tax-hike-on-charities-and-places-of-worship-act/", "Clyburn Statement on Introduction of the Stop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act", "2018-07-25", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) released the following statement today after introducing the \u201cStop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act\".\n\nThe\u201cStop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act\u201d will repeal the provision of the Republican Tax Scam which applied a 21 percent tax on nonprofit entities that provide their employees \u201cfringe benefits.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe GOP Tax Scam gave more than a trillion dollars in tax breaks to corporations and the ultra-rich on the backs of America\u2019s working families. It is making healthcare more expensive, encouraging companies to ship jobs overseas and threatening the future of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.\n\n\u201cRepublicans appallingly taxed places of worship and nonprofit organizations to help pay for their massive giveaway to large corporations and wealthy individuals. I am pleased to introduce legislation today to repeal the new 21 percent tax on nonprofits.\n\n\u201cJust as our country\u2019s history is steeped in volunteerism and philanthropy to aid the less fortunate, so too is our tax code. Congress should not force nonprofit organizations to foot the bill for their massive corporate giveaway. I hope every Member of Congress from both sides of the aisle will join me in correcting this egregious new policy.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:02:18Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-introduction-stop-tax-hike-charities-and-places-worship-act", "Clyburn Statement on Introduction of the Stop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act", "2018-07-25", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) released the following statement today after introducing the Stop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act\".\nTheStop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act will repeal the provision of the Republican Tax Scam which applied a 21 percent tax on nonprofit entities that provide their employees fringe benefits.\nThe GOP Tax Scam gave more than a trillion dollars in tax breaks to corporations and the ultra-rich on the backs of America's working families. It is making healthcare more expensive, encouraging companies to ship jobs overseas and threatening the future of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.\nRepublicans appallingly taxed places of worship and nonprofit organizations to help pay for their massive giveaway to large corporations and wealthy individuals. I am pleased to introduce legislation today to repeal the new 21 percent tax on nonprofits.\nJust as our country's history is steeped in volunteerism and philanthropy to aid the less fortunate, so too is our tax code. Congress should not force nonprofit organizations to foot the bill for their massive corporate giveaway. I hope every Member of Congress from both sides of the aisle will join me in correcting this egregious new policy.\nClick HERE for bill text.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-statement-at-committee-on-natural-resources-hearing-on-h-r-5532/", "Clyburn Statement at Committee on Natural Resources Hearing on H.R.5532", "2018-07-18", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "Chairman McClintock, Ranking Member Grijalva, members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today and for convening this hearing regarding H.R. 5532, the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Act. I want to also thank Congressman Mark Sanford, cosponsor of this legislation, who represents many of the areas affected.\n\nThroughout my tenure in this august body, I have worked to preserve and protect our nation\u2019s most treasured historical sites and institutions. Reconstruction, a period which lasted a little more than 13 years, is a crucial period in American history. Although it ended March 17, 1877, we tend to apply the label Reconstruction Era to the latter four decades of the 19th Century. It was during those years that African Americans across the South began their freedom from slavery, gained citizenship, and enjoyed equal protection of the laws, and the right to vote under the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution.\n\nSome of the oldest and best preserved sites from the Reconstruction era are located in Beaufort County, South Carolina. Brick Baptist Church and Penn Center on St. Helena Island were the site of the original Penn School, founded in 1862 by Quaker missionaries to educate newly freed slaves, the first such school established in the South.\n\nCamp Saxton in Port Royal was a Union Army camp where, on January 1, 1863, Union General Rufus Saxton read President Lincoln\u2019s Emancipation Proclamation to thousands of slaves that had gathered to celebrate their new freedom. The camp was also the site where the First South Carolina Volunteers were assembled, the first official black regiment of the U.S. Army.\n\nWith overwhelming support from their communities and local elected leadership, these sites and a visitors center in downtown Beaufort were designated the Reconstruction Era National Monument by President Obama in January of 2017.\n\nThe proposal before us today will do three things: 1) redesignate the national monument as the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park; 2) provide for possible boundary expansions within the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District and on St. Helena Island; and 3) establish the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.\n\nAs a National Park is the highest level of protection and prestige our government can bestow, I believe passing this legislation will send a powerful message regarding the significance of these Reconstruction sites. Having served previously as the sponsor of the legislation redesignating the Congaree Swamp National Monument as the Congaree National Park, I can attest that the rebranding of the park resulted in an increase in annual visitors of almost 20%, a significant economic impact to rural South Carolina. Congress has in recent years redesignated both the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument as National Historical Parks, two sites with similar historical significance but nowhere near the same.