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John Conyers, Progressive Giant

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* How do you stop voter suppression? "It's a never-ending activity. With all the people that don't support minority rights, we always have to stay at it, maintain enthusiasm, and raise money to do it."

 ·* On the Medicare-for-All movement where he enlisted a majority of House Democrats, but now weakening a bit under political arguments and industry lobbying since he's left? Conyers said, "I still feel good about it, it's moving, it takes time."

* His resolution that passed in the House for no Iran war without congressional approval is "relevant especially now."Â ·* He noted that "the first person I hired when I was elected was Rosa Parks."

* At the May party, he said his health was good: "There's not a thing wrong with me, no complaints." He said he stayed "active with events, there are so many who invite and welcome me. I'm privileged." He said he's been with many groups "from the beginning".

* He offered positive words about his successors, Cong. Talib in Detroit and, at the Judiciary Committee in Washington, Jerold Nadler (D-NY). Tlaib presented Conyers with a flower bouquet. He said that despite some criticism of her rhetoric, people need to know she "means well". He said that Nadler is carrying a "good program, well organized" on constitutional issues concerning Trump. Top Judiciary Counsel Perry Apelbaum came from Washington with a resolution congratulating Conyers signed by all Democratic Judiciary congressional members. Also at the party were former office Chief of Staff Ray Plowden and former Judiciary counsel Julian Epstein (and spokesman Bob Weiner, author of this article).

* Congresswoman Dingell was seen crying at the event and was asked why. Perhaps summarizing the feelings of many, she said, "I'm just missing him. Lots of great memories of the ups and downs of life."

Weiner is former communications director for Cong. Conyers, a former Clinton and Bush White House spokesman, and former senior aide to Cong. Charles Rangel, Claude Pepper, Ed Koch, and Sen. Ted Kennedy. He now heads a group recruiting young journalists to write for top papers, won the National Press Club President's Award for the program.

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