john it -- mr. conyers and i. it is 10 of the members with very diverse backgrounds. working groupthe are actually minorities. and i think it has proven to be something that has been an education to all of us. we will take that, and that will help to enhance our legislation, intowe will reintroduce the new congress. i hope we can. and i heard mr. conyers indicate that he hopes to as well. worked together on this goal. this is a long-term problem. there are important solutions we can do now, and other things we will learn as we move forward. frome should not back away this issue. i think creating a sense on the part of the american people that their justice system works for them is something that i think will help solve this underlying problem of tensions between law enforcement and some communities. susan: seven minutes left. kimbriell kelly now. kimbriell: six months from now, when we are looking at this working group, what do you hope will be the number one priority that, on paper, you will say you have accomplished? rep. goodlatte: for me, it would be to say that t

john? rep. conyers: it seems to me we are both on the right track. the understanding is essential to build up trust. and trust is essential to be able to belive that dialogue and examination of particular cases and challenges law enforcement has in this particular society is solved. something i have a lot of emphasis on is reentry. helping a person convicted, imprisoned, released, and then unable to find employment makes him or her more vulnerable of something wrong to happen again. that is what we are trying to do. with these candid discussions -- and we include police chiefs and mayors and scholars and law enforcement experts -- with that, we have begun to see the other side of the picture. and that gives us the ground we need to build up the confidence and trust that will lead to, i hope, lower criminal activity and crime rates. it is true that a lot of these things are cultural. a lot of these things are tied to geopolitical considerations in the city or town or state that there may be problems. it is in that respect it makes this an important an

anyone who has had the privilege of working with john conyers and ohn lewis have nothing but admiration and understanding through their teachings of the life of which they lived. so this important legislation is a reflection of their commitment to these families and their personal knowledge of the pain that so many families still now experience through unsolved civil rights crimes. emmitt till was one of the midwest note worthy and violent and many of us still are able to see in our vision a picture of the open casket of how brutalized and beaten young emmitt till, a 14-year-old boy -- emmett till a 14-year-old boy had to suffer. his mother had to go through what might be considered absolute humiliation, in terms of seeing her son's body open to the world, but because it was such a heinous crime she was willing for the world to see. this legislation is enormously important because it extends until 2027 the authority of the department of justice to investigate and prosecute unsolved criminal civil rights cases and expands by a decade the time period for which the department can reopen ca

virginia's bob goodlatte and michigan's john conyers, who are the chairman and top democrat on the house judiciary committee and six month ago these two men joined forces to create a bipartisan legislative working group on the issues around community -- communities in the country who are experiencing issues with police force and police response, an issue so prevalent in our society the last couple of years. we will check in with them to see how their work is going along. let me introduce the reporters will be asking questions. kimbriell kelly of the washington post. jesse holland of the associated dress. both deeply involved in covering this story around policing issues. kimbriell: since the working committee was created earlier this year do you feel the focus , has since changed, and what do you see as the limitations on that committee? >> well, thank you for the question. we are working very hard to try to promote dialogue in communities across the country to address what is a serious problem, in my perception, a growing problem, in regard to violence affecting the police and affecting

judiciary committee chair bob goodlatte and their ranking democratic member on the committee, john conyers. we appreciate you coming together. so often, we report on how partisan groups are at odds. so we appreciate you. thank you to kimbriell kelly of the "washington post" and jesse holland from the associated press. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] today, secretary of state john kerry speaks about middle east challenges for the trump administration at the brookings institution's annual saban forum, live at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. "in death,"ok tv's we host a discussion on the attack on pearl harbor on the 75th anniversary of the attack. program, steve twomey. eri hotta. nelson. donald stratton. your questions and comments live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern. thursday, the president-elect and the vice president-elect spoke in cincinnati as part of their thank you tour in states that helped elect them. during the speech,

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visit ncicap.org] withxt, "newsmakers," virginia representative bob democrat john conyers, the chair ranking member of the house judiciary committee. then, donald trumps victory tour cincinnati, and then raul castro speaking at fidel castro's memorial service. john kerry will speak at the bookings institution's annual saban forum live at 1:00 p.m. eastern. "newsmakers" is glad to have virginia's bob goodlatte and , whogan's john conyers created a bipartisan and legislative working group on issues around communities in the country who are experiencing issues with police force and police response, prevalent in our society the last couple of years. let me introduce the reporters will be asking questions. kimbriell kelly of the "washington post." jesse holland of the associated dress.

