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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 6 december 2017
Conyers resigns from Congress amid harassment allegations

By COREY WILLIAMS last year to his 27th term in
RICHARD LARDNER his heavily Democratic dis-
Associated Press trict in and around Detroit.
DETROIT (AP) — Demo- But after being publicly ac-
cratic Rep. John Conyers cused by one woman after
resigned from Congress on another in recent weeks,
Tuesday after a nearly 53- he faced growing calls
year career, becoming the to resign from colleagues
first Capitol Hill politician to in the House, including
lose his job in the torrent of Democratic Leader Nancy
sexual misconduct allega- Pelosi. As the furor grew,
tions sweeping through the he stepped down as the
nation’s workplaces. ranking Democrat on the
The 88-year-old civil rights House Judiciary Commit-
leader and longest-serving tee, and the Ethics Com-
member of the House an- mittee began investigat-
nounced what he referred ing him. Democratic Rep.
to as his “retirement” on De- Jerrold Nadler of New York
troit talk radio, while con- said he was saddened
tinuing to deny he groped by the resignation of his
or sexually harassed wom- “friend and mentor” but
en who worked for him. In this file photo from Feb. 14, 2017, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., attends a news conference on added: “There can be no
“My legacy can’t be com- Capitol Hill in Washington. Besieged by allegations of sexual harassment, Conyers resigned from tolerance for behavior that
promised or diminished in Congress on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, bringing an abrupt end to the civil rights leader’s nearly 53- subjects women to the kind
any way by what we’re go- year career on Capitol Hill. of conduct that has been
ing through now,” said the (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) alleged.”q
congressman, who called He endorsed his son John
into the radio show from Conyers III to succeed him.
the hospital where he was Conyers, who was first
taken last week after com- elected in 1964 and went
plaining of lightheaded- on to become a found-
ness. “This, too, shall pass. ing member in 1971 of the
My legacy will continue Congressional Black Cau-
through my children.” cus, easily won re-election

Leaders seek to end fissures

over bill averting shutdown

By ALAN FRAM There seemed to be little
ANDREW TAYLOR taste by most in either
Associated Press party, at least for now, to
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top shutter agency doors with
Republicans tried quell- 2018 midterm elections for
ing GOP divisions over the control of Congress com-
budget and a partisan im- ing into view. That included
migration clash simmered at the White House, where
in the background as lead- President Donald Trump
ers labored Tuesday to often revels in conflict and
push a short-term spend- unpredictable tactics that
ing bill through Congress members of his own party
by week’s end and avert consider counterproduc-
a partial government shut- tive.
down. “It’s always a possibility,
Republican leaders post- but it’s certainly not what
poned a planned House we hope for,” White House
vote on the temporary spokeswoman Sarah Huck-
spending measure from abee Sanders said of a po-
Wednesday until Thursday, tential shutdown.
buying time to iron out dis- House Minority Leader Nan-
putes with conservatives cy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Sen-
seeking tighter budget ate Minority Leader Chuck
curbs. The delay under- Schumer, D-N.Y., will join
scored the clout conserva- GOP leaders for a White
tives wield within the House House meeting with Trump
GOP as leaders work to on Thursday, and Sand-
avoid a shutdown that ers said, “The president
would deal the latest blow hopes to be able to have
to a party that has strained conversations with them
all year to show it can gov- to make sure that doesn’t
ern effectively. happen.”q