Rep. Conyers won’t seek re-election after current term, family member says
December 5, 2017 by admin
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Currently facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment, veteran Congressman Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., will not run for re-election in 2018, according to a family member who now plans to run for his seat.
Ian Conyers, 29, the grandson of Rep. Conyers’ brother, confirmed the news by phone with ABC News early Tuesday. Ian Conyers, a Michigan state senator, said his uncle plans to make a formal announcement at 10 a.m. on the Mildred Gaddis radio show. The New York Times was first to report the story.
“He is not resigning. He is going to retire,” Ian Conyers told The New York Times. “His doctor advised him that the rigor of another campaign would be too much for him just in terms of his health.”
The news comes as the 88-year-old Conyers, the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, faces calls from Capitol Hill for him to step aside due to the allegations. Last week, his attorney, Arnold Reed, said the congressman refused to be “forced out of office.”
Reed said his client denies any wrongdoing.
APA dozen House Democrats have called on the representative to step down as Congress looks into sexual misconduct allegations levied against him. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said he should resign, calling the allegations against him “serious, disappointing and very credible.”
The congressman was the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee before he stepped down last week. John Conyers, first elected to the House in 1964, is a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
The House Ethics Committee announced this month that it would investigate claims of sexual harassment and age discrimination involving the congressman’s staff. John Conyers, who has denied those allegations, said he would cooperate with the probe.
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images FILEHis decision came after BuzzFeed News reported last month that Conyers’ office paid a female aide over $27,000 to quietly settle a wrongful dismissal complaint.
Last week, a former staffer accused John Conyers of making unwanted sexual advances toward her in the 1990s.
The woman, 77-year-old Deanna Maher, alleged that he touched her inappropriately on at least three occasions, including once in 1999 when he allegedly placed his hands underneath her dress.
Separately, Melanie Sloan, a lawyer who worked with Conyers on the Judiciary Committee, accused him of being “increasingly abusive” to her, behavior she said wasn’t “sexual harassment” but “sexual discrimination.”
Another accuser, Marion Brown, alleged that Conyers propositioned her for sex multiple times over more than a decade, according to The Associated Press. Brown settled a complaint in 2015 with Conyers over the allegations, according to her attorney, the AP reported.
Conyers acknowledged that his office settled a harassment complaint involving a former staffer, but denies the allegations against him.
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Ryan Shazier won’t need surgery, will remain in hospital after suffering scary back injury
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CINCINNATI — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier underwent an MRI and a CT scan at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after suffering a back injury in a collision with Cincinnati Bengals receiver Josh Malone early in the first quarter of Pittsburgh’s 23-20 win Monday night. Shazier left the stadium in an ambulance.
Shazier’s injury will not require surgery at this time, and he will stay overnight to continue evaluations with the hopes of returning to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the team announced.
Steelers linebacker Vince Williams told ESPN that Shazier, as he was being carted off the field, told Williams he could feel his extremities and that he would be OK.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to him,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said immediately after the game. “He’s receiving quality medical care.”
Cincy’s Burfict carted off; Mixon, Jones also out
The Bengals saw another player suffer a bad injury in Monday’s loss, when LB Vontaze Burfict was carted off after a helmet-to-helmet hit from Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. The Bengals also lost RB Joe Mixon and CB Adam Jones in the first half.
Tomlin and Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert were seen entering the hospital minutes after Tomlin’s postgame news conference.
“Right now we’re just happy he’s getting the necessary medical attention he deserves,” Tomlin said. “We got a lot of brothers in there who are thoughtful about him, and want to honor that performance for him.”
Defensive end Cam Heyward said that Steelers owner Art Rooney II and coaches planned to see Shazier at the hospital while players were going home. Heyward said he was holding Shazier’s hand “to keep him calm.”
“I think everybody was quiet — their side, our side,” Heyward said. He added that his teammates told each other at halftime, “We have to get this W for 50.”
Tomlin said focusing on the game after the injury was difficult.
“We care about that man,” Tomlin said. “That’s a tough element of our game.”
Shazier led with his helmet into Malone’s thigh, then signaled to trainers as he rolled on the ground and appeared to hold his lower back. He was carted off the field with the injury.
The scene was somber as teammates looked emotional kneeling around Shazier, who was down on the grass for a few minutes with 10:58 on the clock. Tomlin looked affected as a team doctor informed him on the injury.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said after the game that the Steelers had to try to regroup after Shazier’s injury.
“It’s tough, scary, sad,” he said. “Emotions running like crazy. One of our leaders on defense. Scary situation. Thoughts and prayers to his family and [injured Bengals linebacker Vontaze] Burfict and his family. Pray for everyone involved.”
Shazier is a force of a playmaker with 87 tackles, two forced fumbles and three interceptions this season. The fourth-year player looked forward to playing his first full NFL season after missing games in each of the past three seasons.
Second-year linebacker Tyler Matakevich filled in for Shazier.
Shazier’s impact on the Steelers’ defense has been immense since the team selected him in the first round of the 2014 draft. Pittsburgh allows 5.17 yards per play with Shazier on the field, and 6.02 yards per play with him off the field. That’s a jump from the league’s fourth-best clip to second-worst, according to ESPN Stats Information research.