Atlanta -- Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) received the endorsement of the Georgia Sierra Club for the July 15 Democratic Primary election.

“Mother Nature has no better friend in Congress than John Lewis,” said Georgia Sierra Club Political Committee Chair Norman Slawsky.

“The Sierra Club was one of the first organizations to endorse John Lewis when he first ran for Congress,” Slawsky said. “We have continued to endorse John Lewis’ candidacy since then because of his dedication to preserving and protecting the environment.”

Atlanta -- Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) received the endorsement of the Georgia AFL-CIO for the July 15 Democratic Primary election.

Richard Ray, president of the Georgia AFL-CIO, called Rep. Lewis a "friend of working people everywhere."

"He is a long time friend of the labor movement and his record of service is without question," Ray said. "For Atlanta, for Georgia, for Labor, for everyone who believes an honest days work should receive an honest days pay-John Lewis is our guy."

I congratulate Senator Obama on winning the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States of America. It is historic. It is a great step towards creating a complete interracial democracy.

Just a few short years ago in many places around this country, people could not register to vote because of the color of their skin. And it was those states in the Deep South, and other states, that made this day possible. Those who stood up, those who sat-in, those who marched, who were beaten, who were killed, they are very proud.