Rep. John Conyers

Democrat  •  14th District, Michigan  •  23rd Term  •  Sworn In 1965
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 96%
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11/01/09
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 ...

Source: Examiner.com
10/31/09
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

10/30/09
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

Source: KTUU
10/30/09
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 ...

Source: The Associated Press
10/30/09
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, ...

Source: Examiner.com
10/30/09
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 ...

Source: Law.com
10/30/09
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 ...

Source: Boston Globe
10/29/09
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

10/29/09
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

10/29/09
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

10/29/09
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 ...

Source: The Morning Sun
10/28/09
Conyers to be sentenced Dec. 1

...go to jail." Since her plea and the end of her TV show, she has not made a public statement. Conyers is the wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee. The Detroit News reported Monday that the lack of a senten

10/28/09
The NFL and Head Injuries

...on how definitive the current data is on the issue.  "We need an expeditious and independent review of all the data," said Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan and chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary.  But several other Congressmen

10/28/09
John Conyers wants review of football head injury data

...to better understand football’s health risks. "We need an expeditious and independent review of all the data," Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., told a Judiciary Committee hearing, saying the problem is a "life and death" issue that warrants federal scrutin

Source: Boston Herald
10/28/09
Congress presses NFL commissioner on brain injuries

...him for explanations of how he is making the violent game safer for players and what he's doing for disabled retirees. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., the chair of the committee, said he called the hearing to examine the issue of brain trauma in football fr

10/28/09
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

Source: Miami Herald
10/28/09
House Looks at NFL Head Injuries

...to better understand football's health risks."We need an expeditious and independent review of all the data," Rep. John Conyers (D., Mich.) told a Judiciary Committee hearing, saying the problem is a "life and death" issue that warrants federal scrutiny

10/28/09
NFL to aid ex-players who reported mental problems

...to better understand football's health risks. "We need an expeditious and independent review of all the data," Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., told a Judiciary Committee hearing, saying the problem is a "life and death" issue that warran

10/28/09
NFL head injuries a hot topic in Congress

...players. "The causes and pervasiveness of these football injuries warrant federal scrutiny," said committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.), who called for the league to release its injury data for an independent review. "These are not the types of risk

10/28/09
Rep. John Conyers wants review of footbal head injury data

...to better understand football's health risks. "We need an expeditious and independent review of all the data," Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., told a Judiciary Committee hearing, saying the problem is a "life and death" issue that warrants federal scrutiny.

Source: ESPN
10/28/09
Rep. Maxine Waters: Yank the NFL's Anti-Trust Exemption

...this Congress to take a look at the antitrust exemption that you have and in my estimation, take it away." Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the chairman of the committee said, "I think they gentlewoman for her modest suggestions," and continued the hearing.

10/28/09
Goodell defends NFL to Congress about concussions

...researchers to better understand football's health risks. "We need an expeditious and independent review of all the data," Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., told a Judiciary Committee hearing, saying the problem is a "life and death" issue that warrants feder

10/28/09
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

Source: Miami Herald
10/28/09
Conyers wants review of football head injury data

...researchers, to better understand football's health risks. "We need an expeditious and independent review of all the data," Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., told a Judiciary Committee hearing, saying the problem is a "life and death" issue that warrants fede

Source: KIVITV.com
10/28/09
RE: John Conyers

Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, asked during a hearing Wednesday for the league and union to share the data ...

Source: Washington Post
10/28/09
Monica Conyers is to be sentenced on Dec. 1

US District Judge Avern Cohn is to issue the sentencing. Conyers, the wife of US Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, faces up to 5 years in prison. ...

Source: Detroit Free Press
10/28/09
RE: John Conyers

At a congressional hearing today, US Rep. John Conyers requested records on head injuries suffered by professional football players. ...

Source: Pitch Weekly
10/28/09
NFL to turn over injury records

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, asked for the records and said he wants the panel to determine whether it needs to ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
10/28/09
RE: John Conyers

Alan Schwarz of the New York Times met with her prior to her appearance on Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. John Conyers (D ...

Source: Examiner.com
10/28/09
Citing thousands of hate crimes against gays, Obama signs, celebrates new law

Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the House, Representative John Conyers. (Applause.) Representative Barney Frank. (Applause. ...

Source: Los Angeles Times

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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