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Black men and boys killed by police.
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Impunity for the killers - no justice, no peace.
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Militarized police met peaceful protesters on their knees.
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Weapons of war - a show of force on our streets.
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Disenfranchised youth driven to violence as speech.
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Cynical media think this makes great TV.
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This cowardly Congress afraid of losing our seats.
Good morning everyone, I’m Congressman Hank Johnson.
Jerry, it has been such a pleasure working with you and all the members of GALEO.
You are a great organization that is making a huge difference.
You’re doing important work that must continue and grow!
I want you all to know that I am one of the members of Congress who is working hard to enact comprehensive immigration reform. The time is now, and I stand with my colleagues who are taking action to demand a vote. We will not let up!
Congressman wants to reform Pentagon’s 1033 Program that gives military-grade weapons to local law enforcement departments for free
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) reintroduced the “Police Accountability Act” – H.R. 1102 – which would expand the Department of Justice’s authority to investigate wrongdoing by police by making it a federal crime for police officers to commit murder and manslaughter.
Legislation updates battlefield trauma training methods phasing out the use of live animals; Sen. Wyden introduces Senate version
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA04) took steps to stop the Republican shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, voting to have the House consider a clean funding bill that could be signed into law before the critical agency is forced to shut down on February 28. A shutdown would furlough or deny pay to more than 210,000 law enforcement officials, disaster response officials, and many other DHS personnel nationwide -- including more than 5,200 in Georgia.