John Conyers actually said...

"This is an important discussion and I am glad we have a variety of former lawyers, prosecutor and others thrown in here--judges."

"Prepared Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, and Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary."

"The racial factor in the American criminal justice system, which is pretty critical and is still pretty large."

"Nothing that I have seen to date demonstrates a need to curtail the limited judicial discretion that Booker restored."