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On Tuesday, September 16, 2008, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn along with House leadership urged Congress to pass the Comprehensive Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, a home-grown, American-owned energy policy for the 21st century. |
Clyburn on Financial Crisis
September 19 , 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today commented on the ongoing meetings between Congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Chris Cox to address the instability in the financial markets.
Clyburn Commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 , 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C.— “Today begins the celebration Hispanic Heritage Month. We celebrate the hard work, deep faith and closely-knit family traditions of the Hispanic community which have contributed to making America a better and stronger country. Hispanic Americans are an integral part of our nation’s progress and prosperity and their contributions span many sectors, from the military, to education, to government, to nonprofits, to business.”
Clyburn : Failed Republican Economic Policies are Coming Home to Roost
September 15 , 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C.— “Americans woke up this morning to find that eight years of weakened regulation of the financial industry and failed economic policies of Republicans and the Bush administration are coming home to roost, but the architects of this catastrophe remain deaf to the economic struggles of the American people. Americans are struggling under record job loss, a housing foreclosure crisis, the high cost of health care, food and energy and Republicans remain out of touch— President Bush called the financial crisis on Wall Street an ‘adjustment’ and Senator McCain said this morning that ‘the fundamentals of our economy are strong.’ That’s just the kind of laissez faire attitude that got us into the predicament we’re in.”
Clyburn on Comprehensive Energy Bill for the 21st Century
September 12 , 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C.—“This week the Democratic Caucus produced a home-grown, American-owned energy policy for the 21st century. This is the legislation America has been waiting for, laying out a smorgasbord of resources to address our energy challenges—it protects taxpayers and addresses high gas prices; expands domestic drilling offshore and on land; expands renewable sources of energy; reduces our dependence on foreign oil and strengthens our national security; requires Big Oil to pay what it owes American taxpayers and ends subsidies to Big Oil, denying them the ability to double-dip; and, most importantly, creates good paying jobs here at home.”
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