Government Oversight

Conyers Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Special Counsel

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Republican Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced H.R. 3771, the House companion to U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis’ (R-N.C.) Special Counsel Integrity Act. The bill text is attached. If the special counsel is removed, the legislation allows the special counsel to challenge the removal in court, whi... Read more »

House Judiciary Republicans Double down on Refusal to Conduct Trump Oversight; Silence Dem Voices during Markup before Dems Walk Out

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WATCH HERE Today, House Judiciary Committee Republicans doubled down on their neglect of conducting oversight of the Trump Administration by sabotaging a markup of Representatives David Cicilline (RI-01) and Pramila Jayapal’s (WA-07) resolution of inquiry that requested the Trump Administration to release information pertaining to the firing of FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Session... Read more »

STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE JOHN CONYERS, JR. FOR THE MARKUP OF H. RES. 488, A RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY REGARDING SESSIONS’ RECUSAL AND COMEY FIRING

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (MI-13) today gave the following statement during the hearing of H.Res. 488, a resolution of inquiry regarding Jeff Sessions' recusal and James Comey firing Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As you noted, we will now consider virtually the same resolution we visited before the recess. It may be useful to review how the Committee arrived at this point. S... Read more »

Conyers on Trump Ending Daca: Congress must Right This Wrong

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), today released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it is terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “With Attorney General Sessions’ statement today, the Trump Administration has confirmed it is the most anti-immigrant Administration in generations. The anti-immigrant rhetori... Read more »

House, Senate Democratic Leaders Push Trump Administration for Answers on Affirmative Action

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Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), ranking member of the House Committee on Judiciary, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), ranking member of the Senate ... Read more »

CONYERS: BANNON’S REMOVAL DOESN’T ADDRESS TRUMP’S SUPPORT OF WHITE SUPREMACY & RACISM

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Detroit, MI– House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement in response to the news that Steve Bannon will no longer serve as White House Chief Strategist: “As I said in November, Steve Bannon is the standard-bearer for the worst instincts in American society. Whether Bannon personally trades in violence, racism, and bigotry - he allowed Br... Read more »