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July 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced he secured $4,929,000 for eight community-funded projects in the 2022 Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (LHHS) and the Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bills.


July 12, 2021

STONECREST, GA –Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) hosted a free vaccination event on Saturday (June 26) in conjunction with the White House and DeKalb Board of Health at the First-Class Barbershop at the Centre at Panola.

More than 20 people – many of them 12 to17 years old – received either their first or second vaccination at the event.

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Issues: Health Care

June 26, 2021

STONECREST, GA – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) hosted a free vaccination event in conjunction with the White House and DeKalb Board of Health at the First-Class Barbershop at the Centre at Panola.

More than 20 people – many of them 12-to-17 years old – received either their first or second vaccination at the event.

As part of President Biden's call for National Month of Action to mobilize all of America to vaccinate as many people as possible by July 4th, Congressman Johnson was pleased to use creative ways to help his community get vaccinated.

Issues: Health Care

June 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a champion of quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans, issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act in California v. Texas, a lawsuit brought by 18 Republican-led states – including Georgia -- and backed by the Trump administration seeking to completely dismantle the health care law:

Issues: Health Care

June 16, 2021

Rep. Johnson Helped Secure Tax Credit through September in the American Rescue Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that the IRS will continue to provide tax credits to help local small businesses cover the costs of providing paid sick and family leave for workers through September.


May 13, 2021
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Dear Friends,

On Saturday, May 15 from 9 AM to 3 PM, I'm taking part in an Emory Hillandale Hospital Community Vaccination event on the hospital's South DeKalb campus: 5900 Hillandale Drive, Lithonia, GA 30058.

Issues: Health Care Justice & Court Reform

May 6, 2021

LITHONIA, GA — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced he will be part of a multi-event vaccination tour of his district over the next 10 days – especially before Mother's and Father's Day – "do it for mama" said Congressman Johnson, who is making a push for young people to get vaccinated to protect not just themselves but their family – especially mom.

Issues: Health Care

May 5, 2021
e-Newsletters

Dear Friends,

I hope you are well and your family and loved ones are safe and healthy, too.

Please join me, DeKalb County District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson and District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson on Friday, May 7 from 11 AM-3 PM for our COVID-19 vaccination event sponsored by DeKalb County, the Congressional Black Caucus GOTV (Get Out The Vaccine campaign) and JenCare.

Issues: Health Care

April 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seeking to lower prescription drug prices by streamlining and making it more cost effective for generic drug makers to get their products to consumers for certain categories of often high-priced drugs called "biologics," Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA-04) and Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA-50) reintroduced the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation as an amendment to the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA).