Congressman John Conyers Jr.

Food fight! Well, that's what the relationship between President Barack Obama and the Congressional Black Caucus is heading for.  The latest dust-up between the president and some African American lawmakers comes courtesy of John Conyers Jr. According to The Hill, the president recently called Rep. John Conyers Jr. to express his frustrations with the Judiciary Committee chairman's criticism. Conyers told The Hill that his opinions of President Obama's policies on healthcare reform and the war in Afghanistan have not sat well with the president. Further, Conyers states that the president called him several weeks ago to find out why he was "demeaning" him. Did ... Read Full Story

By Ramsey Clark — Join the Tuesday (TODAY), June 3rd Call-in to John Conyers. (Plus Additional News) Jam the capitol switchboard with our demand to restore justice and reclaim democracy. Capitol Hill Switchboard — Toll call: 202.224.3121 — Toll-Free call: 800.828.0498 — 800.459.1887 — 866.340.9281 — 866.338.1015 — 877.851.6437. When you get the operator ask for John Conyers' office. Contact the House Judiciary Committee too. http://courtofimpeachmentandwarcrimes.blogspot.com/2007/11/its-judiciary-committee-stupid.html More toll-free numbers at Call Congress.org. — New York City Ny — Every Day Brings Another Reason For George Bush To Be Impeached. We Have A Duty To Act And We Can Make A Difference. http://www.zimbio.com/Congresswoman+Debbie+Wasserman+Schultz/articles/2/Judiciary+Committee+Stupid+Program+Leave+No Explaining that ... Read Full Story

(RSD) -- U.S. Representative, Barney Frank, announced Thursday that the House Judiciary Committee will be considering hate crimes legislation, H.R. 1913, this coming week of April 20. Frank is expecting the committee to pass the bill which would leave it in the House to vote on later this spring, according to a news release issued by Barney Frank on his website last week.* The bill, H.R. 1913, is named the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. As of Tuesday the bill already had 42 co-sponsors. The bill was introduced into the House on April 2 by U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), chair of ... Read Full Story

The crimes of this administration are enormous: a widespread policy of torture and murder; a war that has killed a million Iraqis, 4,000 U.S. service members and devastated the lives of so many more; sophisticated programs for spying on U.S. citizens; lying to the public. The future threats posed are ominous. As Ramsey Clark recently wrote: "In his remaining eight months, bush will continue to threaten other nations in violation of international law and clearly intends to commit new aggressions in his belligerent presidency. If not stopped by impeachment he may strike Iran's nuclear projects and immerse the United States in avoidable war for ... Read Full Story

Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) chair of the House Committee on the Judiciary and Congressman from Detroit, recently sponsored legislation to change the bankruptcy laws and help stop foreclosure. H.R. 200, the “Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009,” includes several ideas similar to President Obama’s stimulus plan. Have you been affected by the foreclosure crisis? We want to tell you story. Visit FightingForOurHomes.com. Produced by Brave New Foundation. Duration : 0:6:32 Technorati Tags: bankruptcy , Brave New Foundation , Congress , Fighting for our Homes , FightingForOurHomes.com , Foreclosure , housing crisis , Jr. , Mortgage , Obama , Rep. ... Read Full Story