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Representative John Conyers, Jr.'s Public Statements

John Conyers, Jr.
Full Name: John Conyers, Jr.
Office: U.S. House (MI) - District 13, Democratic
First Elected: 11/03/1964
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Monica; 2 Children: John III, Carl
Birth Date: 05/16/1929
Birth Place: Detroit, MI
Home City: Detroit, MI
Religion: Baptist

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Date Title Location
April 15, 2013 On Tax Day, Conyers Calls for a Fairer Tax Code Washington, DC
April 12, 2013 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Washington, DC
April 12, 2013 Letter to The Honorable Seth D. Harris, Acting Secretary of Labor - Reduction of On Board Strength Unknown
April 11, 2013 House Democrats Want President to Intervene in Mortgage Relief Backlog Washington, DC
April 9, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Vote Against Benefit Cuts Unknown
April 5, 2013 Conyers: March Jobs Report Lays Bare Pain of Budgetary Sequester Conyers Urges Vote on his Legislation Repealing the Sequester Detroit, MI
March 29, 2013 Letter to Julius Genachowski Chairman U.S. Federal Communications Commission - Canadian and Mexican Broadcaster Frequencies Dearborn, MI
March 25, 2013 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Reps. Conyers and Peters Request GAO Investigation of Michigan Emergency Managers Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Letter to The United States Department of Justice Advisory Policy Board - Urging Stronger Action to Protect Sikh, Hindu, Arab-American Communities from Hate Crimes Washington, DC
March 20, 2013 Letter to The Honorable Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense - Military Tuition Assistance Unknown
March 20, 2013 In Wake of JPMorgan Report, Lynch, Members of Congress Call for Immediate Implementation of Volcker Rule Washington, DC
March 19, 2013 Reps. Chu, Coble Announce Membership of New Creative Rights Caucus Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 H.R. 803, "The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act" Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Letter to President Barack Obama - Concerns About Japan's Possible Entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Unknown
March 13, 2013 Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013 Washington, DC
March 12, 2013 Letter to His Excellency V.B. Rybak - Reject Anti-LGBT Legislation Washington, DC
March 11, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Drones Washington, DC
March 6, 2013 Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013 Washington, DC
March 6, 2013 Conyers: Sequester is Not the Answer Washington, DC
March 5, 2013 Conyers: Respect Working Families, Raise the Minimum Wage Washington, DC
March 1, 2013 212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Conyers Introduces Legislation to Cancel Disastrous Sequestration Detroit, MI
Feb. 27, 2013 Reintroduction of the Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment and Training Act Washington, DC
Feb. 26, 2013 Reps. Moore, Conyers and Slaughter Introduce VAWA That Protects LGBT, Native American, Immigrant, Campus and Sex Trafficking Victims: Bipartisan Senate Version Of VAWA Deserves A Vote In House Washington, DC
Feb. 26, 2013 Reps. Slaughter, Moore and Conyers Introduce VAWA That Protects LGBT, Native American, Immigrant, Campus and Sex Trafficking Victims Washington, DC
Feb. 26, 2013 Voting Rights Act Washington, DC
Feb. 22, 2013 Conyers and Moore: House Republican Version of VAWA Turns Back on Victims of Violence Washington, DC
Feb. 20, 2013 Letter to Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations - Cholera in Haiti Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2013 Elimination of the 2013 Pay Adjustment Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2013 The Threat of Climate Change Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2013 Conyers Reintroduces National Single-Payer Health Care Bill Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2013 Members of Congress Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Level the Playing Field for Local Merchants Washington, DC
Feb. 12, 2013 John Conyers Jr. and Gwen Moore Applaud Senate Passage of Violence Against Women Act Washington, DC
Feb. 6, 2013 Bipartisan Support Grows Quickly for House Bill to Combat Gun Trafficking Washington, DC
Feb. 5, 2013 As Momentum for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Grows, Nadler and Bipartisan Coalition Introduce Uniting American Families Act to Provide Immigration Equality for LGBT Families Washington, DC
Jan. 23, 2013 Pelosi, Conyers and Moore Reintroduce Violence Against Women Act: Vow to Work for Swift Reauthorization of Vital Legislation Washington, DC
Jan. 23, 2013 Senator Gillibrand Teams Up With Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis to Reintroduce Voter Empowerment Act in Senate Washington, DC
Jan. 23, 2013 Transcript of House Democrats Press Conference on Reintroduction of Violence Against Women Act Washington, DC
Jan. 3, 2013 Introduction of the "John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Riot Accountability Act" Washington, DC
Jan. 3, 2013 Introduction of the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013 Washington, DC
Jan. 3, 2013 The Introduction of the Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013 Washington, DC
Jan. 3, 2013 Introduction Statement; H.R.40 The Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act Washington, DC
Jan. 3, 2013 Introduction of the "Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2013" Washington, DC
Jan. 3, 2013 House LGBT Equality Caucus Denounces Use of Taxpayer Funds to Defend DOMA Washington, DC
Dec. 31, 2012 Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 Unknown
Dec. 21, 2012 Conyers Opposes Flawed Defense Bill; Applauds Inclusion of Amendment Rejecting Push for War with Iran Washington, DC
Dec. 20, 2012 Letter to President Obama - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Washington, DC

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