\n\nOf course, the sites currently included in the national monument are not the only significant Reconstruction sites worthy of preservation. This legislation would allow for expansion of the boundary for sites near the existing monument. However, it is not feasible to incorporate all historic sites from Reconstruction into one national park. The Reconstruction Era National Historic Network would be a program operated by the National Park Service, but managed by the current site owners, whether federal, state, local, or private. This concept has been utilized in the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom and the recently enacted African American Civil Rights Network.\n\nWhen creation of the national monument was under consideration, I heard from many communities with sites they thought were worthy of inclusion. With the network in place, communities can make their case for federal recognition and assistance for their significant Reconstruction Era sites without the National Park Service having to take on the obligation of owning or managing the sites.\n\nI often invoke the adage that if we fail to learn from the past we are doomed to repeat it. Sadly, many of the gains made by African Americans during the Reconstruction Era were lost in the Jim Crow era that followed. Reconstruction is a story of the triumph of freedom, but it is also a lesson that freedoms are not permanent and can be fleeting if not protected. Passage of this legislation, helping our nation preserve and protect, document, and promote the history of Reconstruction is critical to avoiding past mistakes and guiding our pursuit of a more perfect union.\n\nThank you again for having me today, and I appreciate the committee\u2019s consideration of this important legislation.\n\nI am pleased to now introduce Dr. Kate Masur to this committee. She is an Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University focusing on the Civil War and Reconstruction. Recently, she has partnered with the National Park Service on several projects relating to Reconstruction. She helped develop the Official National Park Service Handbook for Reconstruction, released in 2016, and co-authored the National Historic Landmark Theme Study on the Reconstruction Era for the National Park Service which was released last year.\n\nDr. Masur, thank you for taking the time to appear before the committee today.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:02:18Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-issues-new-staff-report-effects-of-the-aeoetax-cuts-and-jobs-actae%c2%9d-on-homeowners-in-south-carolina/", "Clyburn Issues New Staff Report: Effects of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tax Cuts And Jobs Act\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on Homeowners in South Carolina", "2018-05-23", "2018", "2018-05", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) today released a Democratic Staff Report on the specific effects of the new Republican tax law on homeowners in South Carolina.\n\nAccording to today\u2019s report compiled by the Democratic staff of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, \u201cthe new tax law imposes significant new financial penalties on American homeowners across the country, while essentially using the funds raised by these tax increases to help pay for lucrative new tax breaks for real estate developers.\u201d\n\nAccording to the report:\n\n\u201cThe fact of the matter is the Republican tax bill is a massive windfall for the wealthiest few at the expense of working people,\u201d Clyburn stated. \u201cThis new report clearly shows the Republican tax law is really a tax scam. It will harm many homeowners in South Carolina and make our affordable housing crisis exponentially worse.\u201d\n\n\u201cUnder the new tax law, homeowners are now prohibited from deducting interest on home equity loans if they use those funds for unexpected medical emergencies, to pay for college education, or for any purpose other than home improvement,\u201d the report states. Meanwhile, \u201creal estate developers are now allowed to take new deductions on pass-through income, pay dividends that are taxed at reduced rates, take advantage of an exemption from a provision that otherwise limits businesses from deducting interest, and utilize another exemption to avoid paying taxes on property exchanges.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Trump and Republicans in Congress made a clear choice last year when they enacted their tax bill,\u201d the report concludes. \u201cThey chose to take away longstanding tax deductions that American families have relied on for decades while at the same time creating new tax breaks on real estate developers. Although some may reap large financial windfalls as a result of the changes in the new tax law, many American families will be penalized despite their ongoing efforts to faithfully invest in their single biggest asset\u2014their home.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:57:05Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-issues-new-staff-report-effects-%E2%80%9Ctax-cuts-and-jobs-act%E2%80%9D-homeowners-south", "Clyburn Issues New Staff Report: Effects of the Tax Cuts And Jobs Act on Homeowners in South Carolina", "2018-05-23", "2018", "2018-05", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) today released a Democratic Staff Report on the specific effects of the new Republican tax law on homeowners in South Carolina.\nAccording to today's report compiled by the Democratic staff of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the new tax law imposes significant new financial penalties on American homeowners across the country, while essentially using the funds raised by these tax increases to help pay for lucrative new tax breaks for real estate developers.\nAccording to the report:\nNone of the approximately 1,258,700 homeowners currently living in South Carolina will be allowed to claim deductions for interest on home equity loans they used for any purposes other than home improvement.\nBeginning in 2018, about 146,000 homeowners in South Carolina with existing home equity loans will not be allowed to claim full home equity interest deductions as they did in the past.