Rep. John Conyers

Democrat  •  14th District, Michigan  •  23rd Term  •  Sworn In 1965
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 96%
  • Abstains: 12%

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03/06/07
Mr. Popular

House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), whose district borders McCotter’s, said he isn’t close with McCotter, but finds him “refreshing. ...

Source: The Hill, DC
03/06/07
Can Congress End the War?

Congressmen Dennis Kucinich and John Conyers have said they favor launching the impeachment process if the Bush administration attacks Iran. ...

Source: ZNet, MA
03/06/07
The Politics of Justice

John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, filed bills that would restore to federal judges the right to name interim appointees when ...

Source: ePluribus Media
03/06/07
Ashcroft Group defends contacting opposing sides

This follows last week’s hearing by a antitrust task force set up by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.).

Source: The Hill, DC
03/06/07
Text of impeachment resolution

... and forwarded to both the Speaker and the Clerk of the US House of Representatives and Representative John Conyers of the House Judiciary Committee."

Source: WCAX, VT
03/06/07
100 cigars for Rep. Tom Tancredo

“It was kind of lousy,” House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) said of his recent trip to Las Vegas. Conyers stayed at the Luxor Hotel on the ...

Source: The Hill, DC
03/06/07
"Democratic Judiciary Statement on Today's US Attorney Firing ...

... to rein in this President and his Administration before they do any further damage to our democracy," said Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers. ...

Source: Brad Blog
03/06/07
When politics infects justice

John Conyers, D-Mich., who was listed on Nixon's Enemies List, will be the one wielding the gavel in another search for the truth at a time when so many of ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle, CA
03/05/07
Girding For The Rough Road Ahead -- National Gaming Reform...By ...

... Frank now head of the House's Financial Services Committee, and the likes of Michigan's John Conyers, Jr., now at the head of the Judiciary Committee. ...

Source: MajorWager.com inc, Canada
03/05/07
Short Bursts: Volume 07-02

Congressman John Conyers, a Black PC member from Michigan, has sponsored the latest version of a Black reparations bill. Black people in America have good ...

Source: renewamerica.us, DC
03/05/07
Official Apologies to Blacks, American Indians Proposed

Cohen has 36 co-sponsors for his resolution, including House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and Reps. Patrick J. Kennedy (DR. ...

Source: Politico, DC
03/05/07
Justice official resigns; Top House Democrat says 'wheels coming ...

John Conyers (D-MI) added, "Battle's resignation raises even more questions about the growing fallout from the firing of the US Attorneys." ...

Source: Raw Story
03/04/07
Sentencing guidelines need to be sent away

House Judiciary Committee member Marty Meehan of Massachusetts expects Chairman John Conyers of Michigan to hold hearings in the spring. ...

Source: Contra Costa Times, CA
03/04/07
Pelosi romances Muslim vote

John Conyers, D-MI, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-NY, among others – met with unnamed "leaders of the Muslim American community" to discuss issues of mutual ...

Source: WorldNetDaily, OR
03/03/07
Four Years of an Unjust War

The Democrats, including John Conyers, say that impeachment is a distraction from ending the war. But George Bush has made it abundantly and redundantly ...

Source: CounterPunch, CA
03/01/07
Workers’ Correspondence

24, 2007, Congressman John Conyers reintroduced HR 676, the single-payer National Health Insurance Act, in the 110th Congress. The bill’s number remains the ...

Source: People's Weekly World
03/01/07
Sirius CEO defends plan to buy XM

Karmazin drew skepticism from legislators, including Michigan Democrat John Conyers Jr., chairman of the committee, who pointed out past promises, ...

Source: Washington Post
03/01/07
GOP lawmakers tried to influence federal investigation, sources say

On Wednesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., issued subpoenas to require Iglesias and three other ousted US attorneys to testify ...

Source: Kansas City Star, MO
03/01/07
Impeachment Spring 2007

Some progressives argue that we should forget about impeachment because Nancy Pelosi has told John Conyers to cool it, that it's "off the table," and, ...

Source: Newsweek
03/01/07
House panel grills Sirius chief on XM merger

Task Force Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) pressed Karmazin to explain how he planned to persuade federal regulators that the companies will follow through ...

Source: ZDNetIndia, India
02/28/07
Karmazin Says Siri

These statementwere made at the first meeting of a House Judiciary Committee antitrust task force headed by Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.). ...

Source: Broadcast Newsroom, CA
02/28/07
The politics of drug sentencing

House Judiciary Committee member Marty Meehan of Massachusetts expects chairman John Conyers of Michigan to hold hearings in the spring. ...

Source: Boston Globe, MA
02/28/07
Dems Seek Testimony From Fired Attorneys

... we need to hear from the Justice Department and the US attorneys themselves," said House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich. ...

Source: ABC News
02/28/07
Senators ask US Homeland Security, Justice for results of probes ...

Both were asked in 2003 to investigate the Arar case by Democratic Congressman John Conyers. The states of Conyers, Michigan, and Leahy, Vermont, ...

Source: International Herald Tribune, France
02/28/07
Dept. of Justice

Further, The BRAD BLOG has since received an official statement from House Judiciary chairman John Conyers (posted in full below), which further indicates ...

Source: Brad Blog
02/28/07
Karmazin And Rehr Debate XM/Sirius Merger Before Antitrust Task Force

John Conyers (D-MI), the Antitrust Task Force hearing consisted of over two hours of lively debate regarding the circumstances of the potential satcaster ...

Source: FMQB, NJ
02/28/07
Sirius's Karmazin Tells Congress XM Buy Serves Public (Update2)

Karmazin drew skepticism from legislators including Michigan Democrat John Conyers, chairman of the committee, who pointed out past promises, ...

Source: Washington Post
02/27/07
Time To Clip The Wings of Vulture Funds

John Conyers, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, raised the matter directly with Bush himself, asking him if he knew what his leading backers like ...

Source: BlackNews.com (press release), CA
02/27/07
Impeachment Spring 2007

Some progressives argue that we should forget about impeachment because Nancy Pelosi has told John Conyers to cool it, that it’s “off the table,” and, ...

Source: Dissident Voice, CA
02/27/07
Virginia Apologizes For Slavery, Now Congress Should Too

There’s even a bill by Michigan Congressman John Conyers that has kicked around Congress since 1989 would establish a commission to study the impact of ...

Source: Berkeley Daily Planet

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