clyburn was involved in things going on in dnc. but she really is an institution for this organization,, particularly in the political space, particularly as relates to our state parties. folks, maureen a guard -- [applause] -- maureen garde -- is someone who loves this organization with everything that she has. when i think of the democratic party, i think of maureen. and she has always been that there. she's always said, mr. chairman, i'm here for you. and marine, i just wanted to give you a token of appreciation for your friendship and for your service. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you, maureen. and, of course, i could not do this work without my team. i want to thank the leadership of the dnc. i want to thank sam cornell. sam, i've got one for you. monica and roger, thank you for your leadership over these last three years, four years. i really, really appreciate everything that you guys have done. [applause] and also want to thank my team. so clay, ashley and josh. [applause] [applause] [applause] so let me just quickly s

s checks with me now is a leading voice for democrats, congressman jim clyburn of south carolina. congressman clyburn, why target musk and not president trump in this first move by democrats in the house? >> well, thank you very much for having me. >> well. >> people voted for trump irrespective of whether or not i liked the outcome. he did get the votes. nobody has voted for musk. musk has not been vetted. we have no idea who he is. interests are of what? his interests are. and that's why i redirected this at him. the president hasn't been voted upon is one thing, but musk that nobody has voted for has not been vetted, has not been subjected to any kind of background checks going into everybody's personal business, and nobody knows whether or not he's in the business of his competitors. nobody knows exactly what he's up to. so that's why we're aimed at him. and he is the one going in and out of these buildings, these offices are computers, not the president. >> so many voters, especially in your home state of south carolina, i'm sure, would agree that wasteful spending by the u.s

you heard me play that sound from congressman clyburn. he said point-blank he believes he was fired because of the color of his skin. senator mullin pushed back against that the characterization forcefully. how do you see the firing of cq brown? >> the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is someone who should give advice and independent of politics. that's why their terms are set, but just like the fbi director which again was a republican supportive person, general brown was supported overwhelmingly by democrats and republicans, donald trump is throwing that out the window and sending a message to the military. it's not about your expertise or years of service, it's about your personal, political loyalty to me and that is a dangerous message to send to our military at a time when we really need independent credible advice for the president because we live in a difficult, complex world. >> i do want to talk about the economy, as you're saying one of the critical issues. the country is facing a $36 trillion debt as i was just discussing.

okay. coffee clyburn international correspondent, s b t. thanks for joining us. the rebels in the democratic republic of congo group have declared a ceasefire. the m 23 group, backed by wanda, sees the eastern city of goma last week. the presence of the d. r. c and rwanda are to hold talks this weekend. united nation says at least $900.00 people were killed in the fighting a mass burial and government as marks overflow with the bodies of those killed and the fighting power cuts from the conflict and kept more from being able to refrigerate the dead. the need to bury the dead quickly is urgent. as most mortuaries are located in hospitals, for the risk of spreading disease to patients and health care staff, the serious patients wounded by the fighting overwhelmed hospitals. ashima just 10 was wounded by a bomb and a camp for internally displaced people we were cutting out to leave the camp. then suddenly, we heard a bomb explode. it hit me. yes, i don't feel well. but what i really want is to get this bandage off of my leg, his sister town team found him in the hos

with us now is congressman james clyburn, a member of the house appropriations committee. congressman, thank you so much for being with us. we just read that that tweet, that statement from you out loud. what do you mean? >> well. >> thank you very much for having me. it's simply that this reverse robin hood. >> has been taken. place by republicans for a long time. >> everybody enjoyed tax cuts. >> the question is, how do you make them. >> fair? >> and there's been nothing. >> fair about these. tax cuts. >> now, i have not read. thoroughly the contours of this budget. that we are supposed to be seeing in a few minutes. but from what i've. >> seen. >> we are talking about. a trillion and a half dollars in tax cuts. and then you're talking about preparing to give another big tax break to multi-millionaires. now all of these so-called matthew 25 christians that operate in this place, this doesn't seem as if it's a fulfillment of doing for the least of these. we are doing much more for the wealthy, the wealthiest among us. and that's what is going on with this budget. and that

in just a moment, i'll get the reaction on all of this from democratic congressman james clyburn. now, while trump is fighting against diversity in the military, he is facing some pretty big setbacks in the courts. a judge has now temporarily blocked the administration from trying to end dei programs all across the government. and the conservative majority. supreme court is also delivering trump a blow. it says the government watchdog that he tried to fire gets to remain on the job, at least for now. hampton dellinger oversees whistleblower claims and he was let go. if you recall, earlier this month. but the issue over whether he keeps his job could go back to supreme court as soon as next week, when an order handed down by a lower >> for hall in georgia with gop congressman rich mccormick from the approach of doge is completely 180 degrees. >> they've been indiscriminate and they've taken a chainsaw to these things. uh. >> elon was going to be the main topic tonight, and he's going to continue to be the main topic tonight because we are all freaking off about this. you're going t

