Dem Rep. Jim Clyburn defends siding with Tim Scott on 'not a racist country' comments
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Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said what makes America great is that the country can "repair its faults," as he called on congressional colleagues to pass police reform and voting rights legislation.
Clyburn harkened back to the two-part book "Democracy in America" which was first published during slavery in 1835. Clyburn said author Alexis de Tocqueville's summary of the United States is fitting for today that "America is not great because it is more enlightened than any other nation, but rather because it has always been able to repair its faults." The House Majority Whip said America repaired its wrongs of slavery and segregation laws, but still must repair persisting problems within its institutions, such as with law enforcement. Two House-passed bills Clyburn wants the Senate to pass are the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and H.R. 1, Democrats' sweeping election reform and voting rights act.More Related News