John Conyers actually said...

"Why don't we get the Smith proposal and my proposal and meet with Eric Holder and the deputy assistant attorney general and come up with a bill and let's just move it along."

"I am worried about privacy rights. And data retention creates, as Bobby Scott has said, it creates some big problems, including identity theft."

"It is not like this hasn't been worked on before. So I offer that proposal for your examination and, hopefully, action."

"The REINS Act may not be tailored to the problems that it is supposed to address."