Georgia WAND meets with Congressman Hank Johnson

Courtesy of Andy Phelan in Congressman Johnson's Office; Pictured left to right: Helen Fredrick, former DeKalb County Commissioner Gale Walldorff, Congressman Hank Johnson (sporting a patriotic apron that was a gift from Gale Walldorff and the crew and handmade by Gale's sister, Barbara Fleischman), Carol Tveit, Bobbie Paul, and Lisa Scarpelli

Thank you to Georgia WAND for providing this great report on their recent trip to see Congressman Hank Johnson! Read more about all of their work at www.gawand.org.

On Thursday, April 4, Georgia WAND and constituents from Georgia’s fourth Congressional District met with Congressman Hank Johnson. In attendance were Georgia WAND member and former DeKalb County Commissioner, Gale Walldorff, Georgia WAND board members, Helen Frederick and Carol Tveit, and Georgia WAND staff Bobbie Paul and Lisa Scarpelli. In the meeting, we discussed:

• Overall concerns regarding Nuclear Weapons Spending
• The Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures (SANE) Act, originally introduced in 2012 by Representative Ed Markeyof Massachusetts’ fifth district, which would cut nuclear weapons spending by more than $100 billion over the next ten years. Rep. Markey will be reintroducing the SANE Act.
• The Usage of Drones
• New Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and the process of making the choice to go to war