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Today, Members of Congress led by U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) in the Senate and Reps. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) and Darrell Issa (R-CA), in the House of Representatives, introduced the Fair Chance Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would give formerly incarcerated people a fairer chance at securing employment by prohibiting federal contractors and federal agencies from asking about the criminal history of a job applicant until an applicant receives a conditional offer of employment. Sen. Booker and Rep.
"As today's one-sided hearing title suggests, we will likely hear a series of allegations leveled against Planned Parenthood that it engaged in unlawful conduct based solely on a series of deceptively-edited undercover videos.
"Notably, the Center for Medical Progress – the entity that filmed these videos and which could answer significant and troubling questions about their accuracy and veracity -- is not here today.
"In addition, the Majority chose not to invite Planned Parenthood, the target of today's attacks.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
10:30 a.m. Full Committee
Witnesses:
Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John J.
DETROIT – U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. released the following statement on the passing of former Congressional Black Caucus founding member former Congressman Louis B. Stokes (D-OH):
"Today we have lost one of the greatest trailblazers of public service, a co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, and I am proud to say – my good friend, Louis B. Stokes."
DETROIT – Today, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) released the following statement in the wake of the death of Civil Rights Leader, Julian Bond:
"I was very saddened to hear about the loss of my friend, Julian Bond. Julian was a legendary, nationally-recognized life-long activist, who dedicated his career to securing and defending racial equality."
"Julian, like myself, believed in peace and nonviolence. A poet, an activist, a teacher and a writer – he used every outlet possible to underscore his message of achieving racial equality and voting rights in America."
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement in observance of the 50th Anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965:
"50 years ago, Democrats and Republicans set aside partisan divisions to enact the Voting Rights Act – the Crown Jewel of our civil rights laws. A little more than 40 years after the bill's enactment, America elected its first African American president.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today issued the following statement on the House Judiciary Committee's bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative:
Lawmakers Hear Directly From Whistleblower, Former Detainees on Terrible Conditions Faced by Women & Children Held in These Facilities