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  • Biden Said to Suggest Keystone Opposition in Impromptu Chat

    A Sierra Club volunteer in South Carolina said Vice President Joe Biden appeared to indicate his opposition to TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL in a brief conversation with her last week.

  • Swords-Into-Plowshares Nuclear Venture Hit by Budget Cuts

    U.S. budget constraints may signal a short half-life for a South Carolina plutonium processing plant that was supposed to be the nation’s showcase post-Cold War swords-into-plowshares venture.

  • Clyburn Predicts Last-Minute Debt-Limit Deal to Cut Up to $6 Trillion

    Representative James Clyburn , the assistant Democratic leader in the U.S. House, said the “odds are very, very good” that negotiators will agree on a $3 trillion to $6 trillion package of spending cuts and tax increases in time to raise the U.S. debt limit before an Aug. 2 deadline.

  • Congress Duels Amid Budget Debate Yield Campaign Attacks

    U.S. lawmakers are using this week’s debate over each party’s fiscal priorities to generate fodder for 2014 congressional election attacks.

  • James Clyburn Hopes For Up to $6 Trillion in Cuts (Transcript)

    Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina, the third-ranking U.S. House Democratic leader, in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend, predicted that negotiators will agree on a plan to cut $3 trillion to $6 trillion in U.S. spending in time to raise the debt limit before an Aug. 2 deadline.

  • Clyburn Says ’Big’ Debt Deal Elusive While Limited Pact Possible

    Representative James Clyburn, a member of the congressional supercommittee struggling to find a deficit-cutting agreement, said a large deal approaching $4 trillion isn’t likely while still seeing a chance of a smaller package as long as Republicans agree to revenue increases.

  • Clyburn Says Ryan Architect of ‘Backward Blueprint’

    Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Representative James Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat, talks about the performance of President Barack Obama and the proposed policies of Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Clyburn speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • Supercommittee’s Clyburn Says Big Debt Deal Elusive (Transcript)

    Democratic Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina, a member of the congressional supercommittee seeking a deficit-cutting agreement, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt, airing this weekend, that a large deal approaching $4 trillion isn’t likely while he still sees a chance of a smaller package as long as Republicans agree to revenue increases.

  • House Will Probably Vote Tomorrow on U.S. Jobs Legislation, Clyburn Says

    The U.S. House will probably vote tomorrow on jobs legislation instead of today because there is still “too much work” to be done, said the Democrats’ chief vote-counter, Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina.

  • Pelosi Names Van Hollen, Clyburn and Becerra to Debt Panel

    House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi named three of her most trusted allies to the special committee charged with finding $1.5 trillion in budget savings, amid growing doubts about the panel reaching a compromise.

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