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Biden is addressing December graduates at South Carolina State University, a historically Black school in Orangeburg. It’s the alma mater of Clyburn, the top-ranking Black member of Congress and South Carolina’s only congressional Democrat.
President Joe Biden has pledged to fight for stalled voting rights and police reform legislation. That's despite not having the votes in the Senate to move either measure closer to becoming law. Biden commented while delivering the commencement address at South Carolina State University on Friday. His visit is a manifestation of a decades-long relationship between him and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat. The historically Black school is Clyburn's alma mater.
President Joe Biden has pledged to fight for stalled voting rights and police reform legislation. That's despite not having the votes in the Senate to move either measure closer to becoming law. Biden commented while delivering the commencement address at South Carolina State University on Friday.