Consumer Protection
Information regarding my stance on Consumer Protection.
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year to everyone!
This week, I voted in favor of the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act to fund the entire government for the rest of fiscal 2014, avoiding another government shutdown.
Dear Friends,
I want to thank the National Association of Chinese-Americans (NACA), Georgia Perimeter College, Oakhurst Medical Center, Four Corners Primary Care and everyone who participated in the Affordable Healthcare Act information event in Clarkston on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 1 to 4 p.m.
With 2 Million Americans Cut Off, Rep. Johnson Joins Effort to Force House Republicans to Allow a Vote on the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to examine several proposed Internet sales tax solutions in a hearing entitled “Exploring Alternative Solutions on the Internet Sales Tax Issue.” U.S. Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee that exercises jurisdiction over interstate taxation and e-commerce, issued the following statement:
“Uncollected sales taxes are costing us billions at a time when states’ budgets are slimmer than ever.
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 between Comcast and Time Warner Cable. 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.
Bill Heeds President Obama’s Call to Give All Americans a Fair Shot
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Hank Johnson (D-GA), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2014 today, which would prohibit employers and employment agencies from discriminating against unemployed job-seekers by refusing to consider them for employment. President Obama is convening a meeting on the subject with business leaders this Friday.