“Today’s hearing is the 29th anti-regulatory hearing that the Committee has held over the past 5 years. Yet, during those same 5 years, the Committee has not conducted a single hearing on – The devastating impact that overwhelming student loan debt has on families and our Nation’s economy; or How to strengthen protections for employees and retirees of companies and municipalities that seek bankrup... Read more »
“For several reasons, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in opposing H.R. 3892, the ‘Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2015.’ “Most importantly, our Committee is marking up this bill without holding a single hearing and without considering the serious diplomatic and foreign policy ramifications of our actions. “Less than one year ago, our Committee marked up a... Read more »
Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN) issued a letter to U.S. A... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) released the following statement after the White House unveiled its roadmap for closing the U.S. military prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: “It is long past time to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The prison undermines our national security. It costs hundreds of millions of dollars to operate. It remains a bli... Read more »
Earlier this week, through a court order, the United States government demanded that Apple Inc. help the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) develop software in an effort to break the encryption on an iPhone that was recovered after the recent shootings in San Bernardino, California. The government cited the “All Writs Act,” enacted in 1789, to demand that the technology company create a new ver... Read more »
Today, all sixteen Democratic Members of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary issued a letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) requesting a hearing to examine the role of Emergency Financial Managers (EFM) in financially distressed cities in Michigan. In the letter, the Members request that the Committee “conduct hearings concerning the operation of the Michigan Emergency Manager Law and its ... Read more »