\nAlthough 514,500 homeowners in South Carolina used to be able to deduct their full property taxes, about 116,800 no longer will be allowed to do so.\n\nThe fact of the matter is the Republican tax bill is a massive windfall for the wealthiest few at the expense of working people, Clyburn stated. This new report clearly shows the Republican tax law is really a tax scam. It will harm many homeowners in South Carolina and make our affordable housing crisis exponentially worse.\nUnder the new tax law, homeowners are now prohibited from deducting interest on home equity loans if they use those funds for unexpected medical emergencies, to pay for college education, or for any purpose other than home improvement, the report states. Meanwhile, real estate developers are now allowed to take new deductions on pass-through income, pay dividends that are taxed at reduced rates, take advantage of an exemption from a provision that otherwise limits businesses from deducting interest, and utilize another exemption to avoid paying taxes on property exchanges.\nPresident Trump and Republicans in Congress made a clear choice last year when they enacted their tax bill, the report concludes. They chose to take away longstanding tax deductions that American families have relied on for decades while at the same time creating new tax breaks on real estate developers. Although some may reap large financial windfalls as a result of the changes in the new tax law, many American families will be penalized despite their ongoing efforts to faithfully invest in their single biggest assettheir home.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-announces-12-million-in-hud-grants-for-south-carolinas-sixth-district/", "Clyburn Announces $12 Million in HUD Grants for South Carolina\u2019s Sixth District", "2018-05-22", "2018", "2018-05", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) today announced the recipients of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Public Housing Capital Fund grants for Fiscal Year 2018. There are 9 institutions serving communities in South Carolina\u2019s Sixth Congressional District receiving these awards totaling more than $12 million.\n\nThese awards are made to public housing agencies across the country. Housing authorities may use these grants for development, financing, modernization, and management improvements.\n\n\u201cI am pleased that these housing agencies in South Carolina will be receiving funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund grants,\u201d Congressman Clyburn said. \u201cI believe it is a basic human need for everyone to have access to housing. These grants will improve South Carolinians\u2019 living conditions, develop more housing for people in need, and will put them on the path for better lives and success in the future.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:57:05Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-announces-12-million-hud-grants-south-carolina%E2%80%99s-sixth-district", "Clyburn Announces $12 Million in HUD Grants for South Carolina's Sixth District", "2018-05-22", "2018", "2018-05", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) today announced the recipients of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Public Housing Capital Fund grants for Fiscal Year 2018. There are 9 institutions serving communities in South Carolina's Sixth Congressional District receiving these awards totaling more than $12 million.\nThese awards are made to public housing agencies across the country. Housing authorities may use these grants for development, financing, modernization, and management improvements.\nRecipient\nAward Amount\nHousing Authority of the City of Charleston\n$3,116,903\nHousing Authority of the City of Columbia\n$4,386,070\nHousing Authority of Sumter\n$821,956\nHousing Authority of Beaufort\n$665,419\nSC Regional Housing Authority NO 3\n$1,965,192\nHousing Authority of Kingstree\n$327,646\nCharleston County Housing & Redevelopment Authority\n$663,434\nHousing Authority of North Charleston\n$19,817\nHousing Authority of the City of Cayce\n$93,485\nTotal\n$12,059,922\n\n\n\n\nI am pleased that these housing agencies in South Carolina will be receiving funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund grants, Congressman Clyburn said. I believe it is a basic human need for everyone to have access to housing. These grants will improve South Carolinians' living conditions, develop more housing for people in need, and will put them on the path for better lives and success in the future.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-announces-213-million-of-additional-funding-for-disaster-mitigation-in-south-carolina/", "Clyburn Announces $213 Million of Additional Funding for Disaster Mitigation in South Carolina", "2018-04-10", "2018", "2018-04", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 As part of the supplemental disaster recovery funding following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, which was passed in February, Congress included additional disaster mitigation funds for South Carolina communities from 2015\u2019s flooding caused by Hurricane Joaquin and 2016\u2019s Hurricane Matthew. The total amount of funding is $213,224,000. The funds are available from the Department of Housing and Urban Development\u2019s Community Development Block Grant \u2013 Disaster Recovery program.\n\n\u201cMany communities in South Carolina are still grappling with the effects of the devastating floods from 2015 and Hurricane Matthew\u2019s impacts in 2016. Today\u2019s announced funding will help these communities rebuild and better prepare for future disasters. I will continue to fight for the federal investments in mitigation and resilient infrastructure that our state needs,\u201d Clyburn said.\n\nThe funding will be available to the following entities:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:54:51Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-announces-213-million-additional-funding-disaster-mitigation-south-carolina", "Clyburn Announces $213 Million of Additional Funding for Disaster Mitigation in South Carolina", "2018-04-10", "2018", "2018-04", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON -- As part of the supplemental disaster recovery funding following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, which was passed in February, Congress included additional disaster mitigation funds for South Carolina communities from 2015s flooding caused by Hurricane Joaquin and 2016s Hurricane Matthew. The total amount of funding is $213,224,000. The funds are available from the Department of Housing and Urban Developments Community Development Block Grant  Disaster Recovery program.