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"It's a travesty of justice for anyone to be subjected to sexual harassment and even sexual assault on the job. We must stop the accepted culture of brushing these acts under the rug and silencing victims through intimidation or trickery in forced arbitration," said Rep. Johnson. "When victims find that after they have been assaulted, they are barred from going to court because they have been hoodwinked into a forced arbitration agreement with their employer, they have been assaulted for a second time.
Democrats are up in arms over GOP critics blasting President Biden's vow to pick a Black woman for the Supreme Court, saying the notion that Biden's strategy represents affirmative action is merely "political race-baiting" designed to stir up the Republican base.
Meanwhile, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) criticized Shell for a 2020 company statement, saying that its operating plans, outlooks, budgets and pricing assumptions "do not reflect" its emission reduction targets.
Georgia U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson is pressing state and federal transportation leaders to re-think plans to expand the 285 and I-20 interchange east of Atlanta, citing both equity and environmental concerns.
He favors extending heavy rail service to the area instead.
"I am concerned that the project reflects an outdated road-centric approach," Rep. Johnson wrote to Georgia Department of Transportation commissioner Russell McMurry "[It] focuses solely on reducing traffic congestion through new roadway capacity rather than improving overall mobility for area residents."
"A project that worsens pollution, fails to remove congestion, and makes it more difficult to build proposed transit expansion projects in the corridor seems like a particularly ineffective use of federal transportation funds."
A prominent member of the Congressional Freethought Caucus is the guest on the Freedom From Religion Foundation's "Freethought Matters" TV show on Sunday.
Rep. Hank Johnson is in his eighth term representing Georgia's 4th District, which includes Atlanta's eastern suburbs. He is a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and is chair of its Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, making him a major player on court reform.
Georgia's Democratic Congressional Delegation recently sent a letter to Emily Dunn, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) chairwoman, urging the agency to expand public transit statewide.
The delegation urged GDOT to use funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which created flexibility in existing funding programs for states to invest in public transit.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) has partnered with AMC Networks to celebrate Black History Month with the rollout of their 9th annual, award-winning Black History Month PSA campaign.
The campaign celebrates Black History Month and a partnership with members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Color of Change, the nation's largest online racial justice organization.