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Conyers and Lofgren Urge Regular Order On So-Called “Sanctuary Cities” Bill

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) issued a letter to House Speaker John A. Boehner urging that House Leadership honor their commitment to regular order. H.R. 3009, the “Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act,” is being rushed to the House floor this week without any committee revi... Read more »

Media Advisory: Conyers and Jackson Lee To Unveil Bills To Reform Policing and Youth Incarceration

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On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson lee (D-TX) will unveil a package of legislative proposals to reform policing and youth incarceration. WHO: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee ... Read more »

Conyers & Cohen: Planned Parenthood Allegations Are Unsubstantiated by Deceptive Video

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) released the following joint statement in response to the decision to open an investigation into allegations that Planned Parenthood altered procedures to “sell” fetal tissues for profit: “House Leadership is using a sensationalist and heavily-edited video as an opportunity to attack one of the nat... Read more »

Bipartisan, bicameral group highlights broad opposition to sweeping anti-patent legislation moving through Congress

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Today, U.S. Representatives John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Bill Foster (D-Ill.), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Curt Clawson (R-FL) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and David Vitter (R-La.) held a joint press conference to highlight the broad opposition to sweeping anti-patent legislation moving through Congress. The House of Representatives is expected to vo... Read more »