Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to send historic, inflation-fighting legislation to the President's desk. The Inflation Reduction Act will deliver landmark investments to lower Georgia families' kitchen table costs, create nine million good-paying union jobs, combat the climate crisis and dramatically reduce the deficit.
"Today, I proudly voted to fight inflation, slash Georgians' kitchen table costs, create good-paying jobs and deliver the largest climate investment in our nation's history," said Rep. Johnson.
DECATUR, GA – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) celebrated the Senate's passage of historic legislation expanding access to care for Georgia veterans exposed to toxic substances in the line of duty. Championed by Democrats in both Chambers of Congress, the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act overcame widely-condemned Republican obstruction and will now go to the President's desk to be signed into law.
50% of funds must go to HBCUs, tribal and minority serving institutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for historic, bipartisan legislation to strengthen Georgia families' financial future, boost America's research advantage and safeguard our economic and national security for generations to come.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, in order to combat right-wing attacks on women's reproductive health freedoms, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to defend Georgians' right to access birth control. Passed in response to the Supreme Court's heart-wrenching decision undermining the Constitutional right to privacy, the Right to Contraception Act establishes a statutory right to obtain, use and provide contraception under federal law — preempting Republican attempts to criminalize contraception.
Georgia Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson asked Murray why Thomas, "would exclude court review of that due process right." Thomas is in an interracial marriage, and other critics have also asked why he did not cite the case in his opinion.
Murray said she was "confused" about why that case wasn't included in "Justice Thomas' long laundry list of rights to be overturned, but it surely would be there."
"Could it be that he himself enjoys that right conferred under Loving?" Johnson asked.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for bold legislative action to defend women's health freedom in response to the Supreme Court's dangerous decision overturning Roe v. Wade – as well as Republicans' push for a nationwide abortion ban.
CONYERS, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that More Than Conquerors, Inc. of Conyers, a nonprofit organization that helps young people make healthy choices, received a $1.5 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant.
CONYERS, GA – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that More Than Conquerors, Inc. of Conyers, a nonprofit organization that helps young people make healthy choices, received a $1.5 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that he secured the inclusion of more than $15 million for 13 community projects in Georgia's Fourth District in the FY23 appropriations – Congress's annual spending plan.
The inclusion of this funding in the Appropriations Committee bills is the first step in the budgetary process.