\nMany communities in South Carolina are still grappling with the effects of the devastating floods from 2015 and Hurricane Matthews impacts in 2016. Todays announced funding will help these communities rebuild and better prepare for future disasters. I will continue to fight for the federal investments in mitigation and resilient infrastructure that our state needs, Clyburn said.\nThe funding will be available to the following entities:\nState of South Carolina  - $157,590,000  \n\tCity of Columbia - $18,585,000  \n\tRichland County - $21,864,000  \n\tLexington County  - $15,185,000", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-op-ed-bethune-is-making-history-again/", "Clyburn OP-ED: Bethune is Making History \u2013 Again", "2018-03-28", "2018", "2018-03", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "Columbia, South Carolina \u2013 U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) published today the following op-ed in the Sumter Item of Sumter, South Carolina:\n\nMore than six decades after her death, May 18, 1955, Sumter County native Mary Jane McLeod Bethune is making history, again. The Florida legislature recently passed, and its Governor signed into law, legislation providing that a statue in the likeness of Ms. Bethune be placed in the United States Capitol building. When that happens, she will become the first African American so honored by a state.\n\nCurrently, there are statues of Fredrick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Rosa Parks, and a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Capitol building. But they were all put there by acts of the United States Congress. It is not generally known, but each state gets to place two statues of its choosing in the United States Capitol Building. One of Florida\u2019s statues is that of a Confederate General that will be relocated to Florida and replaced with a likeness of Ms. Bethune.\n\nThe Florida proponents of this history-making gesture were incented to do so by the tragic events at Charleston\u2019s Emanuel AME Church. In the nearly three years since, many jurisdictions have begun placing historic symbols and figures in their proper perspectives and more appropriate locations.\n\nBorn near Mayesville, SC, July 10, 1875, Mary Jane was the 15th of 17 children born to former slaves. She became a pioneering educator and fearless civil and human rights activist. An advisor to several United States presidents, she was a member of President Franklin Roosevelt\u2019s unofficial \u201cblack Cabinet.\u201d Her relationships with President Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor, placed her at the very highest levels of government. President Harry Truman appointed Ms. Bethune an Envoy to Liberia.\n\nMary Jane McLeod attended church-sponsored grade schools in Sumter County (SC) before graduating from Barber Scotia College in Kinston, North Carolina. She returned to Sumter and taught at the grade schools she had attended. She later worked as a Social Worker in Savannah, Georgia, for a year before becoming a teacher at a school in Augusta, GA. The Presbyterian Church transferred her back to Sumter to teach at Kendall Institute, which was located on Watkins Street near South Harvin Street. In 2006, the Sumter County Historical Commission placed a marker at the site.\n\nMary Jane McLeod married fellow teacher Albertus Bethune and they subsequently moved to Florida where she founded \u2013 what is now \u2013 Bethune Cookman College. She was active with the National Council of Colored Women and Girls Clubs, but found them to be too docile. Her activism led her to the founding of the National Council of Negro Women which is still active today and headed by one of my favorite contemporaries, Ingrid Saunders-Jones.\n\nMy late mother was an especially enthusiastic fan of this trailblazing leader and insisted that I learn everything I could about Ms. Bethune, a picture of whom adorns a wall in my Congressional office in Washington. It was partly as a tribute to my mother that I kinetically lobbied Governor John Carl West to support Senator Theo Mitchell\u2019s legislation to place a portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune in the South Carolina State House. He did, the legislature responded positively, and Ms. Bethune became the first black person in South Carolina\u2019s history to be so honored. Her portrait was unveiled on July 10, 1976.\n\nWe cannot change history and we should not try. Nor should we attempt to revise or distort events with misguided tributes to defenders of human bondage or protectors of the status quo. Although much work remains to be done, throughout her life Mary McLeod Bethune truly did her part to advance the cause of forming \u2018a more perfect Union.\u2019", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:52:55Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-op-ed-bethune-making-history-again", "Clyburn OP-ED: Bethune is Making History - Again", "2018-03-28", "2018", "2018-03", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Columbia, South Carolina  U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) published today the following op-ed in the Sumter Item of Sumter, South Carolina:\nMore than six decades after her death, May 18, 1955, Sumter County native Mary Jane McLeod Bethune is making history, again. The Florida legislature recently passed, and its Governor signed into law, legislation providing that a statue in the likeness of Ms. Bethune be placed in the United States Capitol building. When that happens, she will become the first African American so honored by a state.\nCurrently, there are statues of Fredrick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Rosa Parks, and a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Capitol building. But they were all put there by acts of the United States Congress. It is not generally known, but each state gets to place two statues of its choosing in the United States Capitol Building. One of Floridas statues is that of a Confederate General that will be relocated to Florida and replaced with a likeness of Ms. Bethune.