John Conyers actually said...

"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."

"In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo, I expressed concern that States and municipalities could use this decision to use their power of eminent domain, intentionally or not, to the detri..."