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House Moots Afghan Exit, Iran War, Military Budget, and 'Signature' Drone Strikes

On Wednesday and Thursday, the House is expected to take up consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. Amendments will be offered to expedite military withdrawal from Afghanistan, to oppose war with Iran, to cut the military budget, and to stop "signature" drone strikes that target people without knowing who...

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John Conyers: GOP's Violence Against Women Act Is A 'Flat-Out Attack On Women'

Five minutes into a House Judiciary Committee mark-up of the GOP's Violence Against Women Act, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) called the bill a "flat-out attack on women" for eliminating protections for immigrant women, Native Americans and the LGBT community.

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05/31/12 House Adopts Amendment Mandating Report On... Source: Think Progress House Adopts Amendment Mandating Report On Consequences Of Iran Attack | The House or Representatives today agreed by voice vote to include an amendment to the Intelligence Authorization Act that would require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report " containing an assessment of the consequences of a military strike against Iran." Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Keith Ellison (D-MN), and Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced the amendment.
05/31/12 Really, what's not to understand? Source: GoDanRiver According to CNN host Carol Costello, the White House failed to sell a health care bill that could have been embraced by the American people, many of whom "simply don't understand" the bill.
05/30/12 House to vote on bill to ban non-existent... Source: Daily Kos It's called PRENDA for short, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. But originally it was the Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, disingenuously tying the two 19th Century icons together in support of the forced-birther cause.
05/30/12 STATE: Two challengers for John Conyers seat out of... Source: The News-Herald - Southgate MI Two of the five Democrats seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. John Conyers have been eliminated from the Aug. 7 primary.
05/17/12 Five Congressmen Introduce Voting Rights Bill Source: Ballot Access News On May 17, five members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill to protect certain kinds of voting rights.