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Today, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) opposed the Republican balanced budget proposal that would enshrine special interest tax loopholes into the Constitution.
In support of Congressman Mel Watt's (D-N.C.) amendment to eliminate the protection of special interest tax breaks, Conyers noted:
Today, at the House Judiciary markup of H.J. Res 1, the Republican balanced budget constitutional amendment, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), offered an amendment that would exempt Medicare from the draconian budget proposal.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) criticized conservative House Leadership for failing to take active steps to avert the looming government shutdown-one that would have a potential of hosting a devastating impact on the American people, particularly lower and middle-class individuals.
Mr. Conyers' statement is as follows:
Today, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued a report, "America on the Brink," detailing the impact of the GOP budget proposals as well as the impact of a possible government shutdown on justice and judiciary related areas.
On Thursday, February 24th, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) will host a forum on the impact that the GOP's budget proposal – and the looming government shutdown – will have on job creation, public safety, and America's justice system. Some of the federal programs that will be critically affected by H.R. 1, the Republican continuing resolution that passed the U.S.
Today, at the House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Committee Hearing on "Going Dark: Lawful Electronic Surveillance in the Face of New Technologies," Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) emphasized the dangers of legislating new requirements desired by law enforcement on all communications companies. Mr. Conyers criticized the possibility that the administration may propose that all communications providers, including Internet based companies, deploy mechanisms in their systems to allow for intercepts of communications.
Today, at the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on the Role of Public Employee Pensions in Contributing to State Insolvency, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. rejected the proposal to have states file for bankruptcy to relieve them of their contractual obligations, such as collective bargaining agreements and pension funding commitments, under bankruptcy law.
Late last night, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a budget proposal (H.R. 1) that will make immediate and drastic cuts to the Justice Department, Homeland Security Department, and other federal agencies.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement regarding the proposal:
Today, House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) challenged the Republican House's decision to spend ten hours of floor time and federal tax resources debating a function Congress already performs in overseeing regulations.
Today, House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement at the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on the REINS Act, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny.