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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. |
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.
Clyburn on Job Loss Report
May 2, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Recovery Rebate Checks are beginning to arrive in mail boxes and bank accounts, and Democrats are fighting for a second stimulus package that invests in a summer jobs program, rebuilding infrastructure to create more jobs and extending much-needed unemployment benefits. Democrats will also begin comprehensively addressing the housing and mortgage crisis next week with legislation to stabilize the housing market, the national economy and American neighborhoods."
Clyburn Participates in Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony
May 1, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, ‘We are going to be made to repent in this generation not just for the vitriolic words and deeds of bad people, but for the appalling silence of good people.’ I pray that today and in the future, we will speak out and stand up against injustice, brutality and genocide wherever it exists.
Dr. W.L. Birch of Florence, SC Delivers Opening Prayer in U.S. House of Representatives
April 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Whip and Congressman from South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District, James E. Clyburn today hosted Dr. William Lloyd Birch of Florence, SC, who delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives. Attending the speech was Dr. Birch’s wife, Jean Birch, his daughter Lindy Birch, and the Kelly family from Clevedon, New Zealand.
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