Rep. Johnson (D-Ga.) Recites Garner-Themed ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Poem on House Floor

‘Black men and boys killed by police / I can’t breathe’

Dem Rep. Recites ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Poem for Eric Garner on House Floor (Mediaite)

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), one of several congress members who did the “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture on the House floor this week, used his one minute speech Thursday to recite a poem that used Eric Garner’s “I can’t breathe” statement as its refrain.

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