Rep. John Conyers

Democrat  •  14th District, Michigan  •  24th Term  •  Sworn In 1965
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06/01/12
Anti-incumbent super PAC targeting Rangel considers Conyers too

A spokesman for the anti-incumbent super PAC that's targeting Charlie Rangel said this afternoon that the group might add longtime Michigan congressman John Conyers to its list of targets. "We're looking at it," said Curtis Ellis, the spokesman for the ...

Source: capitalnewyork.com
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06/01/12
U.S. Rep John Conyers: America must uphold commitment to seniors

...of time and a country that has seen war, hard times and triumph,while building a sense of resiliency. These are values that Republicans and Democrats share and must remember going forward, because they are values older Americans cherish too. Previous ge

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05/31/12
House Dems push for greater oversight, disclosure of overseas surveillance

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Conyers Jr. (Mich.), is pushing the White House and federal intelligence agencies to hand over more information about the number of Americans who have their communications monitored under the ...

Source: Thehill.com
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05/31/12
Congress Looking Happy to Reauthorize Broad, Secret Spying Powers

“There should be greater public accountability,” Rotenberg said during his testimony. Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan) suggested at least Congress should not be kept in the dark about how the law is being used. “I come to this hearing ...

Source: Wired News
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05/31/12
An Exposé Before a Vote on Gender-Based Abortions

Representative John Conyers Jr. and other Democrats who spoke up against the legislation argued that the bill would effectively destroy the “doctor-patient relationship by turning all health care providers into police. It would require a ...

Source: New York Times Blogs
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05/31/12
Library of Congress Receives Collection of Oral Histories from Prominent African Americans

...nation case Allen v. Ummerteskee; Derrick A. Bell Jr., first tenured African American professor at Harvard Law School; Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus; Norman C

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05/31/12
House debates abortion ban for sex of fetus

...interpretations of the studies and warned of negative ramifications for women's health if the bill becomes law. Michigan Rep. John Conyers, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said the bill "tramples (on) the rights of women under the gui

Source: WLKY.com
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05/31/12
Sex-Selection Abortion Bill Heads to House Floor

...said in a statement. “The bill would require doctors to police their patients, undermining patient-doctor privilege,” Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., said in a statement. “It limits a woman’s right to choose and jeopardizes her access to safe, legal

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05/31/12
Wiretap Law Draws Scrutiny as Reauthorization Vote Nears

...without a warrant. No detail of the programs results gets to the public, the critics complain, and little gets to Congress. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Jr. will not disclose even in closed-door securi

Source: Law.com
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05/31/12
Sex-Selection Abortions Bill Voted Down

...told CP, because Republican leaders did not want to give opponents an opportunity to "demagogue" the bill over race issues. John Conyers (D-Mich.), an opponent of the bill, argued during Wednesday's debate on the House floor that it was "intended to chi

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05/30/12
Debate heated on sex-selection abortion ban

Rep. John Conyers Jr., Michigan Democrat, led the opposition to PRENDA. This is just “the latest in a long series of measures intended to chip away” at a woman’s right to get safe, legal medical care, he said. PRENDA is unconstitutional ...

Source: Washington Times
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05/30/12
Mayor Bloomberg endorses Rep. Rangel

Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, who faces a tough primary challenge ... The New York Democrat ranks third in seniority in the House, behind Michigan Democrats John Dingell and John Conyers. In 2010, amid his ethics investigation, Rangel beat back several .

Source: USA Today
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05/30/12
House to vote on bill to ban non-existent sex-selection abortions

Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, which cleared PRENDA in a 20-13 vote, objects on several grounds: “The bill would require doctors to police their patients, undermining patient-doctor privilege,” Rep.

Source: DAILY KOS
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05/30/12
State Rep. Shanelle Jackson also bumped off congressional ballot

Others still in the running for the 13th are: Democrats U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Detroit; state Sens. Glenn Anderson of Westland and Bert Johnson of Highland Park, and Wayne-Westland school board member John Goci, and Republican Harry Sawicki ...

Source: Detroit Free Press
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05/30/12
87% of McCotter petition signatures invalid

U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit; state Sen. Bert Johnson; and state Sen. Glenn Anderson and John Goci also are running in the August Democratic primary. All but Conyers’ signatures were challenged in the contest. The county clerk's office ...

