In the No. 3 spot, hopefully, Clyburn will be able to exercise a modicum of the outstanding leadership that he has consistently shown over the years, as Republican leaders try to ensure that President Obama is a one-term President.
(Politico) — Rep. Jim Clyburn will serve in the newly established No. 3 spot in the minority leadership as assistant leader if Democratic lawmakers agree to outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to create the office and elect the South Carolina Democrat to it.Pelosi, who is running for minority leader, announced late Friday that she would be […]
(The State) — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the No. 3-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House, said Wednesday he will not support his party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate, Alvin Greene, when he goes into the voting booth Nov. 2. “No, I’m not going to vote for Mr. Greene,” Clyburn said in answer to reporters’ questions in Columbia. […]
(AJC) — The No. 3 Democrat in the House of Representatives wants federal authorities to investigate how an unemployed South Carolina veteran won the state’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Thursday that he thinks a coordinated effort is behind Alvin Greene’s shocking primary night victory over a former state […]