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This morning, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a full committee markup of H.R. 1797, the "Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act." The legislation was passed out of the Judiciary Committee by a vote of 20 to 12. Following the markup, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:

"The legislation considered today by the Judiciary Committee represents one of the most far reaching bans on abortion that we have ever considered, and is a direct attack on women's constitutional right to choose."

Rep. John Conyers issued the following statement:

"Yesterday's revelations concerning widespread surveillance of Internet communications, combined with the disclosures concerning surveillance of Americans' phone records raise serious alarm bells.

Following the public revelation concerning the collection of phone records, ranking member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.) issued the following statement:

Today, the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice held a Markup of H.R. 1797, the "District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act." Following consideration of the bill, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:

"I am deeply disappointed that today my colleagues in the majority opted to use our limited working time to consider legislation that is a blatant attack on women's most fundamental constitutional rights.

This afternoon, the U.S. Department of Justice transmitted a letter in response to Congressman Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Sensenbrenner's (R-Wisc.) letter to the attorney general on May 29, 2013. Following the delivery of this letter, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:

Today, Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a discussion draft designed to address some of the outstanding patent issues, including litigation abuse. Following the release of this discussion draft, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Melvin L. Watt (D-N.C.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, issued the following statement:

Today, Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a discussion draft designed to address some of the outstanding patent issues, including litigation abuse. Following the release of this discussion draft, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Melvin L. Watt (D-N.C.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, issued the following statement:

This afternoon, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a full committee hearing entitled, "S. 744 and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: Lessons Learned or Mistakes Repeated?" This hearing comes a day after the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to report to the Senate Floor S. 744, comprehensive immigration reform legislation entitled the, "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act." At the opening of the House hearing, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) delivered the following statement: