John Conyers

Is Obama the First Black President or the First President of Black America?

Keli Goff | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Rep. Maxine Waters, Congressional Black Caucus, Barack Obama, Politics News

The Congressional Black Caucus should applaud the fact that the White House is treating them no different than their peers. After all, isn't that the type of equality they have worked so hard for our country to achieve?

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Rep. Conyers: Obama Asked Me To Stop "Demeaning" Him

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Demeaning, Rep. Conyers, Conyers, Congress, Afghanistan, Obama Conyers, Health Care Reform, Conyers Demeaning, Obama Calls Conyers Demeaning, John Conyers, Obama Conyers Demeaning, Politics News

In an interview on Tuesday, Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) told The Hill that President Obama called him several weeks ago to ask Conyers why he was ...

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Congressmen To Call For Break-Up Of Biggest Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 12.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Maurice Hinchey, Peter DeFazio, Banks, Jay Inslee, John Conyers, John Tierney, Glass-Steagall, Business News

Five House Democrats will call this week for a return to a Depression-era law that separated Wall Street investment banking from Main Street commercia...

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Tequila, Jazz And Show Tunes: How Congress Is Raising Money This Week

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Baucus, Bmi, John Conyers, Jersey Boys, Ron Carter, Michael-Mcmahon, Ed Pastor, Max Baucus, Rep. Tim Ryan, Tim Ryan, Lobbyblog, Del Bryant, Politics News

Members of Congress are fighting the holiday blues with a vengeance, at least judging from the flamboyant fundraising events scheduled for this week. ...

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Friday Talking Points [102] -- Harry Reid's Glacial Progress Grinds On

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

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Harry Reid thinks he's got enough votes, but then this is the reason why the vote keeps getting pushed back -- because he's obviously still scrambling for the final few votes before he moves ahead.

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Conyers Rips Obama, Emanuel For 'Bowing Down' To GOP On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

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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" healt...

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John Conyers Tells Obama: 'Start Knocking Heads'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Barack Obama, John Conyers, Politics News

Earlier this week, Michigan Representative John Conyers told reporters that he'd like President Obama to start fashioning himself after a different mo...

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Fans of House Health Option Cite Rights, Hopes, But Risk Big Defeat

Andrew Kreig | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Sheila Jackson Lee, Public Option, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, Single Payer, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Harry Reid, Politics News

Despite favorable national poll numbers, the public option faces a potentially fatal counter-attack during the weeks ahead because of lack of follow-up by its proponents.

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A Patriot's PATRIOT Act

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Patriot Act, John Conyers, Bobby Scott, Jerry Nadler, Supreme Court, Privacy, Politics News

Good intentions are not enough to preserve our liberty, and the current PATRIOT Act simply grants too much unchecked authority to our government.

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Tearing Down the Barriers to Competition

Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Anti-Trust, Competition, John Conyers, Public Option, Health Care Costs, Cost-Effectiveness, President Obama, Diana-Degette, Diana DeGette, Health Care, Denver News

Potentially egregious anti-trust violations in the insurance industry should not be permitted, and the government should be given the power to protect the public from harmful behavior that drives up prices.

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Will An Oct. 27 Hill Hearing Make History For Your Health Rights?

Andrew Kreig | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, John Conyers, Single Payer, Public Option, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Walter Fauntroy, Health Care, Politics News

To energize public support for robust health care reform, a civil rights icon and two House leaders are planning a hearing and rally to duplicate the reform achievements of the 1960s.

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Dear Capitol Hill: We Confess, Muslims Want to Serve America

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Conservatives, Cair, American Muslims, Neoconservatives, Muslims, Gop, Mccarthyism, Right Wing, Political Satire, Loretta Sanchez, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus, Interns, Politics News

What's next? Muslims trying to infiltrate the Congress by scheduling lobby days, or by simply meeting with their members of Congress?

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House Vote On Insurance Industry Antitrust Exemption Coming

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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The battle against the health insurance industry is steadily intensifying. House Democrats have formally scheduled a vote to revoke the industry's che...

