LIAM SULLIVAN | Press Secretary, Public Relations Manager Washington, D.C., June 16, 2020 - In recognition of his thoughtful leadership in the effort to prevent gun violence in all of its forms, today, the Brady Campaign endorsed Rep. Jim Clyburn (SC-6) in his campaign for re-election in 2020. Brady President Kris Brown shared: “Majority Whip Clyburn

BY CHRIS SMITH | Vanity Fair Clyburn, who helped hand Biden his presumptive nomination, talks about Biden’s “you ain’t black” and V.P. possibilities, and why this moment is defined by “raw politics and meanness.” James Clyburn grew up in a segregated South Carolina. He is now the longest-serving member of the state’s congressional delegation and

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2020 Lucas Acosta | Lucas.Acosta@hrc.org | (347) 834-5063 WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization announced the endorsement of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn. Last year, with the crucial support of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn,

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn announced that South Carolina has received $1,043,897 in National Park Service (NPS) funding from African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund grants dedicated to preserving the sites and history related to the African American struggle for equality in the 20th century. The three grants

Today, U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn announced more than half a million dollars in coronavirus supplemental funding for Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the sixth congressional district. These funds are part of the total $100 million appropriated for CHCs in the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, which was Congress’ first response

COLUMBIA, SC – Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) hailed passage of two appropriations packages today that will fund the government through Fiscal Year 2020. “Congress is empowered with the power of the purse, and I am pleased we have reached a bipartisan agreement to fulfill our Constitutional duty to fund the government for the remainder

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture investment of over $17 million to provide high-speed internet to nearly 8,000 homes in the Berkeley and Orangeburg counties. The two awards are part of the ReConnect program created and funded by Congress to provide grants and loans to

By Ursula Perano - AXIOS Rep. James Clyburn has a list of African American women who are qualified to be vice president, and he told "Axios on HBO" in an interview that there's a "much deeper bench than people realize." The big picture: Clyburn is widely credited with saving Biden's campaign following his endorsement in the

By MEG KINNARD and LAURIE KELLMAN - AP COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — At a funeral service last month, Jannie Jones locked eyes with Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn across the church sanctuary and crooked a finger, beckoning him to come over to the pew where she sat. She had a question, but she didn’t want to

By Peggy Noonan - WSJ No one has seen anything like it. It will live in our political lore. There’ll be some bright 32-year-old kid running a campaign in 2056 and his guy will be down three in a row and the elders will take him to the Marriott bar and tell him, “Ya gotta