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" Last week in the Homeland Security Committee, Republicans were against port security; and today, one week after Democrats unveiled our Real Security Agenda, they're for it. "
Jim Clyburn
Today
Real
Democrats
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" In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial. "
Jim Clyburn
Protect
Nation
Creation
" We are hopeful about the opportunities ahead, and stand ready to join this President in an open and honest dialogue about improving the state of our union for all Americans not the select few. "
Jim Clyburn
Honest
Opportunities
Ahead
" A lot of very competent people sometimes make errors. "
Jim Clyburn
Make
Errors
Sometimes
" The President's call for more math and science students is not being heeded by his party's leaders in Congress. They are cutting over $10 billion from student aide while refusing to fully fund No Child Left Behind. Something doesn't add up. "
Jim Clyburn
Student
Science
Child
" I believe the American people spoke loud and clear to the Bush Administration in yesterday's election that they disapprove of the current direction in the war in Iraq. As a result, the President wasted no time in dumping Secretary Rumsfeld. "
Jim Clyburn
War
Time
American
" Two new reports indicate that, under Bush, the Army is overstretched and under enormous strain. The National Guard and reserves have been weakened and we are experiencing numerous recruiting problems. "
Jim Clyburn
Army
Recruiting
New
" Democrats are fighting for a new direction that includes protecting Social Security as well as making healthcare affordable, bringing down the high cost of gasoline, and making higher education more accessible for all Americans. "
Jim Clyburn
Fighting
Direction
Security
" Democrats have laid out a program that, if adopted, would make us independent of Middle Eastern oil in ten years, and create a new economy especially for those in rural America. Our program invests in clean energy alternatives and provides energy assistance for those in need. "
Jim Clyburn
America
Create
Energy
" We have a moral responsibility to protect the earth and ensure that our children and grandchildren have a healthy and sustainable environment in which to live. "
Jim Clyburn
Responsibility
Live
Healthy
" Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earth's best interests and our citizen's pressing needs. "
Jim Clyburn
Environmental
Earth
Best
" The president and Republicans in Congress have repeatedly promised to revisit Social Security privatization after November. But Americans have already said, loud and clear, that they don't want Social Security to be privatized or dismantled. "
Jim Clyburn
Congress
November
Said
" Democrats believe we must have comprehensive health care reform that includes giving the federal government authority to negotiate lower prices with drug companies. "
Jim Clyburn
Care
Health
Government
" I have no problems with private schools. I graduated from one and so did my mother. Private schools are useful and we often use public funds to pay for their infrastructures and other common needs. "
Jim Clyburn
Pay
Other
Mother
" I have always abhorred the word 'racism.' I never use it. "
Jim Clyburn
Racism
Always
Use
" Environmental protection doesn't happen in a vacuum. You can't separate the impact on the environment from the impact on our families and communities. "
Jim Clyburn
Impact
Environmental
You
" Democrats are committed to mapping a new direction in Iraq, and we will work with the President and the new Defense Secretary to ensure that the will of the American people guides our future actions. "
Jim Clyburn
New
Work
Future
" Pharmaceutical companies are enjoying unprecedented profits and access with this Administration. Yet the Republicans' prescription drug plan for seniors has been a colossal failure, and over 43 million Americans wake up every morning without health insurance. "
Jim Clyburn
Failure
Plan
Morning
" The bottom line is that five million low-income Americans working full time for minimum wage, deserve a raise. "
Jim Clyburn
Five
Line
Minimum Wage
" We have stabilized our economy. We took over a very sick economy, and we were hemorrhaging 750,000 jobs a month. We have stopped the hemorrhaging. In fact, we had 140,000 job growth last month. And that's what I call progress. "
Jim Clyburn
Sick
Last
Month
" But reducing harmful emissions, abating our dependence on foreign oil and developing alternative renewable energy sources have benefits that go beyond environmental health, they improve personal health, enhance national security and encourage our nation's economic viability. "
Jim Clyburn
Energy
Health
Security
" I'm heartened by the growing awareness of global warming among important communities and organizations in our nation. "
Jim Clyburn
Nation
Awareness
Growing