\nThe Florida proponents of this history-making gesture were incented to do so by the tragic events at Charlestons Emanuel AME Church. In the nearly three years since, many jurisdictions have begun placing historic symbols and figures in their proper perspectives and more appropriate locations.\nBorn near Mayesville, SC, July 10, 1875, Mary Jane was the 15th of 17 children born to former slaves. She became a pioneering educator and fearless civil and human rights activist. An advisor to several United States presidents, she was a member of President Franklin Roosevelts unofficial black Cabinet. Her relationships with President Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor, placed her at the very highest levels of government. President Harry Truman appointed Ms. Bethune an Envoy to Liberia.\nMary Jane McLeod attended church-sponsored grade schools in Sumter County (SC) before graduating from Barber Scotia College in Kinston, North Carolina. She returned to Sumter and taught at the grade schools she had attended. She later worked as a Social Worker in Savannah, Georgia, for a year before becoming a teacher at a school in Augusta, GA. The Presbyterian Church transferred her back to Sumter to teach at Kendall Institute, which was located on Watkins Street near South Harvin Street. In 2006, the Sumter County Historical Commission placed a marker at the site.\nMary Jane McLeod married fellow teacher Albertus Bethune and they subsequently moved to Florida where she founded - what is now - Bethune Cookman College. She was active with the National Council of Colored Women and Girls Clubs, but found them to be too docile. Her activism led her to the founding of the National Council of Negro Women which is still active today and headed by one of my favorite contemporaries, Ingrid Saunders-Jones.\nMy late mother was an especially enthusiastic fan of this trailblazing leader and insisted that I learn everything I could about Ms. Bethune, a picture of whom adorns a wall in my Congressional office in Washington. It was partly as a tribute to my mother that I kinetically lobbied Governor John Carl West to support Senator Theo Mitchells legislation to place a portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune in the South Carolina State House. He did, the legislature responded positively, and Ms. Bethune became the first black person in South Carolinas history to be so honored. Her portrait was unveiled on July 10, 1976.\nWe cannot change history and we should not try. Nor should we attempt to revise or distort events with misguided tributes to defenders of human bondage or protectors of the status quo. Although much work remains to be done, throughout her life Mary McLeod Bethune truly did her part to advance the cause of forming a more perfect Union.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-statement-on-fy2018-omnibus-appropriations-act/", "Clyburn Statement on FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act", "2018-03-22", "2018", "2018-03", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) released the following statement today:\n\n\u201cI was pleased to support the FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which is a clear rejection of the draconian Trump budget. It makes robust investments in our communities, our country and our children\u2019s futures. While this bill is far from perfect and leaves out several of my priorities, it is the result of bipartisan compromise and, on the whole, a bill I support.\n\n\u201cThe bill includes my \u201c10-20-30\u201d provision, a formula that targets funding to persistent poverty communities. This provision will be applied to 12 accounts in four different federal agencies. These communities are some of the poorest in our nation and have languished from underinvestment for more than thirty years.\n\n\u201cThe bill also provides additional funds to the Rural Energy Savings Program, which I authored, to allow rural consumers to upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes. It also includes robust funding for historic preservation grants for African American civil rights sites and historic buildings and sites on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to preserve many of those endangered cultural treasures.\n\n\u201cMoreover, the bill increases discretionary funding for Community Health Centers by $135 million, in addition to the $200 million increase in mandatory funding that was included in last month\u2019s budget bill. These funds, along with a $100 million increase to the National Health Service Corps, will allow additional medical services in underserved communities where doctors are scarce.\n\nThe Omnibus Appropriations Act also:\n\nincreases investments in transportation infrastructure, including $1 billion for TIGER grants and funding for drinking and wastewater systems;\n\nincreases funding for Army Corps of Engineers harbor dredging projects, which are critical to South Carolina;\n\nincreases Head Start funding by $610 million and the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) by $2.37 billion;\n\nincreases Pell Grant and public service loan forgiveness money;\n\ninvests in affordable housing with the first increase in the low-income housing tax credit in more than a decade;\n\nincreases funding for Veterans Affairs by $7 billion;\n\nincludes a long-overdue 2.4% pay raise for the military and 1.9% pay raise for civilian federal employees;\n\nincreases election security with $380 million in state grants; and\n\nprotects the Johnson Amendment, which ensures that tax-exempt organizations do not endorse political candidates.\n\n\u201cThe bill also includes some important provisions regarding the gun violence epidemic like lifting the ban on Centers for Disease Control research. While the Fix NICS Act is included and will help improve the background check system, it will not give adequate protection to the American people until the \u2018Charleston loophole,\u2019 the gun show loophole and internet sales loophole are closed.\n\n\u201cOf course, I am deeply troubled by the continued refusal of Republican leadership to allow a vote on a path forward for Dreamers, those undocumented individuals who came to this country as children. I will continue to relentlessly fight for a vote on the Dream Act. I am also disappointed that the bill fails to include legislation protecting the independence of the Special Counsel\u2019s ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The American people demand action, and I hope in the weeks ahead the Republican leadership will finally allow the U.S. House of Representatives to vote on these critical issues.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:52:55Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-fy2018-omnibus-appropriations-act", "Clyburn Statement on FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act", "2018-03-22", "2018", "2018-03", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) released the following statement today:\nI was pleased to support the FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which is a clear rejection of the draconian Trump budget. It makes robust investments in our communities, our country and our childrens futures. While this bill is far from perfect and leaves out several of my priorities, it is the result of bipartisan compromise and, on the whole, a bill I support.\nThe bill includes my 10-20-30 provision, a formula that targets funding to persistent poverty communities. This provision will be applied to 12 accounts in four different federal agencies. These communities are some of the poorest in our nation and have languished from underinvestment for more than thirty years.\nThe bill also provides additional funds to the Rural Energy Savings Program, which I authored, to allow rural consumers to upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes. It also includes robust funding for historic preservation grants for African American civil rights sites and historic buildings and sites on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to preserve many of those endangered cultural treasures.\nMoreover, the bill increases discretionary funding for Community Health Centers by $135 million, in addition to the $200 million increase in mandatory funding that was included in last months budget bill. These funds, along with a $100 million increase to the National Health Service Corps, will allow additional medical services in underserved communities where doctors are scarce.\nThe Omnibus Appropriations Act also:\n increases investments in transportation infrastructure, including $1 billion for TIGER grants and funding for drinking and wastewater systems;\nincreases funding for Army Corps of Engineers harbor dredging projects, which are critical to South Carolina;\nincreases Head Start funding by $610 million and the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) by $2.37 billion;\nincreases Pell Grant and public service loan forgiveness money;\ninvests in affordable housing with the first increase in the low-income housing tax credit in more than a decade;\nincreases funding for Veterans Affairs by $7 billion;\nincludes a long-overdue 2.4% pay raise for the military and 1.9% pay raise for civilian federal employees;\nincreases election security with $380 million in state grants; and\nprotects the Johnson Amendment, which ensures that tax-exempt organizations do not endorse political candidates.\n The bill also includes some important provisions regarding the gun violence epidemic like lifting the ban on Centers for Disease Control research. While the Fix NICS Act is included and will help improve the background check system, it will not give adequate protection to the American people until the Charleston loophole, the gun show loophole and internet sales loophole are closed.\nOf course, I am deeply troubled by the continued refusal of Republican leadership to allow a vote on a path forward for Dreamers, those undocumented individuals who came to this country as children. I will continue to relentlessly fight for a vote on the Dream Act. I am also disappointed that the bill fails to include legislation protecting the independence of the Special Counsels ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The American people demand action, and I hope in the weeks ahead the Republican leadership will finally allow the U.S. House of Representatives to vote on these critical issues.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-launches-petition-to-force-vote-on-closing-the-charleston-loophole/", "Clyburn Launches Petition To Force Vote On Closing The Charleston Loophole", "2018-02-27", "2018", "2018-02", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. James E. Clyburn (SC-06), launched a discharge petition that would force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the Background Check Completion Act.\n\nThis bill closes the so-called \u201cCharleston Loophole,\u201d which simply requires all background checks be completed and approved prior to the sale of a firearm. While the vast majority of required criminal background checks for gun sales at licensed firearm dealers are completed within minutes, if the National Instant Criminal Background Check System has not completed its background check after three business days, irrespective of the reason, the dealer is allowed to proceed with the sale.\n\n\u201cIt has been more than two years since the racially motivated attack at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina took nine lives and injured three others. As we discovered after the tragedy, the assailant used a firearm that was purchased through a loophole in our background check system, and thousands of weapons slip through this loophole each year. Congress must act to close this loophole immediately,\u201d said Clyburn. \u201cToday, I filed a discharge petition on H.R. 3464, the Background Check Completion Act that would close the so-called \u2018Charleston Loophole\u2019 and strengthen the background check system in our nation. This bill should have a vote immediately.\u201d\n\nA discharge petition is a procedure that will force an immediate vote on the House floor upon being signed by a majority of members of the House. This procedure allows the House to take up bills that are supported by a majority of members but blocked by Republican leadership.