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July 6, 2017

U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, today called on U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to stop taking away the rights of working people to collectively hold their employers accountable for wage theft, employment discrimination, and other unlawful workplace conduct.


June 30, 2017
Letters
CBC LETTER TO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES OF STATE CBC LETTER TO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ELECTION DIRECTORS
Issues: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Constitution Government Oversight

June 30, 2017

Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Judiciary Committee Democrats sent letters to the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors raising concerns that recent requests of them from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the White House voter fraud commission (Commission) may lead to voter suppression and privacy violations.


June 29, 2017
Fact Sheets

H.R. 3003, No Sanctuary for Criminals Act

H.R. 3003 is an anti-immigrant, enforcement-only proposal that represents another step in Trump's Mass Deportation plan. 

Issues: Border Security Immigration

June 29, 2017

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (MI-13) today gave the following statement on the House floor in opposition to "Kates Law" (H.R. 3004).

Ranking Member Conyers:

Members of the House, H.R. 3004 is an anti-immigrant, enforcement-only proposal that represents yet another step in President Trump's Mass Deportation plan. This legislation significantly expands the federal government's ability to prosecute individuals for illegal re-entry and attempted re-entry into the United States.


June 29, 2017

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (MI-13) today gave the following statement on the House floor in opposition to the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (H.R. 3003).

Ranking Member Conyers:

M. Chair, I want to be clear at the outset of debate that this legislation does nothing to make our communities safer. And it does nothing to improve our immigration system.


June 29, 2017

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today delivered the following remarks during the Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law Subcommittee hearing on "Recent Trends in International Antitrust Enforcement."

Ranking Member Conyers:

Today's hearing presents an important opportunity to consider international antitrust enforcement.