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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 17, 2021

DECATUR, GA—On June 12, Congressman Hank Johnson hosted the "Truth Bringer in Chief" Angela Rye on his latest episode of "Live With Hank," via his Instagram page.

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June 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray for answers around gun violence, the murders in March 2021 of eight people – six of whom were Asian-American women in Atlanta – and on how the Bureau is combatting the rise of domestic terrorism, including white supremacists. Below is a transcript and video link of the exchange.

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June 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson, a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, unveiled the list of five projects included in the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act.

The INVEST Act is a five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill that is being marked up and voted out of the Transportation Committee (T&I) this week.


May 24, 2021

After hearing emotional testimony from three survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a Georgia congressman introduced a bill Friday that would make it easier for them to seek reparations.


May 18, 2021

DECATUR, GA –Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is urging families in Georgia's Fourth District to file their taxes before the upcoming May 17 tax deadline to ensure they receive the accurate amount in new advance monthly Child Tax Credit payments they are entitled to as soon as possible.

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May 4, 2021

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced the winners of his 2021 Congressional Arts Competition and awarded four college scholarships worth a total of $35,000 on April 24 in a virtual ceremony.

Issues: Education

April 21, 2021

As our communities and economy have been ravaged by COVID-19, the country has come together to recognize the sacrifices of those filling essential roles to keep our nation safe and moving forward.

While we all recognize America's essential workforce, we must not forget about the millions of immigrants who go under-recognized — and often unappreciated — for their outsized contributions and service to our country.

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April 21, 2021

Reader thanks Rep. Johnson for climate legislation:

Members of Congress often take heat from people who disagree with their actions or statements. It's only fitting, then, that they hear some appreciation for the good things they do.

Rep. Hank Johnson deserves our thanks for being a co-sponsor of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.


April 21, 2021

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) sent a letter to Barrett on April 16 calling for her to voluntarily recuse herself from the case, saying that "statute, constitutional case law, and common sense all would seem to require" it.

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