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Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of State Rex Tillers on Thursday (Aug. 31) demanding answers as to what steps the Department of Justice and the Department of State plan in response to the killing of innocent bystanders in US-backed counter-narcotics operations abroad.
More Than A Dozen Colleagues Join Effort to Hold Agencies Accountable for War on Drugs in Foreign Lands
That's certainly what Representative Hank Johnson, the Democrat who introduced the "Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act" in the House, argues. After Sessions' announcement on Monday, Johnson told me Trump "has no understanding of how the 1033 program can destabilize the very democracy he was elected to lead." Echoing Obama's rationale for the restrictions, the congressman said, "I worry about police agencies arming up to a point where they appear to citizens to be occupying forces."
Given the events of Charlottesville and an administration that continues its us-versus-them mentality, what America needs now more than ever is inclusion and celebration of our great diversity.
Congressman Hank Johnson released the following statement after President Trump signed a memorandum ordering the Pentagon to block transgender Americans from enlisting in the military:
"Everyone, including our transgender men and women who bravely serve our country in uniform, deserve our respect and support. Instead, this Contrarian-in-Chief subjects them to discrimination by threatening to prevent them from serving in our armed services. We cannot allow this kind of blatant bigotry to go unchecked in the land of the free and the home of the brave."
Congressman Hank Johnson released the following statement after President Trump signed a Presidential pardon for the release of former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty of criminal contempt after illegally targeting Latinos:
It's been three months since President Donald Trump stunned Washington by firing FBI Director James Comey, who was investigating Russian meddling in last year's election.