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

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.

Show Notes:

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Joe Biden, Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett with Angela Wright
Breonna Taylor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the future of our country with Fatima Goss Graves
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Senate passes bill to fund most of Homeland Security Department

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Rewritten air safety legislation moves out of House committees

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