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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) issued the following statement in response to various calls to suspend efforts to accept Syrian refugees:
House Judiciary Committee Unveils Bills to Address Federal Over-Criminalization
These bills are part of the Committee's bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Full Committee
10:00 a.m. in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing on: Oversight of the United States Department of Justice
Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
3:00 p.m. in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing on: The State of Competition in the Pharmacy Benefits Manager and Pharmacy Marketplaces
Wednesday, November 18
Full Committee Markup
U.S. Representatives John Conyers, Jr.(D-Mich.), Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Ranking Member on the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, delivered the following statement today after the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion Monday evening upholding a Texas district court ruling against Department of Homeland Security immigration directives issued in November 2014.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued this statement following the announcement that former Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) passed away on Tuesday evening.
"It is with very heavy hearts that we mark the passing of Howard Coble, a man we were both honored to call a friend. Howard was a true public servant, from his years of military service to his 30 years representing the 6th Congressional District of North Carolina in Congress.
"The growth of the United States economy relies on the expansion of the global digital economy and efficient cross-border data flow.
"According to the U.S. International Trade Commission, digital trade increased U.S. average wages by nearly 5 percent and spurred the creation of about 2.4 million full time positions in 2011. That same year, digital trade also increased our Nation's annual Gross Domestic Product by 4.8 percent.
"As we hear from today's witnesses, I would like for us to consider the following points.