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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11/20/09
RE: John Conyers

Also annoying the White House is Representative John Conyers. Conyers, however, is on the right side of this issue. He's pressuring President Obama and Rahm ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
11/19/09
Conyers: 'I'm getting tired of saving Obama's can'

...himself," he said. President Barack Obama is "bowing down" to Republicans and corporate interests on health reform, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said Thursday. Conyers, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a longtime advocate of single-payer

Source: The Hill
11/19/09
Dem Conyers: "I'm Getting Tired Of Saving Obama's Can"

...November 19, 2009 To comment on this video or click the "Comments" link below. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) says Obama is "bowing down" to Republicans. He said he is "getting tired of saving Obama's can in the White House." Rudy Giuliani says the trials a

11/19/09
Conyers Rips Obama, Emanuel For 'Bowing Down' To GOP On Health Care

...Huffington Post Rep. John Conyers took a broad swipe at President Obama and his chief of staff on Thursday, accusing them of "bowing down" to "nutty right-wing" health care proposals in a principle-less effort to get legislation passed. ................

11/18/09
Obama twitters, &c. -- By: Jay Nordlinger

According to this article, Rep. John Conyers (D., Mich.), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is planning “to bring a bill through his committee ...

Source: National Review Online
11/18/09
RE: John Conyers

At that hearing, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., asked the NFL and its players' union to turn over medical records for an independent review. ...

Source: The Associated Press
11/18/09
Black power has arrived _ with some new challenges

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said recently enacted legislation expanding hate crimes protection and changes he is ...

Source: The Associated Press
11/18/09
Little Harmony on the Hill

...when they play their songs. The meeting in a House conference room in the depths of the Capitol was requested by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the chairmen of their respective judiciary committees and chief supporters of th

Source: Variety
11/18/09
Black power has arrived _ with some new challenges

...said. "They need to pull together, join together and be smart about how they articulate what the goals and opportunities are." Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said recently enacted legislation expanding hate crimes prote

11/18/09
Congress Holds Meeting On Performance Rights Act

...of the Local Radio Freedom Act, also participated. The meeting was held at the request of House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who asked the NAB and the musicFirst Coalition

11/17/09
RE: John Conyers

A week later, the Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., decided to investigate. Since then the case has stalled, or been processed ...

Source: NOLA.com
11/17/09
NAB show of force on Capitol Hill

11/17/09 happened to be the day when Pat Leahy (D-VT) and John Conyers (D-MI) were hoping to host a chat between opposite sides in the PRA dispute. ...

Source: Radio Business Report
11/16/09
Four-time NBA champ to lobby Congress

Salley is scheduled to meet with Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and Reps. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), Edolphus Towns (DN. ...

Source: The Hill
11/16/09
RE: John Conyers

Recently, he addressed a special committee headed by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. ...

Source: Ward's Auto (subscription)
11/16/09
RE: John Conyers

... Rowan Companies was identified in a July 30 letter from House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., to Attorney General Eric Holder. ...

Source: NOLA.com
11/15/09
Letter: An attitude not part of American fabric

Bill Pascrell, D-Paterson, and Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., among them. To the spies charge, Conyers said, "Let me remind all my colleagues that patriotic ...

Source: NorthJersey.com
11/14/09
RE: John Conyers

Conyers, the wife of US Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, was not required to cooperate as part of her plea deal in June. But her Dec. ...

Source: Detroit Free Press
11/14/09
SYNAGRO CASE: Rayford Jackson gets max sentance in bribery scandal

Detroit businessman Rayford Jackson got the maximum 5-year sentence Friday for his role in the Synagro sludge-hauling bribery scandal that ensnared former Councilwoman Monica Conyers. Jackson, 44, has boasted about his refusal to cooperate with federal

11/14/09
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS

Conyers, the wife of US Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, was not required to cooperate as part of her plea deal in June. But her Dec. ...

Source: Detroit Free Press
11/13/09
MMTC asks for PRA confab invite

Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Conyers (D-MI) will have to book the House of Representatives floor or perhaps the Washington Wizards/Washington Capitals home ...

Source: Radio Business Report
11/13/09
RE: John Conyers

In March of this year Michigan Representative John Conyers backed down from a call to investigate ACORN after several witnesses testified about the 2008 ...

Source: Big Government (blog)
11/13/09
Black caucus is postponed due to arrest

John Conyers, D-Mich., the most senior member of the House of Representatives and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, US Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., ...

Source: Berkshire Eagle
11/13/09
Detroit corruption figure gets maximum 5-year term

...cooperated with the FBI, pleaded guilty in January and will be sentenced Nov. 30. Conyers, the wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., admitted taking bribes and will be sentenced Jan. 15. Jackson offered few words in court. His attorney, Richard Morga

Source: The State
11/13/09
House, Senate Letters want Arab States to make "Dramatic gestures toward Israel"

94, introduced in April by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), has gained two co-sponsors and now has 34, including Conyers. It would give the sense of Congress that ...

Source: Media Monitors Network
11/13/09
Detroit corruption figure gets maximum 5-year term

...cooperated with the FBI, pleaded guilty in January and will be sentenced Nov. 30. Conyers, the wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., admitted taking bribes and will be sentenced Jan. 15. Jackson offered few words in court. His attorney, Richard Morga

Source: Boston Globe
11/12/09
RE: John Conyers

In fact, bills in the House and Senate, sponsored, respectively, by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), have never even been allowed to ...

Source: BuzzFlash
11/12/09
MMTC, SBA Want To Be Heard On Royalties

... Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) to ask that their organizations be represented at a discussion on the Performance Rights Act set for November 17. ...

Source: Radio Ink
11/11/09
The NFL Can Help Prevent Concussions Right Now

Two weeks ago, that same committee, chaired by Representative John Conyers, (D-MI) heard testimony from NFL executives, former players, wives of former ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
11/11/09
RE: John Conyers

Besides Lewis, the bill's co-sponsors include Johnson's fellow committee members John Conyers (D-MI), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/11/09
Where Does Single-Payer Go From Here? (Part 1)

“Some very strong single-payer advocates like John Conyers and Donna Edwards did not vote their conscience. They voted for a bill that's a corporate ...

Source: OpEdNews

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Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5126
Fax: 202-225-0072

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