Consumer Protection

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency announced new actions to cut carbon pollution 30 percent by 2030:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (D-Ga.) and Congressman John Conyers, Jr.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to begin the process of formally setting new net neutrality rules for online traffic that could have major implications for how companies reach consumers on the Internet. Rep. Hank Johnson, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee with jurisdiction over antitrust and competition, released the following statement after the FCC vote:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) today made the following statement during the hearing on a proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL). Rep. Johnson is the ranking member of the RRCAL Subcommittee, which exercises jurisdiction over antitrust laws and competition.

Rejects GOP Plan for Higher Taxes on the Middle Class to Pay for More Tax Breaks for the Wealthy

LITHONIA, GA – On Tax Day, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) reiterated his call for Congress to take steps to restore tax fairness for America’s middle class families.

Women in Georgia Still Earn Only 81 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by Men

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As we mark Equal Pay Day on April 8, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) said that more needs to be done to close the wage gap that still exists between women and men – including passage of the critical Paycheck Fairness Act. Equal Pay Day symbolizes when, more than three months into the year, women’s wages finally catch up to what men were paid in the previous year.