many many colleagues of keith in the house, john conyers, maxine waters, many others who are supporting keith. too many to name it i want to thank them also. i also want to thank mayor bill de blasio of new york who today came on board keeps campaign. thank you very much, mayor deblasio. i furthermore want to thank the ndi and president ra weingarten for using their livestream. thank you. are over.ank yous what we are doing tonight is not sexy, and it is not going to make the headlines in the newspapers all over the country. but it is unprecedented for the democratic party and for the long-term future of our country and it is of enormous consequence. at a time of low voter turnout am a other time as you all know, when millions of americans are demoralized politically and are sick and tired of establishment politics and establishment economics, we are gathered here tonight not only in this building but all over america to begin the process of transforming american politics and of creating a government which works for all of the people, not just the 1%. that is what we are here to do. mak

and there are many, many colleagues of keith in the house, john conyers, maxine waters, elijah cummings, many, many others who are supporting keith. too many to name but i want to thank them also. i also want to thank mayor bill de blasio of new york who today came on board keith's campaign. thank you very much, mayor deblasio. i furthermore want to thank the afp and president randi weingarten for using their livestream throughout the country. randi, thank you very much. [applause] nator sanders: now the thank yous are over. we have to be polite. what we are doing tonight is not sexy, and it is not going to make the headlines in the newspapers all over the country. but it is unprecedented for the democratic party and for the long-term future of our country and it is of enormous consequence. at a time of low voter turnout , at a time as you all know when millions of americans are demoralized politically and are sick and tired of establishment politics and establishment economics, we are gathered here tonight not only in this building but all over america to begin the process of transform

to judiciary committee chair bob goodlatte and the ranking democratic member on the committee, john conyers we appreciate you coming together. so often, we report on how partisan groups are at odds. so we appreciate you. thank you to kimbriell kelly of the "washington post" and jesse holland from the associated press. cable satellite corp. 2016] national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. isit ncicap.org] are the house in recess until 4 :30. votes will take place after 6:30. on the other side, the senate gavels in at 3:00. a measure funding cancer moon shot and initiative spearheaded by vice president joe biden. and tonight, we will be live at a discussion with two of the presidential debate moderateors and will be talking about their experiences with the co-chairs of the commission tcha sets up the debates. we'll have that live at 8:00 eastern on c-span 3. >> tonight on "the communicators." >> it's a great measure of how fast things change and the law is figuring out cell phones and email and maybing figuring out those two aren't going to be as

. >> congressman john conyers countdown ranking members on the house judiciary committee along with other electoral college. we will hear about the history of the system from authors and law professors. this panel also talks about making changes to the electoral college in the presidential elections. [gavel pound] will come totee order. good afternoon. i want to begin with thanking the members as well as the panelists, all of whom are present, for participating in today's forum on the electoral college. we are holding this panel because recent elections and public sentiment have made it clear there are serious problems with the present system for electing our president and vice -- in andwill stop vice president. we begin with the fact that hillary clinton received more than 2.5 million more popular votes plan donald trump. the largest divergence between the popular and electoral vote in our nation's history. this constitutes the very definition of anti-democratic in my view. under our current system, the ands of millions of people non-swing states are effectively lost when they voted for

representatives bob good lat and john conyers. they discuss community relations with police and their role with examining police accountability and aggression toward law enforcement. at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern sunday on c-span. >> so i decided to spend much more time on the young grant. i spent a week at west point trying to understand how this man could finish 21st out of 39 at west point and therefore sometimes viewed by these biographers as an historical intellectual lightweight and yet he said of himself, i must apologize. i spent all my time reading novels. >> sunday night on q&a historian ronald c. white talks about the life and career of the 18th u.s. , esident in his latest book ysses."n ul >> he said to a group of african-american leaders in the white house to the day when you can ride on a railroad car, eat in a restaurant, when you can do so along with other -- every other person regardless of their race, that day must come. it took 90 days for that day to come. grant was the last american president to hold tho

conyers, then john ranking member on the committee.e. we will he or about the history of the system from authors and law professors. this panel talks about making changes to the electoral college in the presidential elections. [gavel pound] >> the committee will come to order. good afternoon. i want to begin by thanking the members as well as the panelists, all of whom are present, for participating in today's forum on the electoral college. we are holding this panel because recent elections and public sentiment have made it clear that there are serious problems with the present system for electing our president in -- president and vice president. we begin with the fact that hillary clinton received more than 2.5 million more popular votes than donald trump, the largest divergence between the popular and electoral vote in our nation's history. this constitutes the very definition of anti-democratic in my view. under our current system, the votes of millions of people in non-swing states are effectively lost when they voted for the cand