Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.8, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Jim Clyburn for U.S. Congress | South Carolina Sixth Congressional District Official Campaign Website ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://clyburnforcongress.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Jim Clyburn's World Famous Fish Fry](https://clyburnforcongress.com/jim-clyburns-world-famous-fish-fry/) - It’s time again for the event columnist Roger Simon described as “one of those all-too-rare, feel-good evenings in politics,” and this year it’s bigger than ever. “Jim Clyburn’s World Famous Fish Fry” will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026. Jim Clyburn began the fish fry over three decades ago as a thank you to - [House passes bill to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs](https://clyburnforcongress.com/house-passes-bill-to-cap-out-of-pocket-insulin-costs/) - With the help of Majority Whip, James Clyburn, the House of Representatives approved legislation that would limit cost-sharing for insulin under private health insurance and Medicare. The vote was 232-193, with 12 Republican members joining their Democratic colleagues to pass the measure. The Affordable Insulin Now Act would cap insulin prices at either $35 a - [Clyburn Delivers 7,200 Manufacturing Jobs to SC](https://clyburnforcongress.com/congressman-james-clyburn-delivers-7200-manufacturing-jobs-to-sc/) - In 2021, with the help of Congressman James E. Clyburn, South Carolina created 7,200 manufacturing jobs. As Co-Chair of the House Democratic Manufacturing Working Group, Congressman Clyburn is a leading advocate for America’s manufacturing sector. Since President Biden took office, the U.S. has created 375,000 manufacturing jobs and a total of 6.6 million jobs nationwide. - [Congressman Clyburn Delivers $155 Million to the 6th District](https://clyburnforcongress.com/congressman-clyburn-delivers-155-million-to-the-6th-district/) - With the House passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022, of the $373+ million to fund community projects in South Carolina, nearly $155 million of that is designated for projects in the Sixth Congressional District. The package also includes additional funding for key priorities like broadband, health care, transportation, housing, historic preservation, and the “10-20-30” - [Congressman Clyburn joins lawmakers calling on Biden to extend pause and cancel student debt](https://clyburnforcongress.com/congressman-clyburn-joins-lawmakers-calling-on-biden-to-extend-pause-and-cancel-student-debt/) - On March 31, Congressman James E. Clyburn joined other lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to extend the pause on student loan payments. The pause is in effect until May 1st, but the letter asks the administration to continue the pause until at least the end of 2022, and to work towards cancelling student debt. - [Brady Campaign Endorses Majority Whip Jim Clyburn for Re-Election](https://clyburnforcongress.com/brady-campaign-endorses-majority-whip-jim-clyburn-for-re-election/) - 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 - [James Clyburn on the Floyd Killing and the Role of Race in the Coming Election](https://clyburnforcongress.com/james-clyburn-on-the-floyd-killing-and-the-role-of-race-in-the-coming-election/) - 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 - [Human Rights Campaign Endorses House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn](https://clyburnforcongress.com/human-rights-campaign-endorses-house-majority-whip-jim-clyburn/) - 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, - [A massive new study reveals evidence on whether or not campaign persuasion tactics work.](https://clyburnforcongress.com/newstudy/) - In general elections, campaigns’ attempts to win swing voters appear to not work at all. By Dylan Matthews@dylanmattdylan@vox.com Sep 28, 2017, 8:00am EDT All the outreach activity by political campaigns, including door to door canvassing, phone banking, direct mail, and even advertising, has basically no effect on voters’ choice of candidate in general elections, according - [Congressman Clyburn Pushes for Gun Background Check Completion Act](https://clyburnforcongress.com/congressman-clyburn-pushes-gun-background-check-completion-act/) - ABC Columbia | Crysty Vaughan COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn has launched a petition to force a vote on the Background Check Completion Act. On Tuesday, Clyburn announced he wanted to force the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would require all background checks to be completed and approved - [James Clyburn wants Joe Biden to pick an African American woman for vice president](https://clyburnforcongress.com/james-clyburn-wants-joe-biden-to-pick-an-african-american-woman-for-vice-president/) - 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 - [Clyburn’s kingmaker moment changes landscape of 2020 race](https://clyburnforcongress.com/clyburns-kingmaker-moment-changes-landscape-of-2020-race/) - 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 - [Jim Clyburn Saves the Democrats](https://clyburnforcongress.com/jim-clyburn-saves-the-democrats/) - 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 - [How Rep. James Clyburn, a South Carolina icon, helped Biden score his big comeback](https://clyburnforcongress.com/how-rep-james-clyburn-a-south-carolina-icon-helped-biden-score-his-big-comeback/) - Deborah Barfield Berry and Ledyard King - USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Taking the stage after his landslide victory in South Carolina, Joe Biden hugged his longtime friend Rep. James Clyburn, who gave the former vice president a coveted endorsement three days before the state's primary. "You brought me back," a beaming Biden told Clyburn, the - [The Times and Democrat: Clyburn pushing for rural broadband; congressman wants internet in infrastructure bill](https://clyburnforcongress.com/broadband-clyburn/) - Congressman Jim Clyburn said he has become highly passionate about taking broadband to rural South Carolina. “I am going to be as strong of an advocate for broadband being a big part of the next infrastructure package as I have ever been for anything in my life because I am convinced that that’s going to - [Sumter Item: Clyburn speaks at USC Sumter's OSP Awards Night](https://clyburnforcongress.com/clyburn-speaks-at-usc-sumter/) - House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, a Sumter native, served as guest speaker at the sixth-annual awards night of the Opportunity Scholars Program at the University of South Carolina Sumter on Tuesday. More than 70 OSP students were recognized for their academic achievements and 44 students for receiving their associate degree. Other awards included the - [Independant Mail: For SC's longest-serving U.S. Rep James Clyburn, fight against inequality continues](https://clyburnforcongress.com/fight-against-ineqality/) - U.S. Rep. James Clyburn was 12 years old when he was elected president of his local NAACP youth chapter. Years later, the Sumter native helped organize civil rights marches as a student leader at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg. After being jailed during one of those events in 1960, Clyburn met his wife, Emma, when she shared - [McClatchy: ’I’m not a softy by any means,’ Clyburn says as he prepares to help lead Democrats](https://clyburnforcongress.com/not-a-softy/) - Rep. Jim Clyburn will have two big challenges next year. He’ll be responsible for making sure 235 ideologically diverse House Democrats can unite behind an ambitious legislative agenda that proves the party has earned its return to the majority. But his toughest task could be proving himself. Read more >> - [Clyburn voices support for SCDOT projects](https://clyburnforcongress.com/clyburn-voices-support-for-scdot-projects/) - U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) recently voiced his support of the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Commission’s decision to repurpose funds for local highway projects. “I support the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission’s action today to repurpose certain federal highway funds to make critical investments in communities in the 6th Congressional District,” Clyburn - [Road projects pushed by Clyburn approved](https://clyburnforcongress.com/road-projects-pushed-by-clyburn-approved/) - The S.C. Department of Transportation Commission on Thursday approved paying for $23.5 million in road projects with previously earmarked federal money. The majority of the money —$21.5 million — will be spent in the 6th District. U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the Columbia Democrat who represents that district, had secured the money for other projects in - [Bamberg 2 schools to receive $38M loan](https://clyburnforcongress.com/bamberg-2-schools-to-receive-38m-loan/) - Bamberg School District Two is eligible for a $38 million federal loan for construction of a new K-8 building and athletics stadium. The loan is also to be used for renovations at Denmark-Olar High School and the district office. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development has approved the loan to be repaid - [The Fight for American Values: A Must Win](https://clyburnforcongress.com/the-fight-for-american-values-a-must-win/) - Last Thursday at, “The Fight for American Values: A Must Win” Town Hall, I shared information about the damage the Trump budget would do to communities, like many in South Carolina. Many of Trump’s budget proposals would make areas, like rural communities in South Carolina, similar to those of a third world country. These are ## Pages - [Home](https://clyburnforcongress.com/) - Making America’s Greatness Accessible and Affordable for All Throughout my public service career in Congress, I have always put service above self and principles above politics. Rural Energy Savings ProgramJim is working to expand RESP and develop a similar program to make broadband more available in rural communities throughout the country.Rural Energy Savings Program It took some - [Live Stream](https://clyburnforcongress.com/live-stream/) - Jim Clyburn's World Famous Fish Fry LIVE Stream Friday, May 29, 2026 7:00PM - [The First Eight](https://clyburnforcongress.com/the-first-eight/) - Tour Dates Nov 11 — New York, NY92Y (In conversation with Sharon McMahon) Nov 12 — Philadelphia, PAThe Free Library of Philadelphia Nov 14 — Charleston, SCCharleston Literacy Festival @ Dock Street Theater Nov 18 — Washington, DCGWU’s Betts Theater (with Politics & Prose) Nov 22 — Boston, MAThe First Parish Church (with Harvard Bookstore) - [About](https://clyburnforcongress.com/about/) - Making America’s Greatness Accessible and Affordable for All James E. “Jim” Clyburn was born and raised in Sumter, graduated high school in Camden; and College in Orangeburg; and began his professional career as a public school teacher in Charleston. He is the eldest son of a fundamentalist minister and a cosmetologist. Jim is married to the - [Media Inquiry Form](https://clyburnforcongress.com/media-inquiry-form/) - Media Inquiry News media professionals seeking information from the campaign are encouraged to use the form below for submitting their questions. Requests will be reviewed in the order they are received. 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