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House Majority Whip Clyburn lights one of six candles, each representing one million Jews who perished in the Holocaust, at the National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance Ceremony in the Rotunda of the US Capitol, on May 1, 2008. |
Clyburn Statement on Emergency War Funding Vote
May 15, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today released the following statement after House passage of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008. The legislation consisted of three amendments: the first providing funding for the war; the second, conditions on the war funding; and the third, funding for domestic priorities, including veterans education assistance, Gulf Coast recovery funds and an unemployment benefit extension. A majority of Republicans voted “present” on the first amendment, defeating its passage.
House Approves Farm Bill With Veto-Proof Majority
May 14, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Veto-proof passage of the Farm Bill Conference Report sends a clear and resounding message that the New Direction Congress remains strongly committed to helping our nation’s farmers, investing in alternative energy resources, and preserving our pristine natural environment. The Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act is a bipartisan bill that will move our nation’s agriculture, energy, and environmental policies in a New Direction."
House Approves Legislation to Lower Gas Prices
May 13, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – "H.R. 6022 will lower prices at the gas pump by temporarily suspending the fill of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) until the end of the year. The SPR is 97 percent full, the highest level ever, with enough oil to meet our national security needs. Filling of the SPR takes thousands of barrels of oil off the market each day. A temporary suspension could reduce gas prices from 5 to 24 cents a gallon."
Clyburn Addresses More Than 500 Graduates from Tuskegee University During Commencement Exercises
May 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Graduates were addressed by Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), Majority Whip for the 110th Congress of the U.S. House of Representatives. The civil rights activist, politician and philanthropist, who has served the 16th District of South Carolina since 1993, is the second citizen of that state and the second black to be chosen for the third-ranking position in the House. Clyburn received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the event.
Legislation Approved to Stabilize Housing Market, Strengthen Economy
May 8, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. –“H.R. 5818 establishes a $15 billion loan and grant program for the purchase and rehabilitation of owner-vacated, foreclosed homes. Furthermore, H.R. 3221 will modernize the Federal Housing Authority, provide crucial liquidity to our mortgage markets and strengthen our housing regulatory procedures. The centerpiece of the legislation helps families at risk of foreclosure refinance into lower-cost government-insured mortgages they can manage. These measures, which have bipartisan support, will begin to repair our economy and restore confidence in our housing markets.
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