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Floor Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr.
H.R. 5759, the "Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014"
December 4, 2014
As President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder begin to act on recommendations of an administration review of federal programs and funding that provide military equipment to local law enforcement agencies; and discussions begin on how communities and law enforcement can work together to build trust to strengthen neighborhoods across the country, Reps
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
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
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: