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La carta del congresista Johnson a Obama firmada por 24 colegas: "La violencia contra los trabajadores colombianos, activistas y defensores de los derechos humanos y laborales deben parar '
Congressman Johnson’s letter to Mr. Obama signed by 24 colleagues: ‘Violence against Colombian workers, activists and advocates of human and labor rights must stop’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the House Ways and Means Committee held a “mock” mark-up of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent a letter today to President Barack Obama stating his opposition to the FTA and urging him to provide stronger labor and human rights protections for Colombian workers – particularly for the rights of Colombia’s African descendants.
As seen in CrossRoadsNews' July 1, 2011 edition. Read the piece in its entirety
It’s been more than 175 days since the GOP took control of the House, and the only jobs bills to come to the floor this Congress have been Democratic proposals – the GOP voted no on every one of course.
As seen in CrossRoadsNews' July 1, 2011 edition. Read the piece in its entirety
It’s been more than 175 days since the GOP took control of the House, and the only jobs bills to come to the floor this Congress have been Democratic proposals – the GOP voted no on every one of course.
Congressman signs resolution affirming commitment to two-state settlement, calls for direct talks
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a member of the House Committees on Armed Services and the Judiciary, today issued the following statement and announced his co-sponsorship of H.Res.268, reaffirming U.S. commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct bilateral negotiations: