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Jim Clyburn's Public Statements on Issue: Veterans

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (SC) - District 6

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12/16/2022 Tweet - "Countless Black WWII veterans were excluded from the promise of the original GI Bill, solely due to their race. The VA Housing Loan Forever Act seeks to repair this fault. I look forward to working with @VetAffairsDems & @RepMarkTakano next Congress to perfect this legislation."
10/08/2022 Tweet - "The GI Bill Restoration Act is an opportunity for America to repair an egregious fault--the denial of benefits to Black WWII veterans & their descendants. Black veterans answered the call & sacrificed for this country. It's long past time they receive the benefits they earned."
08/02/2022 Tweet - "Tonight, the Senate overcame Republican opposition, put #PeopleOverPolitics & passed the Honoring Our PACT Act for our toxic-exposed vets. Vets put their lives on the line for our country. The least we can do is ensure they receive proper benefits & care when they return home."
05/12/2022 Tweet - "Specialist Four Charles Johnson Jr & Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin paid the ultimate price in defense of this nation during the Vietnam & Afghanistan wars. Today, we honored the memory of these two sons of SC by renaming post offices in Pickens & Easley in their honor."
02/02/2022 ICYMI: Rice Joined SC Federal Delegation in Support of Exempting Retirement Income of Military Veterans From State Taxes
02/01/2022 For Our State's Military Veterans
12/07/2021 Tweet - "Black veterans sacrificed for this country because they believed in America's promise. Yet many were refused wealth-building benefits upon returning home."
11/15/2021 Tweet - "Black WWII veterans and their decedents deserve the benefits they were promised and wrongfully denied due to their race."
11/11/2021 Tweet - "Today we honor our service members who have sacrificed so much to keep our country safe and protect our freedoms."
11/11/2021 Clyburn, Moulton Introduce Landmark Legislation to Provide Black Wwii Veterans, Descendants Full Gi Bill Benefits; Warnock to Introduce in Senate
11/10/2021 Timmons Leads South Carolina Delegation in Push to Rename Va Clinic in Greenville After Dana Cornell Darnell
12/07/2020 Clyburn, Moulton Introduce Legislation to Provide Black WWII Vets Full GI Bill Benefits
12/07/2020 MOULTON, CLYBURN INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE BLACK WWII VETS FULL GI BILL BENEFITS
12/07/2020 Tweet - "Af. Am. soldiers served valiantly during WWII only to be denied the salutes & benefits they richly deserved. My new bill w/ @sethmoulton ensures Black veterans of WWII & their families receive some of the housing & educational benefits they were denied."
08/16/2020 Tweet - "This president's attacks against the United States Postal Service not only threaten the integrity of this election, but also the health and well-being of Americans. Thousands of veterans in my district receive their medications through the USPS. For some, delays could be fatal."
11/11/2019 Tweet - "Today we take time to honor the lives and service of this nation's veterans. Thank you for your service and your dedication to this country. #VeteransDay"
02/11/2019 Tweet - "This morning I was honored to join @RepJohnYarmuth at the Louisville VA Medical Center where we shared student Valentines with some of our nation's veterans. This visit was an important reminder that we must continue to fight for the benefits and services our veterans deserve."
11/30/2018 Letter to Congressional Colleagues - 130 Democratic Members Sign Letter of Support for Rep. Mark Takano to Become Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
03/23/2015 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015
10/03/2013 Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
10/01/2013 Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
05/15/2008 Clyburn Statement on Emergency War Funding Vote
12/19/2007 Press Conference - The Past Year in Congress
11/09/2007 Honoring our Nation's Veterans
10/23/2007 Press Conference with Reps. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) and James Clyburn (D-SC) on the Cost of the Iraq War
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