House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) speaks on Medicare expansion and the reconciliation package during a press conference with fellow lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-GA) speaks on medicare expansion and the reconciliation package during a press conference with fellow lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol on September 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. The group spoke out on the need to expand medicare to assist low income Americans. Clyburn was joined by (L-R) Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA). (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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