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Yet, Rep. Hank Johnson (R-GA) said Congress must move immediately to protect DREAMers.
"By rescinding DACA, President Trump is sending a clear and unambiguous message to his Steve Bannon-alt right supporters that they have a friend in the White House," Johnson said in a statement.
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) offered an amendment to the Interior-Environment section that would bar the use of federal funds "to fund, create, or maintain a statue that venerates a confederate war army officer."
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) has launched his "Get Lit-A-Tour" to connect one-on-one with youth and young adults.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
On today's BradCast, the Harvey disaster continues, even as skies clear over Houston. And a Democratic Congressman joins us to blast several of Trump's new policies, issued as the record storm was rolling in. [Audio link to show follow below.]
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."