On July 17, 2007 John Stabb was assaulted by five men near his home and required extensive facial reconstruction surgery . To help him and then-wife Mika Ackerman pay for his medical bills and lost wages, a benefit concert was held on September 23, 2007 which featured a reunited lineup of Stabb, Tom Lyle, and Brian Baker, joined by drummer William Knapp, performing as “Government Re-Issue”. A portion of the proceeds from the 2007 Riot Fest concert were donated to Stabb to pay for his medical bills, as well as to J. Robbins, whose son had been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy . In 2009 DC-Jam Records released The Punk Remains the Same , an EP of live Government Issue tracks recorded in 1982 and 1983.
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