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.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte requesting a full hearing to carefully review the issue of pre-dispute (“forced”) arbitration clauses that appear in millions of consumer contracts – from employment to automobile sales and from nursing-home admission to cell phone service.
By Amb. Rachad Bouhlal and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)
Good friends make good business partners, and nothing could be truer of the U.S.’s – and Georgia’s – strong trade relationship with the Kingdom of Morocco.
Voting record on key issues earns Johnson perfect score – 99% lifetime rating highest in GA delegation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During the August work period, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) was honored by the AFL-CIO with a perfect voting scorecard on 10 key votes that supported working Americans in 2014.
LITHONIA, GA -- Congressman Hank Johnson (GA04) is holding a town hall meeting at the Newton County Historic Courthouse on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. District and national issues wil be front and center – a community conversation with Congressman Hank Johnson.
WHO: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04); staff and public
WHAT: Town hall meeting
WHERE: Newton County at the Historic Courthouse in Covington;1124 Clark St SW, Covington, GA.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) applauded the President’s announcement that the Department of Labor will propose extending overtime pay protections to nearly 5 million salaried American workers, including 160,000 in Georgia. This proposal would increase the current overtime protection threshold, guaranteeing overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 per year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, after it was announced the economy added 280,000 new jobs in the 63rd consecutive month of private sector job creation, Rep. Johnson called on Republicans to stop endangering hundreds of thousands of American jobs and act immediately to avert the impending expiration of two key engines of job creation: the Export-Import Bank and the Highway and Transit Trust Fund.