[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 193 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PROCLAMATION FOR BASICS

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 28, 2017

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I would like to include in the 
Record the following proclamation for BASICS:
  Whereas, in 1976, the State Bar of Georgia began its Bar Association 
Support to Improve Correctional Services (BASICS), answering a Supreme 
Court challenge to attorneys to have a more active role in reducing 
recidivism rates. Since that time BASICS has been a worthy instrument 
for good in the state of Georgia; and
  Whereas, the State Bar of Georgia is the only Bar Association that 
continues to have a BASICS World of Work program and we celebrate their 
forty years of service and making a difference in the lives of many; 
and
  Whereas, this organization is a champion for facilitating self-
rehabilitation through education throughout our state, ensuring the 
rights and liberties of our returning citizens into our communities, 
and making our society safer and stronger; and
  Whereas, its members tirelessly and unconditionally serve our 
community by providing their time and talents to deliver a powerful, 
positive impact that results in productive citizens, enhanced community 
safety and reduced prison costs; and
  Whereas, the lives of many in our district are influenced by the 
leadership and service given by the staff and members of BASICS. My 
district and our state is a better place due to their commitment to 
excellence in all of their endeavors; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize BASICS for its 
outstanding service to our state and to wish its members well on their 
40th anniversary;
  Now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr. do hereby proclaim 
March 4, 2017 as BASICS Day in the 4th Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 4th day of March, 2017.

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