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:50:58Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-launches-petition-force-vote-closing-charleston-loophole", "Clyburn Launches Petition To Force Vote On Closing The Charleston Loophole", "2018-02-27", "2018", "2018-02", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Today,Rep. James E. Clyburn (SC-06),launcheda discharge petition that would force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the Background Check Completion Act. \nThis bill closes the so-called \"Charleston Loophole,\" which simply requires all background checks be completed and approved prior to the sale of a firearm. Whilethe vast majority of required criminal background checks for gun sales at licensed firearm dealers are completed within minutes, if the National Instant Criminal Background Check System has not completed its background check after three business days, irrespective of the reason, the dealer is allowed to proceed with the sale.\n\"It has been more than two years since the racially motivated attack atEmanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina took nine lives and injured three others. As we discovered after the tragedy, the assailant used a firearm that was purchased through a loophole in our background check system, and thousands of weapons slip through this loophole each year. Congress must act to close this loophole immediately,\" said Clyburn.Today, I filed a discharge petition on H.R. 3464, the Background Check Completion Act that would close the so-called 'Charleston Loophole' and strengthen the background check system in our nation. This bill should have a vote immediately.\nA discharge petition is a procedure that will force an immediate vote on the House floor upon being signed by a majority of members of the House. This procedure allows the House to take up bills that are supported by a majority of members but blocked by Republican leadership.\nClick the image below to watch my floor statement.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/video/clyburn-floor-speech-congress-close-charleston-loophole", "Clyburn Floor Speech on Congress to Close the Charleston Loophole", "2018-02-27", "2018", "2018-02", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Columbia, SC  \n      1225 Lady Street, Suite 200        Columbia, SC 29201        Phone: (803)799-1100        Fax: (803)799-9060        Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/congressman-clyburn-to-moderate-forum-on-the-life-of-benjamin-f-payton-at-south-carolina-state-university/", "Congressman Clyburn to Moderate Forum on the Life of Benjamin F. Payton at South Carolina State University", "2018-02-09", "2018", "2018-02", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA \u2014 Congressman James E. Clyburn will moderate a forum on the life of Benjamin F. Payton, former President of Benedict College and Tuskegee University.\n\nThe forum will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 1:00 pm at the Barbra A. Vaughan Fine Arts Center at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:50:58Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/congressman-clyburn-to-participate-in-groundbreaking-ceremony-of-the-dorchester-reach-of-the-lake-marion-regional-water-system/", "Congressman Clyburn to Participate in Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Dorchester Reach of the Lake Marion Regional Water System", "2018-02-09", "2018", "2018-02", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "COLUMBIA, S.C. \u2013 Congressman Clyburn will participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Dorchester Reach of the Lake Marion Regional Water System. He will be joined by officials from the Lake Marion Regional Water Agency, Dorchester County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Santee Cooper.\n\nThe program will be held on Monday, February 12th at 10:00 am at the First United Methodist Church in Harleyville, S.C.\n\nWHO: U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn\n\nMr. Johnnie Wright, Chairman, Lake Marion Regional Water Agency\n\nMr. Willie R. Davis, Vice Chairman, Lake Marion Regional Water Agency\n\nMr. Jay Byars, Chairman, Dorchester County Council\n\nMr. Jason L. Ward, Dorchester County Administrator\n\nMr. Jim Brogden, Interim President & CEO, Santee Cooper\n\nLTC Jason A. Legro, Acting Commander, Charleston District, U.S. Army\n\nCorps of Engineers\n\nRev. Kelly Snelgrove, Pastor, First United Methodist Church\n\nWHAT: Dorchester Reach Groundbreaking Ceremony\n\nWHEN: Monday, February 12, 2018 at 10:00 am\n\nWHERE: First United Methodist Church\n\n135 East Main Street\n\nHarleyville, SC 29488", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:50:58Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/congressman-clyburn-to-serve-as-black-history-month-speaker-in-hopkins-sc/", "Congressman Clyburn To Serve As Black History Month Speaker In Hopkins, SC", "2018-02-09", "2018", "2018-02", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA \u2014 Congressman James E. Clyburn will serve as the 2018 Black History Month speaker at New Light Beulah Baptist Church in Hopkins, S.C. on Sunday, February 11, 2018.\n\nThe church\u2019s morning worship service will be held at 10:00 am.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:50:58Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/congressman-clyburn-moderate-forum-life-benjamin-f-payton-south-carolina-state-0", "Congressman Clyburn to Moderate Forum on the Life of Benjamin F. Payton at South Carolina State University", "2018-02-09", "2018", "2018-02", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -- Congressman James E. Clyburn will moderate a forum on the life of Benjamin F. Payton, former President of Benedict College and Tuskegee University.\nThe forum will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 1:00 pm at the Barbra A. Vaughan Fine Arts Center at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C.\n\nWHO:\nU.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn, other panelists\nWHAT:\nForum on the life of Benjamin F. Payton\nWHEN:\nSaturday, February 10, 2018 at 1:00 pm\nWHERE:\nBarbara A. Vaughan Fine Arts Center, SC State University, Orangeburg, S.C.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/congressman-clyburn-participate-groundbreaking-ceremony-dorchester-reach-lake-marion", "Congressman Clyburn to Participate in Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Dorchester Reach of the Lake Marion Regional Water System", "2018-02-09", "2018", "2018-02", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "COLUMBIA, S.C.  