Government Oversight

CUMMINGS AND CONYERS RESPOND TO PARTISAN GOP INVESTIGATION OF FORMER FBI DIRECTOR COMEY’S ACTIONS DURING 2016 ELECTION

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Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John Conyers, Jr., the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to an announcement that Chairmen Trey Gowdy and Bob Goodlatte are opening a partisan Republican investigation into decisions made by the Federal Bureau of Inve... Read more »

CONYERS’ STATEMENT ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACT

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-MI.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 2228, the “Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017” I am proud to cosponsor H.R. 2228, the “Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017.” This bill would provide support for law enforcement agencies to protect the m... Read more »

CONYERS’ STATEMENT ON THE CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENA COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2017

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-MI.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 4010 the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2017. My support of this legislation is tied to my view of this Committee’s responsibility to conduct oversight of the executive branch. Nearly a century ago, the United State... Read more »

TRUMP IS NOT SERIOUS ABOUT SOLVING NATION’S CHALLENGES

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Congressman John Conyers Jr. (MI-13.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in opposition to the Trump Administration’s so-called immigration priorities: The Trump Administration’s statement of priorities on immigration cannot be seen as serious or credible in any respect. These recommendations constitute an outright betrayal of American principles and ou... Read more »

FOLLOWING TRUMP’S NFL RANT, CONYERS URGES FOCUS ON REAL ISSUE OF RACIAL INEQUALITY

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s continued inflammatory rhetoric urging the National Football League (NFL) to fire players for protesting racial injustice: “President Donald Trump’s demands that the NFL team owners fire athletes who kneel or otherwise protest during the playing of the national... Read more »

Judiciary Dems Send Letter to Goodlatte after Republicans Double down on Refusal to Conduct Trump Oversight; Silence Dem Voices during Markup

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WATCH HERE Today, all House Judiciary Committee Democrats sent a letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) after Republicans sabotaged a markup of Representatives David Cicilline (RI-01) and Pramila Jayapal’s (WA-07) resolution of inquiry last week that requested the Trump Administration to release information pertaining to the firing of FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Sessions’ involv... Read more »