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Today, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and 56 other members of Congress sent a letter calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to undertake a rulemaking to prohibit forced arbitration agreements in consumer financial services and products.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following statement urging the Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act of 2015.
Statement of Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr.
Hearing on: Policing Strategies for the 21st Century
Committee on the Judiciary
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
2141 Rayburn Building
Today, during a full House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Policing Strategies for the 21st Century," Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) delivered the following opening statement:
"Law enforcement accountability is an issue that is very topical given current events, but also one that has long been a concern of mine and many other Members.
The following is the House Judiciary Committee's schedule for the week May 18 - 22.
Tuesday, May 19 2015
10:00 a.m. 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Full Committee Hearing: Policing Strategies for the 21st Century
Witnesses for the Hearing:
On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled "Policing Strategies for the 21st Century." This hearing will examine police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, public safety concerns related to these issues, and solutions to address these problems.
Witnesses for Tuesday's hearing are:
· Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr., Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lee, Leahy, Sensenbrenner, Goodlatte, Conyers, Nadler: "We will oppose any extension of the NSA's bulk collection program."
Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), issued the following statement urging the Senate to take up and pass the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015.
Floor Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr.
in Opposition to H.R. 366 the "Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"
May 13, 2015
Mr. Speaker, this legislation is a dangerous and far reaching attack on a woman's constitutional right to choose whether or not to terminate a pregnancy – a right that the Supreme Court guaranteed 42 years ago in Roe v. Wade.
The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 338-88 the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048).
Floor Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr.
H.R. 2048, the "USA FREEDOM Act"
May 13, 2015
Mr. Speaker, with the passage of the USA FREEDOM Act today, the House will have done its part to enact historic and sweeping reforms to the government's surveillance powers. This legislation ends bulk collection, creates a panel of experts to guide the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and mandates extensive government reporting.