Congressman Clyburn will participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Dorchester Reach of the Lake Marion Regional Water System. He will be joined by officials from the Lake Marion Regional Water Agency, Dorchester County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Santee Cooper.\nThe program will be held on Monday, February 12th at 10:00 am at the First United Methodist Church in Harleyville, S.C.\n WHO: U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn\n Mr. Johnnie Wright, Chairman, Lake Marion Regional Water Agency\n Mr. Willie R. Davis, Vice Chairman, Lake Marion Regional Water Agency\n Mr. Jay Byars, Chairman, Dorchester County Council\n Mr. Jason L. Ward, Dorchester County Administrator\n Mr. Jim Brogden, Interim President & CEO, Santee Cooper\n LTC Jason A. Legro, Acting Commander, Charleston District, U.S. Army  \n\t           Corps of Engineers\n Rev. Kelly Snelgrove, Pastor, First United Methodist Church\n WHAT: Dorchester Reach Groundbreaking Ceremony\n WHEN: Monday, February 12, 2018 at 10:00 am\n WHERE: First United Methodist Church\n  135 East Main Street\n Harleyville, SC 29488\n CONTACT: Jason Ward, Dorchester County Administrator (843) 563-0100", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/congressman-clyburn-serve-black-history-month-speaker-hopkins-sc", "Congressman Clyburn To Serve As Black History Month Speaker In Hopkins, SC", "2018-02-09", "2018", "2018-02", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -- Congressman James E. Clyburn will serve as the 2018 Black History Month speaker at New Light Beulah Baptist Church in Hopkins, S.C. on Sunday, February 11, 2018.\nThe churchs morning worship service will be held at 10:00 am.\nWHO:\nU.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn\nWHAT:\nBlack History Month Speech\nWHEN:\nSunday, February 11, 2018 at 10:00 am\nWHERE:\nNew Light Beulah Baptist Church, Hopkins, S.C.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-floor-statement-on-keeping-government-open-and-premanently-funding-chip/", "Clyburn Floor Statement On Keeping Government Open And Premanently Funding CHIP", "2018-01-18", "2018", "2018-01", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) delivered the following statement today (as prepared for delivery):\n\n\u201cMr. Speaker, Republicans control the House, the Senate and the White House. The responsibility to govern rests squarely on their shoulders. Democrats stand ready to keep government open, but neither Speaker Ryan nor Leader McConnell seem interested in finding bipartisan solutions. Maybe they are adhering to President Trump\u2019s admonition that we need a \u2018good government shutdown.\u2019\n\n\u201cHouse Democrats wholeheartedly disagree. We ought to work together in a bipartisan way to help our veterans, to fight the opioid epidemic, to protect millions of workers\u2019 pensions and to help the DREAMers.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s CR is the fourth kick of the can. Once again Republicans are engaging in legislative sleight of hand, shamefully using low-income children as political pawns.\n\n\u201cThe Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program provides health insurance for 9 million low-income children. Every Democratic Member of this body supports it.\n\n\u201cRepublicans allowed it to expire more than four months ago and have refused to bring it up on its own until they could get something in return. That is wrong. What good is health insurance if you have nowhere to go when your child is sick? Republicans leave Community Health Centers and Disproportionate Share Hospitals out of their temporary authorization.\n\n\u201cMr. Speaker, we would save $6 billion if we permanently authorize CHIP. We should fund Community Health Centers and protect Disproportionate Share Hospitals for two years. We should permanently repeal the cap on therapy services for seniors in Medicare. We should fund the highly successful home visiting program for five years.\n\n\u201cWe could do all of that by passing Representative Donald McEachin\u2019s \u2018Advancing Seniors and Kids Act.\u2019 I urge my Republican colleagues to stop playing politics with CHIP. Reject this grotesque political calculation, and let\u2019s work in a bipartisan way to keep government open.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:48:50Z"], ["https://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-floor-statement-keeping-government-open-and-premanently-funding-chip", "Clyburn Floor Statement On Keeping Government Open And Premanently Funding CHIP", "2018-01-18", "2018", "2018-01", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) delivered the following statement today (as prepared for delivery):\nMr. Speaker, Republicans control the House, the Senate and the White House. The responsibility to govern rests squarely on their shoulders. Democrats stand ready to keep government open, but neither Speaker Ryan nor Leader McConnell seem interested in finding bipartisan solutions. Maybe they are adhering to President Trumps admonition that we need a good government shutdown.\nHouse Democrats wholeheartedly disagree. We ought to work together in a bipartisan way to help our veterans, to fight the opioid epidemic, to protect millions of workers pensions and to help the DREAMers.\nTodays CR is the fourth kick of the can. Once again Republicans are engaging in legislative sleight of hand, shamefully using low-income children as political pawns.\nThe Childrens Health Insurance Program provides health insurance for 9 million low-income children. Every Democratic Member of this body supports it.\nRepublicans allowed it to expire more than four months ago and have refused to bring it up on its own until they could get something in return. That is wrong. What good is health insurance if you have nowhere to go when your child is sick? Republicans leave Community Health Centers and Disproportionate Share Hospitals out of their temporary authorization.\nMr. Speaker, we would save $6 billion if we permanently authorize CHIP. We should fund Community Health Centers and protect Disproportionate Share Hospitals for two years. We should permanently repeal the cap on therapy services for seniors in Medicare. We should fund the highly successful home visiting program for five years.\nWe could do all of that by passing Representative Donald McEachins Advancing Seniors and Kids Act. I urge my Republican colleagues to stop playing politics with CHIP. 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