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    Congressman James E. Clyburn spoke at a student forum encouraging young voters to vote. He discussed the importance of healthcare reform and student aid passed under the Obama administration, such as reforms to student loans and Pell grants. Clyburn is worried about this election more than the civil rights protests of his youth, feeling more anxiety now than when he was arrested for protesting in 1960. He has a long history of support for students and HBCUs, and wants to see students actively participate in voting.

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    Congressman James E. Clyburn spoke at a student forum encouraging young voters to vote. He discussed the importance of healthcare reform and student aid passed under the Obama administration, such as reforms to student loans and Pell grants. Clyburn is worried about this election more than the civil rights protests of his youth, feeling more anxiety now than when he was arrested for protesting in 1960. He has a long history of support for students and HBCUs, and wants to see students actively participate in voting.

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    Congressman James E. Clyburn spoke at a student forum encouraging young voters to vote. He discussed the importance of healthcare reform and student aid passed under the Obama administration, such as reforms to student loans and Pell grants. Clyburn is worried about this election more than the civil rights protests of his youth, feeling more anxiety now than when he was arrested for protesting in 1960. He has a long history of support for students and HBCUs, and wants to see students actively participate in voting.

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    Devin Iverson STAFF WRITER

    October 19, 2012

    South Carolina Congressman Encourages Students to Vote


    Congressman James E. Clyburn encouraged students to vote on Friday at the Your Voice, Your Vote forum. The event, hosted by the Florida A & M chapter of Hatchett Pre-Law Society, focused on issues that directly impact college students. So much that we thought was behind us is still in front of us, Congressman Clyburn told the audience of young voters. Clyburn wants students to be aware of the healthcare reform bill that was passed in December 2009. A process of reconciliation in the bill allowed education reform to be passed. The bill changed the way student loans and pell grants were gotten out to students. Under the previous administration they changed the pell grant program that put middle men between the federal government and the students, he said. He said federal institutions and banks were getting $60 billion for managing pell grant money. The president used that money and put it in direct student loans. Clyburn informed students that reforms of this magnitude were passed under the Obama administration and will leave if the incumbent is not re-elected. Student body vice president Michael Jefferson reminded the crowd of the harsh treatment African Americans endured during the civil rights movement for us to have the right to vote. Jefferson also shared a quote with the crowd that his mom and grandmother always share with him. If you dont contribute, you cant complain, he exclaimed. The congressman agreed with Jefferson and expressed his desire for people to take advantage of early voting. He also suggested that students and Greek-letter organizations get together and assist fellow students in getting to the polls on election day. In March 1960, Clyburn was arrested along with 387 other student protestors for breaching the peace. He confessed to the crowd that this election worries him more than Orange burg civil disobedient case did. I feel more anxiety today than I felt in March of 1960 sitting in that Orangeburg jail. He is no stranger to the FAMU community. Last year, he served as the keynote speaker at the fall commencement ceremony. Clyburn is a graduate of South Carolina State College now South Carolina State University and relates well with students at HBCUs. Valencia Matthews, interim dean of the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, is a long-time friend of the congressman. She recalled the first time she met him in South Carolina. My cousin invited him to our family reunion, she said. If re-elected this November, Clyburn will mark 20 years of service in the sixth congressional district of South Carolina. In 1999, he was voted the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Currently, he is the number three democrat in the house.

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