when we come back, congressman jim clyburn will be here.this precarious moment for american democracy and what their republican counterparts are unwilling or afraid to do. also ahead, much more on elon musk accelerating his assault on the federal government, ratcheting up what's been called a state capture, musk's ultimate goals, and the pushback from those who are trying to stop him later in the hour deadline. white house continues after a quick break. continues after a quick break. don't go (tony hawk) i still love to surf, snowboard, and of course, skate, so i take qunol magnesium to support my muscle and bone health. qunol's high-absorption magnesium glycinate helps me get the full benefits of magnesium. qunol. the brand i trust. want to get the most out of one sheet? grab bounty. (♪♪) bounty is made to be stronger... ...and more absorbent. so, while ordinary brands can't hold up, one sheet of bounty keeps working, even when wet. (♪♪) now that's the sound of value. bounty. the quicker picker upper. sync. refresh your routine with factor

month and in june, song dubbed the black national anthem, but as my esteemed colleague congressman clyburn accurately remarked, a song everyone can identify with. but it's a song not about retribution as it could be, a song not about homelessness as it could be, but on the contrary, a song about hope, faith, and freedom. a song that does not direct some voices to be lifted, but directs us instead to lift every voice and sing. till earth and heaven ring. ring with the harmonies of liberty. let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies. let it resound loud as the rolling sea. sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. sing a song full of hope that the present has brought us. facing the rising sun of our new day begun, let us march on till victory is won. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2 p.m. today. >> and online at c-span.org. >> c-span shop.org is c-span's online store. browse through our latest collection of c-span product, apparel, books, home decor, and accessories

i got to talk to jim clyburn in an hour, but all i want to do is read about alex bregman and process the deal. coy, thank you for that report. helping bring me up to speed on. >> coy. thank thank you, john. >> all right. does president trump understand money? the answer would appear to be no. that quote is from the wall street journal editorial board. and it claims the president might not be clear on how inflation and interest rates actually work. and this morning, at least five people are dead, many more injured after a deadly gas explosion at a shopping mall. >> businesses and communities come together on tiktok. >> they don't show up like they do on tiktok. >> and i had. >> all these people rooting. >> for. >> me on tiktok. >> empowering over 7 million u.s. businesses. >> there's no way i'd be able to support this building or any of my employees. >> that went from maybe a few hundred people seeing my product to millions. >> they rely on tiktok to succeed. >> i don't think i could have gotten this far if i didn't have that kind of community. >> small businesses thrive on tiktok. >>

we have some of the best oratora and representative pressley and jim clyburn. we are fighting because we possess those talents because we have suffered along the way. you heard the stories of our parents, you heard the stories of our grandparents. we don't just come tonight for a special order for our stories we want to know we are suffering and we stand with this time. just last night i was on a call with black women and black men, a call that was prompted several months ago when 44 black -- 44,000 black women got on a call and 50,000 are black men and a white woman and white dudes got on the call because we knew america was in trouble. and as i close, we stood up for another sojourner. 8 tievment 30. 8:30. 8:30 we will protest, we will resist, we will to all the things that our forefathers did. we will do all the things that those shoulders that we stand on, what they did. we will do because this america belongs to us s we will fight for dignity, equity, diversity, inclues. because we are part of america. black history is american history. thank you and i yie

i have known jamie harrison as a friend since he worked for congressman clyburn on capitol hill.really been privileged to have him and all of us have been privileged to have him as a partner in the fight for our country. let's give it up for jamie harrison. [applause] i also want to take a moment of personal privilege to thank the chair and vice chair of the maryland democratic party, ken altman and dr. dukes, and to thank all of the other chairs and vice chairs from the parties and all of you from the state parties. i can tell you, and i think you know this, but we did a great job in maryland this year. we made history. we elected a great new partner for me in the united states senate, angela alsobrooks. so, i want to thank maryland, i want to thank everyone else, i want to thank the officers of the dnc, including my colleague, senator tammy baldwin. now, we are here in a room and we obviously cannot see out of the windows from this particular room, but on wednesday night 67 souls perished in a terrible aircraft collision and plunged into the potomac river, not far from where al