Rep. John Conyers
- What the civil war in Syria has exposed is that the massive political and s...
- The Pentagon will ask Congress to approve about $79.5 billion for combat op...
- One of California’s great mysteries is the state’s governor, Jerry Brow...
- After years of mismanagement, the Tribune Company newspapers -- including t...
- Pentagon officials today claimed President Obama and future presidents have...
- They fanned out across the country from Los Angeles to Phoenix, Chicago, so...
- Under George W. Bush, it went after the NAACP, Greenpeace and even a libera...
- Here's who is buying America's democracy The spark that ignited tea party...
- The money swamp created by Citizens United: Dark Money, corporate shell gam...
- Since 2000 more than 50,000 manufacturing facilities in the U.S. have close...
- The Associated Press says the U.S. Department of Justice has secretly obtai...
- More Than 175 Members of Congress to be urged to Support Legislation ...
- The student loan burden is reaching crisis proportions. Young Americans are...
- A deeply flawed conventional wisdom is developing that despite warnings fro...
- A three-day boycott of the network protested a lack of coverage of the atta...
- The weak economy has caused people to postpone consumption of health care s...
- My mother went into paid work soon after my father’s clothing store was f...
- Calls for a war with Syria mounted yesterday, despite mass popular oppo...
- Hide & seek can be a fun game for kids, but when huge corporations play...
- The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained documents revealing that th...
- You see them in stores across our country and around the world: colorful an...
- Russia and the US have agreed to work towards convening an international co...
- You never know how popular you are, how smart you are, and how funny your j...
- ust after 6 pm, we learned that the jury had reached a verdict. All three...
- When their boss tried to fire them, the workers of Republic Windows and Doo...
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Conyers Introduces Legislation to Cancel Disastrous Sequestration
Written by Rep. John Conyers, Jr. | Press Release
(DETROIT) – Today, Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) introduced the “Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013.” This one sentence legislation would repeal the across the board cuts that are scheduled to go into effect on March 1, 2013. Rep. Conyers issued this statement following introduction of the bill:
Conyers Reintroduces National Single-Payer Health Care Bill
Written by Congressman John Conyers, Jr. | Press Release
(WASHINGTON) – Today, Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) reintroduced H.R. 676, “The Expanded And Improved Medicare For All Act.” This bill would establish a privately-delivered, publicly-financed universal health care system, where physicians and non-profit health care providers would be in charge of medical decisions -- not insurance companies.
We're thrilled to report that PDA Board Member and friend Congressman John Conyers won his primary election. PDA members pitched in--volunteering, making phone calls, rallying support in the district. We're happy to share in this hard-won victory.
Obama endorses John Conyers
Written by Kathleen Gray - Detroit Free Press
U.S. Rep. John Conyers’ re-election bid got a boost today when President Barack Obama endorsed him, according to a news release from Conyers’ campaign.
Representative John Conyers, Jr., a Detroit Democrat, was re-elected to represent the 14th Congressional District in November of 2010, to his 24th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district covers all of Highland Park and Hamtramck, as well as large portions of Detroit, Dearborn and the Downriver communities of Melvindale, Allen Park, Southgate, Riverview, Trenton, Gibraltar and Grosse Ile.
Hundreds rally against possible Detroit takeover
Written by Andrea Miller
Conyers Opposes House GOP Effort to Derail Relief for Workers, Seniors, and the Unemployed
Written by Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
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Jim McGovern's Constitutional Amendments To Repeal Citizens United Gain Steam On Reddit (VIDEO)
Written on Friday, 01 February 2013 20:05 Read more...
Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern last Tuesday proposed two Constitutional amendments on the House floor that would overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which lifted limits on political spending and unleashed a flood of funding into political organizations starting in 2010.
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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern Introduces Two Constitutional Amendments To Overturn Citizens United
Written on Tuesday, 22 January 2013 20:31 Read more...
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today introduced two Constitutional amendments to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case, which unleashed a flood of corporate and special interest money into the American political system.
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'We the People’ Can Overturn Citizens United
Written on Saturday, 21 January 2012 18:29 Read more...
THE FIRST three words of the preamble of our Constitution are “We the People.’’ Two years ago today the US Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission upended that promising vision. Corporations — which do not have mouths, minds, or consciences — won a “free speech’’ right to spend unlimited money to influence elections.
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U.S. Rep. James McGovern Looks Ahead to New Term that Includes Western Mass
Written on Wednesday, 04 January 2012 14:39 Read more...
U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern said he will never forget a tip he received from an old boss about the way things work on Capitol Hill.