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
Because the Administration is unable to send a clear message about America's intentions in Iraq, Congress must take this responsibility.
how an individual granted a show on your network could utter such a statement in 21st century America.
By sitting down, she was standing up for all Americans.
I cannot understand why, in one of the most important and significant antitrust actions brought in several generations, the department would, on its own, in the complete absence of negotiation, take several critical litigation options off the table.
In my judgment, eliminating prosecutorial options at the same time that the defendant has failed to yield any of its own options threaten to weaken and slow down the case, rather than provide a route to 'prompt, effective, and certain relief' as your press release claims,
The charges really beg the larger question - what did the president and vice president know about these and related matters, and when did they know it?
The independent counsel had four years to investigate the president. This committee had four months. The White House is now getting two days. There is no question the president's conduct was wrong. But I believe that the legal case against the president is not strong.
These increases go far beyond anything justified or relating to the market disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina.
the legacy of Rosa Parks is more than just a success for the civil rights movement or for African-Americans. It means it's a national honor.
The Magna Carta is widely known to be one of the foundational documents for our Constitution. I can only imagine that a mention of that in a court decision would be forbidden by our friends on the right.
Once the violence has ceased, the US should immediately call on the World Bank and other international institutions to convene a donors conference to rebuild Lebanon's shattered infrastructure.
None of us condone terrorism in any way, shape, or form, and I believe Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that was, is, and remains a threat to peace in the Mideast, and must be dismantled and disarmed.
The news today that Bush has vowed to veto any legislation that reviews the security implications of the Dubai Port World's potential management of our ports is ludicrous and the entire Democratic Party is calling him to task for it.
The Republicans claim they are for strengthening Pell grants when the truth is that over the last four years, their legislation has done the exact opposite.