Democratic Majority Whip James Clyburn says the jeering and anger from protesters reminded him of the abuse he was subjected to as an African-American civil rights protester in the 1960s.

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House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, had asked Watts to stay.

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House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) mourned the passing of his colleague in the House and Congressional Black Caucus.

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And that will was provided by a Texas member named Tom DeLay, who was then the House Majority Whip.

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