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Prairie Weather (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Congressman Jim Clyburn believes the Stupak abortion amendment in the House's health care reform bill will be taken out. Clyburn said that many other House Democrats supported the having a vote on the amendment in the House, with the expectation...
S.C. Politics Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, a Columbia Democrat, said Tuesday he doesn't see any point in having a federal Navy brig in North Charleston is it's not used to hold detainees. Recent media reports have surfaced that the White House...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., both sons of the segregated South, grew up in parts of South Carolina that were much farther apart than the mere 175 miles between them.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., both sons of the segregated South, grew up in parts of South Carolina that were much farther apart than the mere 175 miles between them.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., both sons of the segregated South, grew up in parts of South Carolina that were much farther apart than the mere 175 miles between them.
Post I.T. (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Before Mignon Clyburn joined the Federal Communications Commission last July, she hadn’t spent more than two weeks in a row outside of her native South Carolina. But that didn't stop some in Washington from thinking they had her figured out. Because she is the daughter of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) and a long-time public utilities commissioner in the state capital...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... means they can only lose 40 Democratic votes and still pass a bill (258 – 40 = 218). According to Jim Clyburn’s own count, the Stupak amendment only bought them 6-10 votes . And in the end, there were 39 Democratic “nay” votes on the final bill. Because Republican Joseph Gao voted “aye,” that meant they could allow 41 Democratic “nay” votes and still pass it. So, they threw the biggest piece...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
... wrongly, that their political survival in 2010 means they have to cast a “no” vote. According to Jim Clyburn’s own count, the Stupak amendment only bought them 10 votes. There were 40 Democratic “no” votes on the final bill. So they threw the biggest piece of red meat culture-war social conservatism issue at the ConservaDems, and still only picked up 10 votes. This is after PhRMA has spread...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
By GottaLaff I'm seeing hugs all around and a wave good bye by Prez O. Presser by House Dems: They look happy... smiles all around. Let's hope those aren't just pasted on. Whip Jim Clyburn : Blah blah blah, historic, blah blah blah.... Today under leadership of Pelosi, Hoyer, etc...we are on the cusp of making a historical decision. Pelosi: ON this day we'll be making progress of the American...
First Read (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... The president stopped by to meet with the Democratic caucus in the morning, but Majority Whip Jim Clyburn acknowledged that Obama didn't affect the vote. Obama likely wouldn't have been there if the votes weren't there -- and the bill wouldn't have come up for a vote. So what happened from Friday, when Democrats seemed just short, and Saturday night? Democrats, led by House Speaker Nancy...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The president paused for a photo after meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and other House Democrats on Capitol Hill Saturday. (Photo Credit: Matt Hoye/CNN) Washington (CNN) - Emerging from a meeting with President Barack Obama, the House Democratic leadership appeared confident that their health care legislation [...]
Hullabaloo (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Put It On A Bumper Sticker by digby So Andrea Mitchell again spent the morning spinning the election on Tuesday as a terrible defeat for the Democrats that puts their entire agenda in jeopardy. She even went so far as to ask Jim Clyburn: Let me ask you about the election, though, because Nancy Pelosi was talking about this as a victory. How can you with a straight face, I've known you for along...
Perspective Journal: News and Polit (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... Saturday that the president’s trip to Capitol Hill had secured the votes to pass the bill. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the Democratic whip, said after the meeting that while Obama’s visit had helped the Democrats “come together as a caucus, I don’t know whether it would actually do anything about adding to the numbers…I have not counted anything about numbers that he would add to it.” Republicans...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is picking up some centrist votes for the Democratic health care reform bill, though a leak of a list held by Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn has led to difficulties counting votes on support for a more moderate public option. The Hill reports that Pelosi still doesn't have 218 firm "yes" votes but that many once "no" votes are "leaning yes."...
