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Jim Clyburn's Public Statements on Issue: Finance and Banking

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

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11/23/2022 Tweet - "Good news: @SecCardona has extended the federal student loan payment pause through June 30, 2023. I am hopeful the Supreme Court will rule in favor of hardworking Americans by allowing @POTUS to deliver permanent relief."
11/02/2022 Majority Whip Clyburn, Rep. Boyle Introduce Legislation to Expand and Improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
10/26/2022 Tweet - "Bank overdraft fees. Credit card late fees. Hidden hotel booking fees. Contract termination charges. All of these surprise "junk fees" take extra dollars out of hardworking Americans' pockets. Today, @POTUS committed to cracking down on those unfair charges. #PeopleOverPolitics"
10/16/2022 Tweet - "The beta version of @POTUS ' student loan debt forgiveness application is now OPEN and accepting submissions. Sign up to receive up to $20K in federal student loan debt forgiveness today. https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application"
10/04/2022 Tweet - "President Biden's Student Debt Relief plan will deliver targeted relief for families -- lowering costs and helping narrow the wealth gap. In SC alone, over 681K borrowers are eligible to have all or some of their loans forgiven, including more than 458K Pell Grant recipients."
10/04/2022 OP-ED: Relieving the Burden of Student Loan Debt
10/03/2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Feinstein, Padilla, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver
08/30/2022 Tweet - "Starting in early October, borrowers can begin applying for up to $20K in federal student loan debt forgiveness under @POTUS ' newly announced program. Sign up at http://StudentAid.Gov/DebtRelief to be notified when the online form becomes available."
08/24/2022 Tweet - "I applaud @POTUS on his plan to provide up to $20K in student loan debt relief and extend the payment pause. This will help free borrowers--especially borrowers of color--from the crushing burden of student loan debt and help make higher education accessible and affordable to all."
08/24/2022 Majority Whip Clyburn Statement on President Biden's Extension of the Federal Student Loan Moratorium and Student Loan Debt Relief
08/23/2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Deadline
04/06/2022 Padilla, Warren, Schumer, Pressley, Warnock, Omar, Jayapal, Clyburn Commend Biden-Harris Administration for Extending the Payment Pause and Urge President to Cancel Student Debt
03/31/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause, and Ultimately Cancel Student Debt
03/31/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Brown, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt
10/30/2021 Tweet - "More than 50 yrs ago, Head Start was conceived as part of President Johnson's War on Poverty. As #HeadStartAwareness Month draws to a close, I want to recognize the important work @NatlHeadStart has done, and continues to do, to ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed."
05/25/2021 Tweet - "Minority farmers in this country have experienced a history of loan discrimination. This part of the American Rescue Plan is designed to right that wrong and will provide socially disadvantaged farmers with debt relief."
07/23/2020 Tweet - "Last year, @SenWarren and I introduced our Student Loan Debt Relief Act. Cancelling student loan debt would provide a much-needed boost to our economy and would provide financial relief for millions of Americans."
11/18/2019 Tweet - "This is exactly why the Opportunity Zone program must be changed. The Opportunity Zone Reform Act would eliminate zones that aren't low-income & would prohibit investments in projects like parking lots & stadiums that don't directly benefit the community."
10/15/2019 Tweet - "The #CollegeAffordabilityAct of 2019 will address future student loan debt by: - Allowing refinancing of loans at lower interest rates - Providing incentives to states for free community college - Permanently authorizing funds for HBCUs & other minority serving institutions"
10/07/2019 Tweet - "Over 45 million Americans hold student loan debt worth over $1.5 trillion. Join me & @SenWarren this Wednesday at @SCSTATE1896 to hear about our Student Loan Debt Relief Act and how we're working to address this national crisis."
08/29/2019 Tweet - "My Student Loan Debt Relief Act with @SenWarren would eliminate up to $50,000 in student loan debt for 42 million Americans--providing debt relief to 95% of student borrowers, including cancelling student debt entirely for 75% of borrowers."
07/31/2019 Tweet - "The Student Loan Debt Relief Act would end the student debt crisis, help millions of struggling families obtain financial stability, and would also take meaningful steps to begin to close the racial wealth gap."
07/24/2019 Top Democrats file Amicus Brief opposing the unlawful expansion of junk insurance plans
07/23/2019 Tweet - "Almost 45 Million Americans have over $1.5 Trillion in student loan debt. @SenWarren and I are combatting this crisis with the Student Loan Debt Relief Act which will cancel up to $50K in student loan debt for borrowers who make up to $100K. #CancelMyDebt WATCH LIVE:"
07/23/2019 Tweet - "Crushing student debt has reached crisis levels in America requiring big, bold solutions. Post-secondary education should be the springboard to enable students to achieve their dreams not the impediment that prevents the realization of those goals."

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