John Conyers
John Conyers
John James Conyers, Jr.is the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district. He has been a member of Congress since 1965 and is currently its longest-serving current member, making him the Dean of the House of Representatives. The district includes the western half of Detroit, as well as River Rouge, Ecorse, Redford Township, Dearborn Heights, Highland Park, Westland, Garden City, Inkster, Wayne, and Romulus. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 May 1929
CountryUnited States of America
I am shocked at the extent and nature of problems GAO has identified in our electronic voting systems, and I fear that this may just be the tip of the iceberg, ... It is totally unacceptable that in 21st century America we would allow faulty machines and systems to rob citizens of their voting rights.
Sunsets were a step in the right direction, but they don't address the underlying problem. They are not a solution for bad law. We should be fixing the problems of the Patriot Act. Sunsets will be of no relief to those who have their constitutional rights violated in the next four years.
We do not believe that a soft money ban will cripple minority voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.
Some have said it's unconstitutional on its face, ... Let me be more polite: We're troubled; we're deeply troubled.
Without a date certain, this proceeding could turn into a yearlong, two years, politicized fishing expedition of enormous expense,
The president has to answer this. I don't think we can laugh at the London Times and British intelligence. We need to know.
Today's witness, Kenneth W. Starr, wrote the tawdry, salacious and unnecessarily graphic referral that he delivered to us in September with so much drama and fanfare. And now the majority members of this committee have called that same prosecutor forward to testify in an unprecedented desperation effort to breathe new life into a dying inquiry.
to understand how you could have permitted an individual with such views to broadcast such a program on your network, and learn what you intend to do to respond to this problem.
We are concerned that just as survivors of Hurricane Katrina are beginning to rebuild their lives, the new bankruptcy law will result in a further and unintended financial whammy,
You did the right thing by offering to resign, ... I'd like you to know that there's at least one member of Congress who is not going to rationalize the innocent deaths of two dozen children.
We've got a tremendous legacy to fulfill. You can't maintain a democracy and an empire simultaneously. Rosa, you taught me that.
We think having her body lie in honor in the Rotunda is probably the most expressive way that we in government can let everyone know that the legacy of Rosa Parks is embraced by the federal legislature, ... I must say that the bipartisan support has been excellent.
Here is the most prominent case of the year and the Miranda rights were ignored,
If the Congress has any sense now, it will put an end to this and move on with the business that the American people care about,