Consumer Protection

Study: Rep. Johnson highest ranked member of GA Delegation in 113th Congress

January 6, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to an updated study by Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia (UVA), Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) was the highest ranked member of the Georgia Congressional delegation when it comes to legislative effectiveness in the 113th Congress (2013-2014).

Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Education Energy Environment Health Care Justice & Court Reform National Security and Foreign Policy Seniors and Social Security

Rep. Johnson applauds President Obama for taking action to curb gun violence

January 5, 2016

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Calls on Congress to finish the job by passing legislation to confront America’s gun violence epidemic

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) applauded President Obama’s announcement that the Administration will take executive action to help reduce and prevent gun violence in America.

Issues: Consumer Protection Education Health Care Justice & Court Reform

Rep. Hank Johnson Calls for “Thorough Review” of Proposed Dow Chemical and DuPont Merger

December 11, 2015

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) today made the following statement concerning the announcement of a proposed merger of DuPont and Dow Chemical. Rep. Johnson is the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), which exercises jurisdiction over antitrust laws and competition:

Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Justice & Court Reform

Rep. Johnson Votes for Five-Year Highway Reauthorization, Giving State and Local Governments and Transportation Contractors the Certainty They Need

December 8, 2015

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Legislation Also Reauthorizes the Job-Creating Export-Import Bank, Which Helps American Workers and Businesses Compete and Succeed in the Global Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted with many Democratic and Republican colleagues in the House to adopt, by a vote of 359 to 65, the conference report on Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act -- a measure that reauthorizes highway, bridge, transportation safety, and public transit projects for the next five years.

Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Environment Justice & Court Reform

Rep. Johnson requests House Judiciary hearing on arbitration

November 17, 2015

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte requesting a full hearing to carefully review the issue of pre-dispute (“forced”) arbitration clauses that appear in millions of consumer contracts – from employment to automobile sales and from nursing-home admission to cell phone service.

Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Health Care Justice & Court Reform

Rep. Johnson weighs in on NYT Investigation: In Arbitration, ‘Beware the Fine Print’

November 2, 2015

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Johnson issued the following statement on a media call while discussing The New York Times investigative series “Beware the Fine Print,” a three-part series examining how clauses buried in tens of millions of contracts have deprived Americans of one of their most fundamental constitutional rights: their day in court:

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform

Rep. Johnson Votes to Enact Bipartisan Budget Agreement

October 28, 2015

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted with 265 other Democratic and Republican Members of Congress to pass H.R. 1314, a bipartisan budget agreement that creates jobs, protects seniors, affirms the full faith and credit of the United States and invests in our future.

“I am proud to join in this bipartisan effort to find a path forward for hard-working American families. This responsible budget agreement makes significant progress on the urgent challenges facing the American people,” Rep. Johnson said.

Rep. Johnson Votes to Reopen Job-Creating Export-Import Bank

October 28, 2015

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Oct. 27, Rep. Johnson voted with 312 other Democratic and Republican colleagues in the House to pass H.R. 597, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the job-creating Export-Import Bank.

The Export-Import Bank helps level the playing field for American manufacturers and small businesses hoping to compete and sell their goods in foreign markets and succeed in the global economy.

Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs

Members of Congress call on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to Protect Nursing-Home Residents from Forced Arbitration

October 14, 2015

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Nursing-home residents stand to lose every cause of action against unscrupulous caregivers unless CMS issues a rule ending pre-dispute (“forced”) arbitration in nursing-home agreements.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) and 26 other members of Congress sent a letter calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to issue a strong rule to prohibit forced arbitration in nursing-home agreements.

Issues: Consumer Protection

Rep. Hank Johnson: 'Preserving & promoting competition in healthcare marketplace is critical'

September 30, 2015

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Congressman Johnson, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), which exercises jurisdiction over antitrust law, released the following statement on the combined effects of Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana on consumers’ access to health insurance coverage that is both affordable and effective:

"I have long supported vigorous enforcement and promotion of competition in the healthcare marketplace for both providers and insurers," said Johnson.

Issues: Consumer Protection