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This report titled "Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment," dated February 5, 1974, by the staff of the Impeachment Inquiry continues to be the standard for evaluating what meets the constitutional grounds for an impeachable offense.
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Conyers: Boehner Lawsuit Against President Obama Is Pure Political Theatre
Statement of Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr.
Hearing on: The IRS Targeting Scandal: The Need for a Special Counsel
Full Committee
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 10:00 A.M.
2141 Rayburn Building
Democratic Memorandum on Potential Boehner Lawsuit against President Obama
Today, the United States Sentencing Commission voted unanimously to apply a reduction in the sentencing guideline levels applicable to most federal drug inmates retroactively. Unless Congress disapproves the amendment, beginning November 1, 2014, eligible inmates can ask courts to reduce their sentences. Courts will review a number of individualized factors, including public safety, in consideration of whether to grant these reductions.
Today, the U.S. House Rules Committee held a hearing on Speaker John Boehner's resolution, "providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the president inconsistent with his duties under the Constitution of the United States." Specifically, House Republicans contend that President Obama overstepped his constitutional authority in delaying the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act through executive action. After the hearing concluded, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Members John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) delivered the following statement:
Today, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) introduced H.R. 5133, the "Protecting Employees and Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2014," along with Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), and Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-Ga.).