Rep. John Conyers

Democrat  •  14th District, Michigan  •  23rd Term  •  Sworn In 1965
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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01/27/07
Interview With John Conyers, on Impeachment and Investigating Bush

John Conyers, chair of the congressional Judiciary committee, is in the VIP area, backstage at the DC antiwar demonstration. He's surrounded by press, ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
01/28/07
Rep. John Conyers: "Congress Can Fire Bush

The Chairman of the House’s Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), sent an unmistakable warning to President George W. Bush. Conyers said he wants ...

Source: Media Monitors Network, CA
01/28/07
Rep. John Conyers: “Congress Can Fire Bush!”

John Conyers (D-MI), was one of the four congressional leaders who spoke at the rally. He said: “Our government needs to get the message: Out of Iraq, ...

Source: American Chronicle, CA
01/29/07
Rep. Lynn Woolsey, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. John Conyers, Navy ...

In January 2005, she became the first member of Congress to call for a withdrawal from Iraq. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), chair of House Judiciary Committee.

Source: Democracy Now, NY
02/05/07
Conyers on impeachment, Hillary

But House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., told about 25 local Democratic and labor activists in West Palm Beach this morning that he plans to ...

Source: Palm Beach Post, FL
02/07/07
Does Bates deserve mercy or stiff punishment?

John Conyers, D-Detroit, seems to be sending a mixed message to his constituents ("Leaders stand behind Bates," Jan. 30). He wrote a glowing letter about ...

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02/08/07
Lawmakers slam faulty background checks

Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson and House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., said Thursday they're trying to find out why railroad workers were ...

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02/09/07
Lawmakers Say Background Checks Unfairly Cost RR Workers Jobs

Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson and House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers said Thursday they're trying to find out why railroad workers were told they ...

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02/09/07
Jackson, Conyers fault TSA background checks

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, D-MI, say at least 36 railroad workers may have been fired unfairly because ...

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02/09/07
Lawmakers say RR workers lost jobs to unfair background checks

Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson and House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., said Thursday they're trying to find out why railroad workers were ...

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02/09/07
Washington Watch

John Conyers (D-Mich.), the new chair, hired a longtime church-state hawk as a top investigator. Elliot Mincberg will serve as chief counsel for oversight ...

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02/11/07
Blacks March Against War

John Conyers (D-Mich.) said that a group of progressive Democrats in the Congress will attempt to stop the funding of the war in the Congress. ...

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02/11/07
Investigating back-door vetoes

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, John Conyers , has begun an overdue investigation of any cases in which Bush has relied on signing statements ...

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02/12/07
John Walsh: A Splintered Antiwar Movement

And the politicians speaking at the rally were among the best that the timid Dems have to offer - Maxine Waters, John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich, ...

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02/12/07
Barack Obama’s Presidential Candidacy Elicits Excitement, Prompts ...

John Conyers (D-MI) told BlackAmericaWeb.com Saturday. "I think he can attract people across the color line, and I think he can attract African-Americans, ...

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02/14/07
US lawmakers debate Iraq war in simple, personal terms

John Conyers, who fought in the Korean War, punctuated his remarks against "this disastrous and unnecessary conflict" in Iraq with the story of Pfc. Tarryl ...

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02/14/07
Waging Peace, Part 2: Morons and Oxymorons

Congressman John Conyers:. My first campaign for Congress, following the teaching of Dr. King, was based on "jobs, peace and justice. ...

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02/14/07
House debates Iraq plan

For: Democrats Bart Stupak of Menominee, Dale Kildee of Flint, Sander Levin of Royal Oak, John Conyers of Detroit, John Dingell of Dearborn, Carolyn Cheeks ...

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02/15/07
Cheney leaves country in midst of Libby trial

John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) said it “represents the beginning but not the end of the process of holding the Bush administration accountable for its conduct ...

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02/15/07
Lawmakers debate Iraq war in simple, personal terms

WASHINGTON US-Representative John Conyers says the death last week of a suburban Detroit Marine in Iraq was senseless and called the conflict "disastrous ...

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02/15/07
Conyers Demands More Answers on Attorney Dismissals

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers is demanding more answers from the Justice Department about the dismissal of a high profile federal ...

Source: Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX
02/15/07
Michigan Rep. Candice Miller to support White House on Iraq troop ...

Democrats Bart Stupak of Menominee, Dale Kildee of Flint, Sander Levin of Royal Oak, John Conyers of Detroit, John Dingell of Dearborn, Carolyn Cheeks ...

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02/15/07
Aren’t we paying enough?

John Conyers of Michigan, Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama and other House Democrats berated Emilio Gonzalez, the director of US Citizenship and Immigration ...

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02/15/07
A good offense is the best defense

There HAS to be an ironclad deal in place that is enforced by the Democratic Party- there's no other explanation for the drastic turnaround by John Conyers, ...

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02/15/07
Lawmakers Debate Iraq War in Personal Terms

US Representative John Conyers says the death last week of a suburban Detroit Marine in Iraq was senseless and called the conflict "disastrous and ...

Source: Fox 28, IN
02/16/07
Gonzales asked to explain environmental prosecutor's deal with oil ...

John Conyers, D-Mich., said in a letter to Gonzales. Conyers also asked Gonzales when he and other department officials learned of then-Assistant Attorney ...

Source: Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise, OK
02/16/07
Black congressional leaders stand on broad shoulders of few

John Conyers, D-Mich., have become the chairs of two of Capitol Hill's most influential panels - the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Judiciary ...

Source: Bend Weekly, OR
02/16/07
CNN onscreen text: " 'Slow Bleed' Strategy? Iraq Funding Debate"

John Conyers (MI), a Democratic veteran, she asserted that the "Democrats' strategy" of "put[ting] the party's military veterans front and center" was "in ...

Source: Media Matters for America, DC
02/16/07
Citing Democracy Now Broadcast, Conyers Confronts Bush and Demands ...

John Conyers (D - Michigan) joins us from Capitol Hill as the House is poised to pass a non-binding resolution opposing President Bush's escalation of the ...

Source: Democracy Now, NY
02/18/07
Black Congressional leaders stand on broad shoulders of few but ...

John Conyers - have become the chairs of two of the Capitol Hill's most influential panels - the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Judiciary ...

Source: Louisiana Weekly, LA

Official website: http://www.house.gov/conyers/
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2426 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5126
Fax: 202-225-0072

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