My friends in the Congress, I have known Coretta King since I went south during the civil rights movement as a lawyer. She was a vibrant, consistent, totally dedicated partner with her husband. — John Conyers Copy Share Image
The Republicans have chosen to neglect young Americans who need assistance with the costs of higher education. — John Conyers Copy Share Image
The Magna Carta is widely known to be one of the foundational documents for our Constitution. I can only imagine that a mention of… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
I love these members, they get up and say, 'Read the bill ... What good is reading the bill if it's a thousand pages… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
We all agree that manufacturers have a right to ensure that fake goods are not marketed in their names and that their own goods… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
The presence of American troops is fueling the insurgency in Iraq, as acknowledged by General Casey and numerous other experts, and is helping terrorist… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
Too many of my constituents, like many other hard working Americans across the country, are suffering unnecessarily due to our flawed health care system. — John Conyers Copy Share Image
Some of the ideas that come from the fringe of the far right are just so implausible that it is hard to take those… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
In this most powerful nation in the world, lack of access to health care should not force local and state governments, companies and workers… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
If we quickly cast aside our constitutional form of government, then the enemy will not be the terrorists, it will be us. — John Conyers Copy Share Image
None of us condone terrorism in any way, shape, or form, and I believe Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that was, is, and remains… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
Back in 1792, Dr. Benjamin Banneker, the famed African-American inventor and scientist in Washington, proposed a Department of Peace for the new Nation to his friends George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. His prophetic suggestion was not implemented; but now, more than 200 years later, the need for a Peace Department is too compelling to ignore. — John Conyers Copy Share
It's not enough for women to speak out on the issue - for the message to be strong and consistent, women's voices must be… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
