Constitution

Conyers & Jackson Lee Laud Obama’s Historic Presidential Commutations

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) released the following statements after the White House announced the commutation of the sentences of hundreds of individuals this week, which brings President Obama’s record to 1,715 commutations in total: Ranking Member Conyers said, “One of the great ... Read more »

Conyers Statement on Architect of The Capitol’s Removal of Missouri Student’s Award-Winning Painting

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Detroit, MI – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) released the following statement after the Architect of the Capitol removed Untitled #1, the winning entry from Missouri’s 1st congressional district in the 2016 Congressional Art Competition following criticism of the artwork by Speaker Ryan and several GOP Members of Congress: “As the Dean of Congress and Ranking Mem... Read more »

Top House Democrats Press Speaker Ryan to ObtainDocuments on President-Elect’s Business Dealings With Investors from Russia and Around the Globe

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Washington, D.C. (Jan. 12, 2017)— House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. joined Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the top Ranking Democratic Members of 21 House Committees in sending a letter urging House Speaker Paul Ryan to join them in demanding documents about President-Elect Donald Trump’s worldwide busin... Read more »

Conyers & Top House Judiciary Democrats Ask Justice & Ethics To Review Kushner Appointment

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Subcommittee Ranking Members Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Steve Cohen (D-TN), called on the United States Department of Justice and the United States Office of Government Ethics to review concerns of nepotism and conflicts of ... Read more »

Conyers Joins Clark & Democrats to Introduce Bill to Require President & Vice President to Fully Divest Personal Financial Conflicts of Interest

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) joined Congresswoman Katherine Clark and Democratic members of Congress to introduce bills in the U.S. House and Senate that would require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest any potential financial conflicts of interest. The Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act would require presidential appointees to r... Read more »

House Judiciary Dems Release Letter From More Than 35 Law Professors Expressing Constitutional Concerns Over GOP Streaming Ban Proposal Coming To House Floor Today

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Background: House Judiciary Committee Democrats today released a letter led by former constitutional law professor and newly elected Congressman Jamie Raskin and signed by more than 35 law professors and scholars from across the country, which expresses constitutional concerns over Republican leadership’s proposal to allow administrative officers to impose fines on Members of Congress for using an... Read more »