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Rep. John Conyers
Democrat • 14th District, Michigan • 23rd Term • Sworn In 1965
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Conyers' sentencing postponed
...admitted felon in a pay-to-play scheme involving a $1.2-billion sludge treatment contract. Conyers, the wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, faces up to 5 years in prison. Conyers was also president of the council during Ken Cockrel Jr.'s
Meet Detroit's new City Council
...industry and attract business to Belle Isle. Background: The two-term member of Detroit City Council and former aide to U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., wants to collect city-owed debts, implement citywide recycling and petition the federal government f
Fans of House Health Option Cite Rights, Hopes, But Risk Big Defeat
... HR 3200 as strong as possible during conference negotiations with the Senate, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. of Michigan and Rep. ...
RE: John Conyers
Conyers, wife of Democratic US Rep. John Conyers, is awaiting a January sentencing after admitting to accepting money for her vote on a controversial ...
RE: John Conyers
President Obama is "getting bad advice from ... clowns" on Afghanistan and "sucking up to the wrong people" on health care, Rep. John Conyers ...
Let the Wave of Anti-Incumbency Finally Commence!
Continuing on there are people like Congressman John Conyers, who seems to call for a special investigation of some random Republican on an almost daily ...
RE: John Conyers
Other representatives who signed the letter to Pelosi are John Conyers, Jr. (D-Michigan), Eric Massa (D-New York), Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), ...
Congress Seeks Negotiations Over Radio Royalties
...Rights Act, which would force radio stations to pay royalties for playing music. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) sent the two parties a letter asking them to meet with m
Leahy and Conyers: Sit Down and Talk, Folks
...It will be interesting if they get anywhere: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) are big champions of the Performance Rights Act, which would for the first time require that radio broadcasters pay musicians when their songs are pl
Paula Duffy: Fireworks at NFL Brain Injury hearings on Capitol Hill
...of The New York Times met with her prior to her appearance last Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. John Conyers (D MI). She explained why she is trying to make a difference right now. She suffers from blood cancer and renal f
Detroit voters approve $500 million school bond
US Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, called Proposal S "the most important issue on the ballot." "If we want to improve the kids' education, we need not only ...
House bill would end antitrust exemption for health plans
The legislation is sponsored by Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers (D, Mich.). He said his bill would end such abusive health insurance industry ...
Cincinnati's Freedom Center may have new path
The discussion started after representatives of the Freedom Center learned that US Rep. John Conyers was drafting legislation to create a national ...
Football injuries deserve scrutiny
US Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., said recently he wants a congressional study of football injuries at all levels, including high school. ...
Patriot Act reform
No less a figure than John Conyers, the veteran Democratic Congressman from Michigan who chairs the Judiciary Committee, is leading the effort in the House ...
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday established
In 2000, the holiday was officially observed for the first time in all 50 states. When the bill, originally sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich. ...
Medical Students Urge Speaker Pelosi To Keep Her Promise
...that would replace much of the House health care reform bill with single payer language modeled upon Representative John Conyers [D-Mich.] HR 676. He withdrew this amendment from committee proceedings in July in response to a promise by Congressional le
Conyers criticizes White House on radio show
... up to the wrong people" on health care, US Rep. John Conyers told a Detroit radio audience Saturday, according to show host the Rev. Horace Sheffield. ...
RE: John Conyers
HR 676, introduced to the House in January by Rep. John Conyers, is the health care solution that will save consumers and employers the most money and will ...
Kucinich Wants His Amendment Back
...is right about there being no floor amendments, this plea could be Kucinichs last shot. Update (4:46 p.m.): Democratic Reps John Conyers (Mich.), Eric Massa (N.Y.), Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii), Janice Schakowsky (Ill.), Lynn Woolsey (Calif.) and Raúl Gri
Experts: HS football concussions merit more study
...as 1 in 10 high school football players get a concussion every year, but little is known about the long-term medical risks. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., said at the hearing that he would seek information on high school and college players. Studies of ret
Experts: HS football concussions merit more study
Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., said at the hearing that he would seek information on high school and college players. Studies of retired professional players ...
RE: John Conyers
HR 676, sponsored by Representative John Conyers, would create a single payer health care system in America, leading to reduced costs, universal coverage, ...
Congress Set to Take Aim at Judicial Recusals
The House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., is planning a hearing on federal recusal guidelines amid controversies that have swept ...
NFL's brain-jarring hits reverberate through time
When asked directly by Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, whether there is a link, Goodell muttered, “You're obviously seeing a ...
Commissioner faces heat in brain injury hearing
...and well-being of our players, and particularly retired players." In his opening statement, the committee chairman, Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., said the issue warranted federal scrutiny because "the NFL is a monopoly whose existence was legisla
More research needed on effects of head injuries, NFL leaders say
...if there is a direct link between head injuries suffered while playing the sport and brain disease later in life. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said during the hearing that "we need an expeditious independen
CMU moves up in regional standings
Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., asked Goodell whether he thinks there's an injury-disease link. Goodell responded that the NFL isn't waiting for that debate ...
House hears testimony on football, head injuries
...Committee Chairman John Conyers described the matter of football-related head injuries and their long-term effect on the brain. Conyers' panel heard from medical experts, former professional football players and National Football League executives Wedne
Goodell defends NFL to Congress about concussions
...head DeMaurice Smith. Both men agreed to turn over players' medical records to the House Judiciary Committee. Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., asked Goodell whether he thinks there's an injury-disease link. Goodell responded that the NFL isn't waiting fo
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