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RM Conyers Opening Statement: Second Full Committee Hearing on Planned Parenthood Health Care Practices

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“I want to take a moment to walk through the events that have led up to this hearing: “In the weeks or months prior to their public release, Mr. Franks and others in the Majority—including, we have learned, his subcommittee staff—received and previewed these surreptitiously recorded videos. “On July 15, 2015, the first video was released to the public. Others were posted online over the August bre... Read more »

Goodlatte & Conyers to Unveil Criminal Justice Reform Legislation This Week; Press Conference Tomorrow

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued the following statement on the House Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative and announced a press conference for tomorrow. “For the past several months, the House Judiciary Committee has been working on a bipartisan basis on several bills to ensure our federal crim... Read more »

This Week in the House Judiciary Committee

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 2:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing Planned Parenthood Exposed: Examining Abortion Procedures and Medical Ethics at the Nation’s Largest Abortion Provider 2141 Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses Dr. Anthony Levatino, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Las Cruces, New Mexico Ms. Susan Thayer, Former Planned Parenthood Manager, Storm Lake, Iowa Ms. Caroline Fredrickson, President, Amer... Read more »

Conyers: Chaffetz Confirms Planned Parenthood Did Not Break Any Laws

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Last night, during an appearance on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, admitted that he has not identified any evidence that Planned Parenthood has violated any laws: Blitzer: “Is there any evidence in your opinion that Planned Parenthood has broken any law?” Chaffetz: “No, I’m not suggesting that they br... Read more »

Conyers: Health Insurance Mergers Must Be Questioned

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement after the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law concluded a hearing that examined proposed health insurance mergers and the possible consequential impact on marketplace competition: “Currently, we already have highly concentrated health insurance markets as highlighted... Read more »

This Week in the House Judiciary Committee

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 11:30 a.m. Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Hearing on: H.R. ___, the “Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015” Witnesses: · Ms. Elizabeth Milito, Senior Executive Counsel, NFIB Small Business Legal Center · Mr. Cary Silverman, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP · Mr. Lonny Hoffman, Law Foundation Professor, University of Houston Law Center 2237 Rayburn Hou... Read more »