Source: detroitnews.com
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05/30/12
87% of McCotter petition signatures invalid

U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit; state Sen. Bert Johnson; and state Sen. Glenn Anderson and John Goci also are running in the August Democratic primary. All but Conyers’ signatures were challenged in the contest. The county clerk's office ...

Source: detroitnews.com
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05/30/12
STATE: Two challengers for John Conyers seat out of race

Two of the five Democrats seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. John Conyers have been eliminated from the Aug. 7 primary. State Rep. Shanelle Jackson (D-Detroit) and Detroit attorney Godfrey Dillard were taken off the primary ballot after a review found ...

Source: News-Herald
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05/30/12
House to begin debate Wednesday on bill banning abortions based on sex of child

“The bill would require doctors to police their patients, undermining patient-doctor privilege,” Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said in a statement. “It limits a woman’s right to choose and jeopardizes her access to safe, legal medical care.

Source: Washington Post
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05/30/12
Black mayors come to Atlanta for 38th annual convention

...the United States. Valerie B. Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, is scheduled to be there. So are Rep. John Conyers and Ambassador Andrew Young, former mayor of Atlanta. Representatives from Senegal, Colombia, Jamaica and Trinidad & Toba

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05/30/12
House to vote on bill banning abortions based on sex of child

...because of its sex. “The bill would require doctors to police their patients, undermining patient-doctor privilege,” Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said in a statement . “It limits a woman’s right to choose and jeopardizes her access to safe, legal

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05/30/12
House to vote on bill banning abortions based on sex of child

...because of its sex. “The bill would require doctors to police their patients, undermining patient-doctor privilege,” Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said in a statement . “It limits a woman’s right to choose and jeopardizes her access to safe, legal

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05/30/12
House to vote on bill banning abortions based on sex of child

...because of its sex. “The bill would require doctors to police their patients, undermining patient-doctor privilege,” Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said in a statement . “It limits a woman’s right to choose and jeopardizes her access to safe, legal

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05/30/12
House to vote on bill banning abortions based on sex of child

...because of its sex. “The bill would require doctors to police their patients, undermining patient-doctor privilege,” Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said in a statement . “It limits a woman’s right to choose and jeopardizes her access to safe, legal

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05/30/12
House to begin debate Wednesday on bill banning abortions based on sex of child

...a fetus because of its sex. “The bill would require doctors to police their patients, undermining patient-doctor privilege,” Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said in a statement . “It limits a woman’s right to choose and jeopardizes her access to saf

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05/30/12
State Rep. Shanelle Jackson also bumped off congressional ballot

...bumped from the ballot for insufficient signatures. Others still in the running for the 13th are: Democrats U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Detroit; state Sens. Glenn Anderson of Westland and Bert Johnson of Highland Park, and Wayne-Westland school board memb

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05/30/12
State Rep. Shanelle Jackson also bumped off congressional ballot

...bumped from the ballot for insufficient signatures. Others still in the running for the 13th are: Democrats U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Detroit; state Sens. Glenn Anderson of Westland and Bert Johnson of Highland Park, and Wayne-Westland school board memb

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05/30/12
State Rep. Shanelle Jackson also bumped off congressional ballot

...bumped from the ballot for insufficient signatures. Others still in the running for the 13th are: Democrats U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Detroit; state Sens. Glenn Anderson of Westland and Bert Johnson of Highland Park, and Wayne-Westland school board memb

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05/29/12
'Why Don't We Try Peace?': An Interview With Dennis Kucinich | The Nation

Late last week, I spoke with Representative Dennis Kucinich ... DK: The language of the NDAA is a prescription for war. Now, John Conyers was able to get an amendment accepted that says “this is not an authorization of war.” But what the bill does ...

Source: Nation
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05/29/12
House GOP Pushes Ban On Non-Existing Sex-Selective Abortion Problem

...House Judiciary committee with only Republican support. After the committee vote, House Judiciary Committee ranking member John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) said it “would require doctors to police their patients, undermining patient-doctor privilege” and vio

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05/29/12
Shannelle Jackson is 3rd congressional candidate off ballot over signatures

...Dillard said he intends to appeal the clerks decision. Others still in the running for the 13th are Democrats U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Detroit, state Sens. Glenn Anderson of Westland and Bert Johnson of Highland Park, Wayne-Westland school board member

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