Clyburn on Economic Rescue Package
Monday, September 29, 2008
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WASHINGTON, DC—House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today commented on the defeat of the economic rescue package. Following are his remarks.
“I think that many of you have heard me talk about the diversity of our caucus. We have eight distinct caucuses within the democratic caucus. Many of these caucuses are formed because of the experiences that people have had in life. All of these experiences were brought into this discussion and I want to thank Rahm Emanuel and Chairman Frank for bringing all of those experiences into the negotiations.
“After lengthy bipartisan negotiations, we came to the floor today with a piece of legislation that the members of our caucus decided was in the best interest of the country. Sixty percent of them put aside their individual feelings, emotions, experiences, and voted for this bill. Sixty seven percent of the Republican conference decided to put political ideology ahead of the best interest of our great nation.
“I’m hopeful that as we move forward, we can all join hands, set aside our partisanship and do what’s in the best interest of our country and I hope that will happen in the next few days.”
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