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
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The fact that Mr. Bennett later acknowledged that such abortions would be 'morally reprehensible,' but added again that if it was done 'the crime rate would go down,' is equally outrageous,
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Judge Wright's dismissal of the suit against President Clinton should now be the final word on what has become an unprecedented partisan witch hunt of one of the most popular and successful presidents of the 20th century.
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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.
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Without a date certain, this proceeding could turn into a yearlong, two years, politicized fishing expedition of enormous expense,
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The reauthorization process is an opportunity to take stock of where we are and, if necessary, to make adjustments that will protect and strengthen the act,
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We believe such a requirement would constitute nothing less than a 21st century poll tax.
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The president has to answer this. I don't think we can laugh at the London Times and British intelligence. We need to know.
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Watergate involved a wholesale corruption of government, ... This matter involves the concealing of a private affair in which the majority of facts are already known.
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Everybody wanted to explain Rosa Parks and wanted to teach Rosa Parks, but Rosa Parks wasn't very interested in that, ... She wanted them to understand the government and to understand their rights and the Constitution that people are still trying to perfect today.
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