WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, June 1, 2017) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), and Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) on Thursday pressed the president of Kushner Companies for answers on the company’s use of EB-5 visas and its continued ties to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s top advisor and son-in-law. At a time when Mr. Kushner is facing scrutiny over his c... Read more »
Through my time here in Congress, I have seen many legislative fights and stood up against many injustices. And yet through it all I have always found comfort in the values and ideals of this great nation. But these past few months have been especially troubling. From refusing to investigate the President for potential ties to Russia, to denying health insurance to millions of Americans—I am left ... Read more »
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 »
Bipartisan, bicameral Judiciary Committee leaders today reaffirmed their commitment to reform the troubled EB-5 investor visa program ahead of its scheduled expiration on April 28, or to let the flawed program expire if reforms are not possible. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Patrick Leahy, along with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Memb... Read more »
Yesterday, following a chemical attack on civilians attributed to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, United States military forces launched a missile strike on a Syrian airbase. Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response: “There is no question that the United States must do more to relieve the sufferin... Read more »
Today, Reps. Bobby Scott (VA-03), John Conyers (MI-13), Bennie Thompson (MS-02), and Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), the Ranking Members of the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, respectively, sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Secretary of Homeland Security John K... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint: “President Trump’s budget blueprint starves essential government programs across the board. Under the guise of reprioritizing federal spending in the name of advancing the “safety and security of the American people,” the T... Read more »
Watch The Full Hearing Here At a hearing to reexamine the structure of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and senior Judiciary Member and Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called out President Donald Trump’s dangerous misstatements about the Judiciary in response to court rulings that blocked his Muslim/Ref... Read more »
