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Majority Whip James E. Clyburn: “The pursuit of a more perfect union”

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., was instrumental in helping President-elect Joe Biden win the South Carolina primary, which helped turn his presidential campaign around.
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., was instrumental in helping President-elect Joe Biden win the South Carolina primary, which helped turn his presidential campaign around. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted November 19, 2020 at 9:29am

Mary C. Curtis speaks with Democratic Rep. James E. Clyburn, the majority whip, about his role in President-elect Joe Biden’s win, where the country is and where it needs to go.

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