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Conyers Introduces Bill to End Health Insurer's Anti-Trust Exemption

David Dayen | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home

Read More: Antitrust Law, John Conyers, Insurance Industry, Diana DeGette, Health Care, Hank Johnson, Monopolies, Mccarran-Ferguson, Home News

The concentration of the health insurance market among regional monopolies leads to higher costs for consumers, almost by definition.

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Black Caucus Members: It's Public Option Or Nothing

The Hill | Eric Zimmermann | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Maxine Waters, Healthcare Reform, Congressional Black Caucus, Barbara Lee, President Obama, Politics News

Leading members of the Black Caucus are threatening to bring down healthcare reform if it does not include a strong public option. Rep. John Conyers...

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Why David Broder Is Wrong

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, David Broder, Cia, Accountability, Torture, Politics, CIA Interrogations, Dick Cheney, Eric Holder, George Bush, Politics News

The decision whether to investigate possible crimes connected to our interrogation programs is simply not a political one.

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Karl Rove, Rupert Murdoch and Media Bias

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 09.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Politicization DOJ, John Conyers Karl Rove, John Conyers, Politicization, David Iglesias, U.S. Attorney Scandal, David Iglesias US Attorney, Media News

In Thursday's Wall Street Journal, Rove says that I owe him an apology for allegations made about him regarding the U.S. Attorneys scandal. If anyone is owed an apology, it's the Journal's readers.

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Rep. Grijalva Urges U.S. Pressure on Coup Regime in Honduras

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, John Conyers, Raul Grijalva, Jose Serrano, Manuel Zelaya, Obama Administration, Honduras, Jim McGovern, Foreign Policy, World News

The Obama Administration still says it is working for President Zelaya's return, but so far it has not responded to the call from Hondurans for increased U.S. pressure on the coup regime.

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Key Democrats Back BIO Industry Against Consumers to Delay Generic Medicines (Biosimilars)

James Love | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Kennedy, Biosimilars, Anna Eshoo, John Conyers, Generic Medication, Politics News

Unlike for pharmaceutical drugs, there is no easy way to get FDA approval for a generic biologic product. Congress is considering an FDA reform to fix this, but it is being derailed by the BIO.

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Conyers Ethics Probe Sought By Conservative Group

The Detroit News | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

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A conservative group asked the House ethics committee today to investigate whether U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, possibly violated ethics rules a...

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Strong Federal Law Brings the Hammer Down on Dogfighters

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, John Ensign, Congress, Betty Sutton, Patrick Leahy, Earl Blumenauer, Elton Gallegly, Dogfighting, Maria Cantwell, Roscoe Bartlett, Animals, John Conyers, Politics News

The flagrant disregard that dogfighters routinely show for society's norms was replaced by the snap of handcuffs and the slap of 30 or so arrest warrants.

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Rove Deposed By Conyers Under Cloud of Secrecy and Harriet Meiers Was Deposed Last Month

Rob Kall | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Bush Executive Privilege, Karl Rove, Harriet Miers, House Judiciary Committee, Politics News

The goal of the deposition was to probe further into the firing of nine US attorneys. Previously, the Bush White House, claiming executive privilege, had blocked any questioning.

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White Committee Chairmen Hire Fewer Black Aides: Congressional Survey

Congressional Quarterly | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Capitol Hill, Barbara Lee, House of Representatives, House Committee Chairmen, Stephanie Tubbs, African American, Congressional Black Caucus, Robert A. Brady, Howard Berman, Racial Inequality, Race, Congressional Aides, John Conyers, Politics News

Black aides are so scarce on some House committees that the Congressional Black Caucus surveyed the panels. Their conclusion: black staffers are most ...

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As Rove Testifies About Firings At Justice, Why Did DoJ Fire Whistleblower?

Andrew Kreig | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tamarah Grimes, John Conyers, Karl Rove, Don Siegelman, Jeff Sessions, Artur Davis, Eric Holder, Richard Scrushy, Politics News

New questions are surfacing about political intrigue at the U.S. Justice Department.

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John Conyers' Wife Implicated In Detroit Bribery Case

AP | COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Monica Conyers, Rep. John Conyers, Detroit, Conyers Bribery, Conyers Corruption, Detroit Corruption, Michigan, Raymond W. Jackson, Detroit City Council, Politics News

DETROIT — City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of a prominent congressman, sought political support from Baptist pastors and prayers fro...

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