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Consumer Protection

Information regarding my stance on Consumer Protection.

October 4, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of disturbing reports of the neglect of nursing home residents in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, 46 members of Congress called on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to maintain current protections for elder Americans against abuse in nursing homes.


September 21, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the Equifax data breach of 143 million Americans' personal information, Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), David N. Cicilline (D-RI), and John Conyers, Jr.


September 5, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:


August 11, 2017

Congressman: It's critical all voices be included in film & media in front of and behind camera.

DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) cohosted a Twitter chat on the importance of diversity in film and media this week with BlackBloggersConnect (@JoinBBC).


July 27, 2017

Congressman: The Emoluments Clause isn't in the Constitution for nothing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson's (GA-04) Resolution of Inquiry as Ranking Member of the T&I Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management was rejected by Republicans.


July 13, 2017

Democratic members of Congress sharply questioned President Trump's interim chief of the General Services Administration, the agency that leases Trump his hotel, over why the lease has remained in place and why the agency has repeatedly failed to disclose information about the project.


July 12, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) grilled the acting director of the General Services Administration (GSA), which is the civilian landlord of the federal government, over President Trump's lease with the GSA for the Trump International Hotel in the Old Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.


July 12, 2017
Speeches

STATEMENT OF
THE HONORABLE HANK JOHNSON
RANKING MEMBER, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

"IMPLEMENTING THE FEDERAL ASSETS SALE AND TRANSFER ACT (FASTA): MAXIMIZING TAXPAYER RETURNS AND REDUCING WASTE IN REAL ESTATE"

JULY 12, 2017

Issues: Transportation & Infrastructure Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform

July 10, 2017

WASHINGTON - Today, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee applauded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for finalizing a rule to prohibit the use of pre-dispute, binding ("forced") arbitration in contracts for consumer financial products such as checking or savings accounts,


July 7, 2017

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Hank Johnson (D-GA) joined U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, this week to call on U.S.