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As President Donald Trump pushes for more military equipment to be rolled out to confront protesters, we need to do everything in our power to stop this before it changes the character of our country forever.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability on June 10, Rep.
Some of the initiatives found in congressional Democrats' new policing bill are proposals U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson authored years ago.
The recent willingness by Democrats, potentially some Republicans and members of the public to embrace sweeping changes in how law enforcement officers do their jobs came, in part, because of the graphic video of George Floyd's final moments.
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"Things have gotten worse since Rodney King and it's clear that the William P. Barr ‘let's ignore reality and get tough on protesters' approach is the wrong way to go. It was wrong then and it's wrong now," Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) told Power Up. "He is an individual who has shown such blatant disregard for the law and the Constitution.
Lawmakers eye NDAA to limit military gear transfers to police
Pentagon has transferred $6 billion worth of surplus equipment to local law enforcement departments
The program, which is run through the Defense Logisti
For Immediate Release
June 1, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that his 2020 Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students in middle and high school, is officially open.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) delivered the following 1-minute House floor speech to bring awareness to the racial disparities of COVID-19 and police violence against unarmed African Americans in light of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, MN this week.
To watch, click HERE.
Dear Friends,
Normally this time of year, I would be writing a speech for a program at the Walk of Heroes Veterans Memorial Park in Rockdale County and preparing words of encouragement for the DeKalb County Veterans Affairs Advisory Annual Memorial Day ceremony.
But this year is obviously different.