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Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr. for the Hearing on:
H.R. 917, the "Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013"
Before the Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 1:00 a.m.
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
H.R. 917, THE "Sunshine in the Courtroom Act," would authorize "photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting or televising" of any court proceeding held in federal district court, the circuit court of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court, subject to certain exceptions.
Statement of Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr.
Hearing on: President Obama's Executive Action on Immigration
Full Committee
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 1:00 P.M.
2141 Rayburn Building
When the president decided two weeks ago to use his authority under existing law to do what he can to fix our broken immigration system I could not have been more proud. I defy any of my colleagues on this committee–or anyone in Congress–to tell me our immigration system is not broken. We know it is. First, I am disappointed that this Congress, like many before it, has done nothing to fix the problem.
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5421, the Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2014 (FIBA), by a voice vote. FIBA is the product of the Judiciary Committee's multi-year examination of the ability of the bankruptcy laws to resolve a failing financial institution.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) sent a letter to Chief Judge Ed Carnes and Judge Gerald Tjoflat of the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit regarding the arrest and the ongoing prosecution of Middle District of Alabama Judge Mark Fuller in Atlanta, Georgia for a violation of state criminal law.
Earlier this year on September 10, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. and eleven other House Judiciary Democrats issued a letter to the National Football League (NFL) raising questions as to how the league handled the Ray Rice situation and about their domestic violence polices. Also copied on the letter were the National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), Major League Baseball (MLB), and the National Basketball Association (NBA).
DETROIT – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. released the following statement after the announcement of the grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson:
Statement: John Conyers, Jr.
ACLU-Metro Detroit Forum
Modern Policing and the Community
November 20, 2014
Tonight the nation anxiously awaits the decision of a small group of people on the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri. Not since the days of the Rodney King beating has the ruling of 12 randomly chosen people carried such weight.
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. released the following statement in support of President Obama's impending announcement that he will exercise his authority under existing law to improve our broken immigration system through executive action: