John Conyers actually said...

"I could think of no person better equipped to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and to carry out the President's directive that we carry out our immigration policies in the most humane way pos..."

"It's important to respect principles of federalism before Congress intervenes in eminent domain decisions, an area traditionally reserved to States and localities."

"This underscores why it is important that we continue to monitor the facts on the ground to determine whether Federal action is warranted."

"Abuse of the eminent domain power has a long and shameful history of disproportionately impacting minority and other politically marginalized communities."