James Enos Clyburn is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 6th congressional district since 1993, and the House Assistant Minority Leader since 2011. He was previously House Majority Whip, serving in that post from 2007 to 2011. His congressional district includes large portions of Columbia and Charleston, as well as several rural areas between them. Clyburn is the current dean of the South Carolina congressional delegation.
As Assistant Democratic Leader, he is the third-ranking Democrat in the House behind House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer.
“I have no problems with private schools. I graduated from one and so did my mother.”
[27 February 2005, http://clyburn.house.gov/statements/050227voucherplan.html, "Governor's Plan Seems Unconstitutional and Unconscionable", Representative Jim Clyburn, United States House of Representatives, 2007-07-24]
[31 May 2007, http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=66087, "Clyburn Won't Support Amnesty in Immigration Legislation", Associated Press, 2007-07-24]
“Education is the great equalizer, and shouldn’t be limited to the wealthiest few.”
[11 July 2007, http://democraticwhip.house.gov/press/2007/07/11/house_approves_largest_investment_higher_education/, "House Approves Largest Investment in Higher Education Since GI Bill", Representative Jim Clyburn, United States House of Representatives, 2007-07-24]
Reacting to Bush's decision to join the lawsuit opposing affirmative action in admitting students to the University of Michigan's law school
[16 January 2003, http://clyburn.house.gov/press/030116michiganaffirmativeaction.html, "Clyburn: Bush Administration Showing Its True Colors on Issues of Race", Representative Jim Clyburn, United States House of Representatives, 2007-07-24]
Attacking critics of presidential candidate Barack Obama who contend that Obama hasn't endured the Civil Rights-era struggles that other black politicians have
[6 July 2007, http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2007/07/clyburn_takes_up_heavy_politic.html, "Clyburn Does Heavy Political Lifting for Dems", The Washington Post, 2007-07-24]
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/11/conor-lamb-aoc-democrats-fighting-socialism/617045/ The Democratic Truce Is Over
(November 10, 2020)
