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Statement of Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. Hearing on: Oversight of the United States Secret ServiceCommittee on the Judiciary Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 10:00 AM 2141 Rayburn Building Today, the Committee will examine the operation of an agency that performs two vital missions for our country: the protection of the president and vice president and other dignitaries, and the protection of ... Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr., released the following statement after the Senate fell two votes short of ending debate on the USA FREEDOM Act of 2014. The 58-42 vote effectively cuts off any prospect of surveillance reform in the 113th Congress. The USA FREEDOM Act would have introduced sweeping reforms to various government surveillance programs, including the ... Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. released the following statement today on President Obama’s nomination of U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch, Eastern District of New York, to serve as the next Attorney General of the United States: “Loretta Lynch is an accomplished and committed public servant who has proven that she can withstand various challenges in the pursuit of justice... Read more »

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced a new temporary plan to require passengers originating from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea to enter the United States through one of five designated airports enhanced with Ebola-screening measures (located in Dulles, Atlanta, New York C... Read more »

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Joint Cmte. Leadership Letter to Acting CDC Director » Read more »

House and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Members John Conyers, Jr. and Chuck Grassley are raising questions about a new practice by the Justice Department denying certain records to the department’s Inspector General. During testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in September, the Inspector General for the Department of Justice, Michael Horowitz, raised concerns about the FBI’s refusal... Read more »

Joint Cong. Judiciary Cmte. Ranking Members Letter to Acting AG » Read more »

Judiciary Cmte. Letter to AD Clancy » Read more »