John -- Even aside from winning his primary, Hank has had a really busy week! 

Proposals that Hank has been talking about in Congress for years have now become the foundation of the Democrats’ massive police reform legislation! The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that, “Some of the initiatives found in congressional Democrats’ new policing bill are proposals U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson authored years ago [...] Hank and U.S. Rep. John Lewis are among the lawmakers whose work over the years is credited with building the foundation upon which the Justice in Policing Act was built.”

It’s easy to get discouraged by politics sometimes, John, but progress can happen and is possible. Hank has been leading the effort to reform the unjust policing practices for years, but now people are beginning to listen. Here are a few of Hank’s proposals that have been incorporated into the Democrats’ efforts to hold police departments accountable:

• Limiting the practice of gifting federally owned military-grade equipment to local police departments;
• Making it easier to bring charges against law enforcement officers accused of misconduct or excessive force;
• Giving states and the U.S. Department of Justice additional tools to investigate police departments engaged in patterns of discriminatory or unconstitutional policing practices;

Not only has he led the way on legislating, but as a senior member of the Judiciary Committee Hank asked the tough questions at an emotional police reform hearing this week where George Floyd’s brother testified. Hank challenged “cooling off periods” that require a 2-to-10 day wait before investigators can question police officers involved in potentially abusive or discriminatory shootings. This allows crooked cops to “get their story straight” and impedes an independent investigation.

Finally, Hank took the case for police reform to MSNBC where he argued that Republicans needed to stop obstructing and get on board the cause of common-sense police reform. You can check out his interview here. 

This is important leadership from Hank, and we couldn’t be more proud to be on his team. If you’re excited about the work he’s doing, will you help him win re-election by making a grassroots contribution? 

Hank is too busy with all this work to be focused on fundraising, that’s why we send emails so that we can make sure his campaign has the resources it needs to keep moving forward while Hank fights for us! So your donation really does make a difference!

Thank you!

-- The whole crew at Team Hank HQ