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Jim Clyburn's Public Statements on Issue: Legal

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (SC) - District 6

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07/12/2022 Tweet - "The former President and his enablers launched a violent and illegal plot to overturn an election they knew they lost in order to stay in power. They must be held accountable. #January6thCommitteeHearings"
04/06/2022 Tweet - "The House just voted to hold Peter Navarro and Daniel Scavino, Jr. in contempt of Congress for their refusal to comply with January 6 Select Committee subpoenas. The American people deserve answers on the January 6 insurrection, and @HouseDemocrats will deliver."
02/18/2022 Clyburn, DeLauro, Meeks, Clarke, Torres Introduce Legislation to Honor Constance Baker Motley
12/21/2021 Tweet - "Under the Biden Administration, the Senate has confirmed 40 judicial nominees - more than any administration's first year in the past 5 decades. These judges reflect the true makeup of America & include 32 women, 27 people of color and 27 with diverse professional backgrounds."
10/19/2020 Tweet - "A federal judge struck down the Trump administration's attempt to eliminate food assistance for nearly 700,000 people. I am proud to have filed two amicus briefs with @HouseDemocrats to fight this vile attempt to put so many Americans at risk of hunger."
03/13/2020 Majority Whip Clyburn, Sen. Bennet, Reps. Price, Clarke, and Khanna Introduce Legislation to Provide Legal Assistance to Tenants Facing Eviction
07/28/2016 Speech by James Clyburn at the 2016 Democratic Party Convention
03/06/2015 Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
01/06/2015 Huffington Post - Black Lawmakers To Focus On Criminal Justice Reform In New Congress
07/30/2014 MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript: Boehner Lawsuit
07/30/2014 Authorization to Initiate Litigation for Actions by the President
07/29/2014 House Republican Subterfuge
07/16/2014 MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript: Lawsuits Against President Obama
06/25/2014 MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: Trade Practices and Boehner Suing Barack Obama
03/31/2014 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader, Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee - Voting Rights Act
06/28/2012 Clyburn Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
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