House Dems Weigh Further Punishment For Conyers If He Refuses To Resign
Source: Daily Beast
Each member of House Democratic leadership called on Thursday for the resignation of the chamber’s longest serving member, Rep John Conyers (D-MI), more than a week after it was revealed that the Michigan Democrat had paid settlements in sexual harassment disputes.
The calls, which started with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), bring to a crest days of private efforts to oust Conyers from Congress. Aides say that party leadership has been working with members of the Congressional Black Caucus since last week to, as one senior Democrat put it, “get rid of him altogether.” Those efforts have been led by Pelosi and, to a lesser degree, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), the third ranking Democrat in the House, and Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), a prominent CBC member.
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The prospect of Conyers staying in office has left Democratic leadership increasingly worried. The senior Democrat said that the party was exploring next steps to take should the stand off persist. Among options floated was removing Conyers entirely from the House Judiciary Committee (the congressman already lost his post as the ranking member) and, potentially, a vote on expulsion. Another aide said that if such plans were in the works, they were in the infant stages. “There’s been no such talk of that that I’m aware of,” the aide said.
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