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Rep. Clyburn: I'm focused on investments in our future

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    South Carolina congressman on nation's debt crisis

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Our congressman James -- -- -- -- go to South Carolina.

Woman I've loved about the congress -- -- these years he comes and he takes any and all questions and shooting down of the spasm but who.

-- take of congress and that you.

Thanks -- what did you -- about bonding moment with the governor.

I think he -- and I think you I think so he's a great guy but you know doesn't want to say one thing that impressed me about what he said last night -- -- -- -- -- analysis -- -- -- point that you -- congressman that.

Far from run away from spending Democrats now are trying do address is better virtues.

What do you make of that approach.

Because a lot of spin then.

Or investments.

And I do believe this thought it would -- but it's all about is keeping us safe and secure.

He keeps -- to Q when you fund out troops to do what needs to be done but to keep the country secure.

It's back keeping us safe in our streets in our homes and that's what -- -- -- all about keeping us safe and its.

Also helping taxpayers and congress and 63 and and that no one mentions it for the night through Sacramento is whether we do work and on the -- we have to do that.

But we cannot do it if everybody.

Is seen -- fearful.

Of whether or not the streets are safe to walk off.

Will not their house will catch on fire and about it would be there.

To put the fire out so firemen were important from the -- -- important and New York must take you have men and women in uniform.

All of that is a government.

My first job in government with the public school teachers.

I enjoy -- in the -- -- of Charleston, South Carolina but that's a government job and if you don't have that teaches for all children who cannot they have candidate.

A closer look what it's kind of scary to me and maybe I feel -- -- living in an alternate universe congressman.

When there's this video that runs in your government is the only thing that we all belong to.

-- -- Obama knows more -- that that ran an an idiot and ran in this very room who is not doing nothing that I belong to.

Probably didn't even.

Where in this room that this debt does exist children numbers have been weakening that the job growth is so far.

That this recovery and it's not exclusively Democrats hope Republicans contributed as well but it's like it's not mentioned like this alternate universe which doesn't exist.

Well I think you have heard people mention that debt and and the deficit I'm very concerned about that I was on the the Biden group I was on the physical as you need to hear that I might in the states -- I don't yes I think I heard people talk about debt and deficits and that would have been my receiving.

Yeah the -- over the -- but and they've got this year and things but that's without her.

But now what are you gonna say this is your chance to clarify -- -- would you bring up that -- what would you do.

Well I'm not.

Focused on the debt or deficits right there.

I'm focused on our investments in the future aunts.

Focusing what does that say you're -- huge bigwigs -- you're a big deal in garments and you're saying.

It's not a priority on my list.

Well no I'm not send that resistant to mentioned that no.

I'm Sandra even if you are gonna mention it.

No I'm not saying that I have no idea what -- -- series if there was -- street tomorrow night now that resort.

I see my -- he had the chance caught me enough -- but.

-- announced -- -- tomorrow night.

-- -- -- They don't want to blow you'll -- that would be a bad move and I knew that.

Vote in the -- blowing -- off.

-- via their web.

The wind's -- you're in zero here inside and -- supplement to other lives -- in my -- out in the stadium.

-- about 70000 and that's -- that's not happening that's not happening right there's so I'm not trying to secure the 7000 people.

-- in South Carolina could -- -- a little it was a real reason for that sir was it the weather was the fear or.

Cynically I wonder if they had trouble putting -- he's -- since.

Well I'll tell you what.

I had -- in South Carolina we had 7000.

Tickets.

We get through the 7000 tickets.

I hit 3000 people on the waiting list really -- so it may be I'm -- there were 191000 people on the waiting list but overall.

But it would be very easy.

Because -- of that stadium.

With people from Columbia, South Carolina we do -- -- football game yet -- Do you absolutely -- congress and it's a real pleasure this is an almost -- a moment as the governor.

-- enjoy -- little to do this more often absolutely classic congressman thank you very much much more from.

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