Economy and Jobs

Congressman Hank Johnson has consistently championed policies to strengthen the economy and uplift working Americans. He’s supported job-creating legislation, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package and investments in projects and training programs for local industries in Georgia's 4th District. Hank led efforts to increase wages by voting for the Raise the Wage Act and co-sponsored critical job-supporting bills like the Summer Jobs Act and the Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act. He has also backed legislation that protects consumers, ensures fair wages, and safeguards families from financial exploitation. Going forward, he remains committed to creating jobs, extending unemployment benefits when needed, protecting workers' rights, and supporting middle-class tax relief.

For more on Congressman Johnson’s work on job creation and economic growth, please read below.

More on Economy and Jobs

Johnson Joins Cicilline, Top Dems to Sessions: Don’t Attack Workers’ Rights
July 7, 2017
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Hank Johnson (D-GA) joined U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, this week to call on U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to stop taking away the rights of working people to collectively hold their employers accountable for wage theft, employment discrimination, and other unlawful workplace conduct.

Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Justice & Court Reform
Johnson and Bishop's Bipartisan Mobile Workforce Bill Passes in the House
June 23, 2017
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congressman Hank Johnson and Congressman Mike Bishop's bipartisan bill, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 1393), passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 20.

Issues: Economy and Jobs
House Judiciary Committee Passes Rep. Johnson’s Mobile Workforce Bill
March 22, 2017
Press Release

Following today's markup, Congressman Hank Johnson's bipartisan Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 passed the full House Judiciary Committee by a vote of 19-2.

Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Justice & Court Reform
Congressman Hank Johnson's E-Newsletter for March 20, 2017
March 21, 2017
e-Newsletters

Dear Friends, The month of March was busy to say the least. We accomplished great work both in D.C. and through a series of events at home in the district. In D.C., among introducing bills and speaking out against "TrumpCare," I served as a ranking member in my first T&I subcommittee hearing on the issue of the country's national preparedness system.

Although I have hosted five town halls to date, more work is necessary to ensure that the benefits and accomplishments of the past eight years for all Americans aren't abolished with a stroke of the pen.

Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Transportation & Infrastructure Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Environment Health Care Justice & Court Reform Seniors and Social Security
Rep. Johnson hosting 2nd Annual Career & Community Resources Fair
Event Date:
Friday, March 3, 2017 – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Address:
495 N. Indian Creek Dr., Clarkston, GA 30021
Clarkston , Georgia  30021
United States

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CLARKSTON, GA – On Friday, March 3rd from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rep Hank Johnson (GA-04), will be hosting his 2nd Annual Career and Community Resources Fair at Georgia Piedmont Technical College.

Advisory: Rep. Johnson hosting 2nd Annual Career & Community Resources Fair
February 7, 2017
Press Release

CLARKSTON, GA – On Friday, March 3rd from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rep Hank Johnson (GA-04), will be hosting his 2nd Annual Career and Community Resources Fair at Georgia Piedmont Technical College.

Issues: Transportation & Infrastructure Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Education Health Care
Congressman Hank Johnson's E-Newsletter for Feb. 7, 2017
Congressman Johnson Commemorates Black History Month
February 1, 2017
Press Release

This month, I hope you'll join me in celebrating Black History Month.

50 years ago, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a revealing interview to NBC News that acknowledged the soul searching and agonizing moments he'd gone through since his most famous speech in 1963. He told NBC the old optimism of the civil rights movement was a little superficial and now needed to be tempered with a solid realism.

Issues: Transportation & Infrastructure Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Education Environment Justice & Court Reform
Rep. Johnson Denounces Trump Administration’s Action to Pull ACA Marketplace Ads, With The Goal of Harming Enrollment
January 27, 2017
Press Release

DECATUR, GA – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) denounced the Trump Administration's action to immediately halt all advertising and other outreach activities for the ACA Marketplaces by HHS in the critical last few days of Open Enrollment.

Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Health Care
Rep. Johnson secures ranking membership of Transportation & Infrastructure subcommittee
January 24, 2017
Press Release

Congressman scores leadership post on T&I; also appointed to Highways & Transit and Aviation subcommittees

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced Tuesday that his appointment on the powerful House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) has resulted in a leadership role.

Issues: Economy and Jobs Energy Environment
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