Daughter of House Majority Whip Moves Closer to Co-Chairing Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

Similar Commission in Appalachia Overseeing Hundreds of Millions Co-Chaired by Wife of Sen. Joe Manchin

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) speaks during a Cuyahoga Councilwoman and Congressional Candidate Shontel Brown Get Out the Vote campaign event at Mt Zion Fellowship in Cleveland, Ohio on July 31, 2021. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Senators on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee praised the nomination of Jennifer Clyburn Reed, daughter of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), to serve as the first federal co-chair of the Southeast Regional Crescent Commission.

Clyburn himself looked on during the Oct. 27 hearing from the live audience.