Government Oversight
Conyers Condemns Tuesday Night Massacre
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Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to Trump abruptly firing FBI Director James Comey: “Today’s action by President Trump completely obliterates any semblance of an independent investigation into Russian efforts to influence our election, and places our nation on the verge of a constitutional crisis. Ther... Read more » Clarke, Conyers & CBC Chair Condemn Trump Administration’s Attacks on Haitian Nationals
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Cedric Richmond, CBC Member At-Large Yvette D. Clarke, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr., and CBC members Mia Love, Frederica Wilson, and Barbara Lee issued the following joint statement concerning reports that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is gathering evidence of crimes committed by Haitian beneficiaries of Tem... Read more » Top Judiciary Democrat & Congressional Black Caucus Chair: Trump’s HBCU Statement Is Stunningly Careless and Divisive
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In a signing statement issued on May 5th concerning the omnibus spending bill, Donald Trump indicated he may no longer fund a decades old program that helps finance construction projects for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, asserting they “allocate benefits on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender,” and that his administration would treat those programs “in a manner consistent with... Read more » Letter to Goodlatte on H.R. 10 5.4.2017
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Letter to Goodlate on H.R. 10 5.4.2017 Read more » Scott, Conyers Statement on Latest Trump Actions to Enable Discrimination
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Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers (MI-13) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order on the National Day of Prayer, that allegedly promotes “religious liberty”: “Religious liberty is a fundamental American value. However, the executive order signed today by the ... Read more » Letter to Donald McGahn and Abigail Klem 5.3.2017
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Letter to Donald McGahn and Abigail Klem 5.3.2017 Read more » Goodlatte and Conyers Applaud Committee Passage of Legislation to Address Bankruptcy Judicial System
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and the bill’s chief sponsor, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), issued the following statements upon the House Judiciary Committee’s approval of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (H.R. 2266) by voice vote. Chairman Goodlatte: “While bankruptcy is never a word anyone wants to hear, the bankruptcy process is a... Read more » Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr. for the Markup of H.R. 2266, the “Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017”
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Every two years, the Judicial Conference of the United States undertakes a comprehensive survey of all judicial circuits to determine whether to request additional bankruptcy judgeships and whether any temporary bankruptcy judgeships should be extended. Earlier this week, I introduced H.R. 2266, the “Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017,” together with you, Mr. Chairman, and Regulatory Reform, Commerc... Read more » Three Years after Disastrous Flint Water Switch Conyers, Kildee, and Lawrence Reintroduces Bill to Stop Emergency Managers
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Three Years after Disastrous Flint Water Switch Conyers, Kildee, and Lawrence Reintroduce Bill to Stop Emergency Managers U.S. Representatives John Conyers (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Dan Kildee (D-MI), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), and 17 cosponsors, today reintroduced the Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act to address unchecked decision-making powers that appointed emer... Read more » Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
