John Conyers News

Although not on the front burner, the effort to renew the federal government's domestic surveillance powers has Democrats grappling with a handful of dicey issues, causing some lawmakers to acknowledge that Congress might have to pass a short-term extension to buy more time.

The most senior African American in Congress offered some unsolicited advice Monday to President Barack Obama on how to get his signature health care bill through a balky Senate: knock their heads together.

The debate over a plan to overhaul the nation's health care system that passed the House this weekend is now headed to Michigan.

As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Ninth District Congressman Steve Cohen testified last week before the panel's Crime Subcommittee on the need to examine racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith has told a group of legislators that he will need an ethics rule waiver to agree to their request to participate in a discussion with them and music industry representatives on the issue of royalty payment.

Reps. Gene Green and Mike Conaway have sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers asking that they be included on the upcoming November 17 meeting regarding the issue of the Performance Rights Act.

House Judiciary Committee's interest marks the first time Congress has flirted with recusal guidelines since a 2004 scrap between congressional Democrats and Justice Scalia David Ingram The National Law Journal November 02, 2009 Congress is preparing to wade into one of the most sensitive of issues for the federal judiciary: when a judge should ...

Mayoral candidate Dave Bing cast his vote at the St. John's Presbyterian Church in Detroit Tuesday November 3, 2009.

Book inspiring Muslim intern "witch hunt" On October 14, four right-wing Republican members of Congress launched an anti-Islamic book by P. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry called Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America , and called for an investigation into Muslim interns in Congressional offices.

November 2, 2009: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and committee members have written to NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith and NAB Joint Board Chair/Commonwealth Broadcasting President/CEO Steve Newberry and to representatives of the MusicFirst Coalition to request that they meet, ...

Wow, even some of Barry's Black minions are getting a little fed up with him : President Barack Obama is "getting bad advice from ... clowns" on Afghanistan and "sucking up to the wrong people" on health care, U.S. Rep.

Failure by Design - The "Public" Option By Michael Collins - Nov 2nd, 2009 at 5:21 am EST Bad? Brilliant? Triumph of the Money Party Michael Collins Do you know what the "public option" does or who it covers? If you've had trouble finding out, it's not your fault.

A lawyer for former Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers says he will ask for probation when she is sentenced for bribery.

A coalition of 20 civil liberties organizations, including the Center for Democracy & Technology, released a letter today endorsing H.R. 3845, the USA Patriot Amendments Act.

Conyers to Sebelius: Don't Give Away U.S. H1N1 Vaccine Supply to Foreign Countries Until U.S. Need is Met Friday, October 30, 2009 House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers said the Obama administration should not donate any of the nation's H1N1 vaccine supply to foreign countries--as it originally planned to do--before there is enough vaccine to cover ...

The United States government may finally be on the verge of looking into brain injuries suffered by pro football players.

Congress today waded into the debate over revelations that former NFL players may suffer from memory-related disorders at a much higher rate than the population at large.

A House committee chairman said Wednesday he'll seek records on NFL head injuries from the players union, the NCAA , high schools and medical researchers, to better understand football's health risks.

Rochester area health care activists will host a Health Justice Forum featuring Rep.

The House Judiciary Committee Oct. 21voted 20 to 9 to approve legislation to repeal antitrust exemptions that are provided to health insurers under the McCarran-Ferguson Act.