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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11/19/09
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
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

11/18/09
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
11/16/09
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
11/16/09
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
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
11/15/09
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
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
11/14/09
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
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
11/13/09
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
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
11/13/09
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
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)
11/12/09
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
11/12/09
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
11/11/09
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
Daily News: Federal Safe-Patient-Handling Bill Introduced

The bill is a companion measure to HR 2381, introduced into the House of Representatives in May by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.

Source: Nurse.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
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)
11/10/09
Health Reform Looks Like An Old Western Movie

...fire a silver bullet by sending Tonto disguised as former President Bill Clinton to the Senate today to rally the troops. Rep. John Conyers, the veteran congressman from Detroit, also fired a shot not at the Senate but at the president himself. Essentia

11/10/09
Health Reform Looks Like An Old Western Movie

Rep. John Conyers, the veteran congressman from Detroit, also fired a shot not at the Senate but at the president himself. Essentially, Conyers told the ...

Source: The Moderate Voice
11/10/09
RE: John Conyers

John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) issued a public statement opposing the vote on the grounds that Single-Payer had not received an ...

Source: Green Party US (press release)
11/09/09
RE: John Conyers

Among those attending the $1000-a-plate function ($5000 for VIP seats) is Michigan Democratic Congressman John Conyers. Conyers tells WWJ's Vickie Thomas ...

Source: WWJ
11/09/09
RE: John Conyers

AP Veteran US Rep. John Conyers is urging President Barack Obama to get tough with those senators he says are standing in the way of passing legislation ...

Source: Detroit Free Press

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