Clyburn joins Twitter

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) made his Twitter debut Monday morning using the handle @WhipClyburn.

“My Rural Star bill which will create jobs and save families $ on their electric bills will be on the @housefloor Thursday,” read his first tweet.

As of Monday afternoon, Clyburn had 357 followers.

The most popular lawmaker on Twitter is Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who has more than 1.7 million followers.

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