John Conyers actually said...

"I worked with Attorney General John Ashcroft at the invitation of President George Bush to craft Federal legislation intended to end use of racial profiling in police practices."

"I appreciate the different contributions from each of the five panelists, and I think we are off to a good discussion."

"I have proposed numerous bills to both help protect the safety of police officers and to provide a system of accountability for law enforcement."

"we are very cautious and wary of efforts of some in our legislature to undermine some of the important authority that we have."