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Top House Dem doubles down on politically exploiting COVID-19 to radically 'restructure government'
April 04, 2020
Never let a crisis go to waste
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) doubled down on his claim that the coronavirus outbreak is an opportunity to advance the Democratic Party's agenda.
In an interview with Roll Call, Clyburn said the COVID-19 crisis specifically presents Democrats with the opportunity to push their educational and health care policies.
"I find it kind of interesting that one of my colleagues said he has a problem with me because I'm a 'restructure government' person," Clyburn said. "Yes, Jim Clyburn is a restructuring government guy and everybody with any common sense, and looking at where we are today, needs to be a restructuring government person."
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Last month, as Democrats attempted to cram a wish list of unrelated demands into the COVID-19 economic relief bill, Clyburn told Democratic colleagues that the crisis was "a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision."
Clyburn took a more prominent role in Democrat's COVID-19 response this week after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tapped the South Carolina lawmaker to chair a new select committee that will oversee the government's coronavirus spending.
"The panel will root out waste, fraud and abuse; it will protect against price-gouging, profiteering and political favoritism," Pelosi said. "The fact is, we do need transparency and accountability."
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Chris Enloe is a staff writer for Blaze News
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Chris is a staff writer for Blaze News. He resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can reach him at cenloe@blazemedia.com.
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