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House Judiciary Democrats Call on Chairman Goodlatte to Hold Hearings on Comey’s Firing
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Today, all seventeen Democratic Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary sent a letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), urging the Chairman to conduct immediate hearings into the firing of James Comey. In their letter, the Members noted the “decision to abruptly fire Mr. Comey not only undermines the Department of Justice’s investigation into Russia’s efforts to influence the recent U.S. e... Read more » 5.11.17 Letter to Goodlatte on Comey firing
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5.11.17 Letter to Goodlatte on Comey firing Read more » All House Judiciary Democrats Call on DOJ & FBI to Preserve Russia Investigation Documents & Materials Related to Comey Firing
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After President Donald Trump abruptly fired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, all Democratic members of the House Committee on the Judiciary, led by House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, calling for the protection and preservation of all documents an... Read more » All House Democrats call for DOJ & FBI to preserve critical documents
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All House Democrats call for DOJ & FBI to preserve critical documents Read more » Top House Judiciary Democrats Call on DOJ & FBI to Preserve Russia Investigation Documents & Materials Related to Comey Firing
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Today, after President Donald Trump abruptly fired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Subcommittee Ranking Members Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and David N. Cicilline (D-RI), sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) ... Read more » Conyers Condemns Tuesday Night Massacre
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Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to Trump abruptly firing FBI Director James Comey: “Today’s action by President Trump completely obliterates any semblance of an independent investigation into Russian efforts to influence our election, and places our nation on the verge of a constitutional crisis. Ther... Read more » Clarke, Conyers & CBC Chair Condemn Trump Administration’s Attacks on Haitian Nationals
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Cedric Richmond, CBC Member At-Large Yvette D. Clarke, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr., and CBC members Mia Love, Frederica Wilson, and Barbara Lee issued the following joint statement concerning reports that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is gathering evidence of crimes committed by Haitian beneficiaries of Tem... Read more » Top Judiciary Democrat & Congressional Black Caucus Chair: Trump’s HBCU Statement Is Stunningly Careless and Divisive
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In a signing statement issued on May 5th concerning the omnibus spending bill, Donald Trump indicated he may no longer fund a decades old program that helps finance construction projects for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, asserting they “allocate benefits on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender,” and that his administration would treat those programs “in a manner consistent with... Read more » Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
