Press Releases
Congressman: Federal funds allow sheriff’s department to hire seven officers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), a member of the House Armed Services and Judiciary Committees, announced today that Newton County will receive a more than $900,000 grant from Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office.
"Ha pasado suficiente tiempo para que el Congreso hubiera pasado legislación para una reforma migratoria integral. La decisión importante del presidente Obama es un paso pequeño, pero muy significativo hacia una política más humana en inmigración, la que reconozca las realidades del mundo actual. Los niños indocumentados de los inmigrantes ilegales no son responsables de la decisión de sus padres de traerlos a Estados Unidos. A pesar de no haber nacido aquí, ellos son realmente americanos. La política del presidente Obama finalmente reconoce este hecho."
By Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Jonathan Ossoff, Senior Legislative Assistant as it appeared in The Diplomat: https://thediplomat.com/2012/06/20/congresss-risky-chest-thumping/
El congresista en la Cumbre de CSIS en Atlanta: conciencia pública clave para mantener las inversiones globales de salud en la 'era de la austeridad "
ATLANTA, GA – el congresista de EE.UU. Hank Johnson (GA-4) participó hoy en la Cumbre en Atlanta del Centro de Estudios Estratégicos e Internacionales (CSIS) para mantener el liderazgo estadounidense en Salud Global y Agua. La Cumbre se celebró conjuntamente con CARE EE.UU. y el Consejo de Asuntos Mundiales de Atlanta.
WASHINGTON, DC - EE.UU. El representante Hank Johnson (GA-4) participó hoy en una dirección democrática y audiencia del Comité de Política en la "Ley de Equidad Salarial: Cómo cerrar la brecha salarial de género y fortalecer la seguridad económica para las mujeres de Estados Unidos."
Como copatrocinador original del proyecto de ley, el representante Johnson continúa su record en la defensa en nombre de la mujer trabajadora, incluyendo su apoyo al Acta de Pago Justo Lilly Ledbetter y su trabajo sobre el asunto de discriminación contra las personas desempleadas.
“The time has long since passed when Congress should have enacted comprehensive immigration reform legislation. President Obama’s important action is a small, but highly significant step toward a humane policy on immigration that recognizes the realities of today’s world. Undocumented children of illegal immigrants are not responsible for their parents’ actions of bringing them to America. Although they are not born here, they truly are Americans. President Obama’s policy finally recognizes that fact.”
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Magnet School for Science and Technology students Johnathan Davis, Crystal Brockington earn Silver Medal in international science competition
Julia Steketee earns Congressional honor for volunteerism, personal achievement
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) presented Paideia junior Julia Steketee with the Congressional Award Bronze Medal for her volunteerism and personal development.
Lithonia school receives first-ever national award from Department of Education, EPA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) recognized Arabia Mountain High School as one of just 78 schools nationwide that were named “Green-Ribbon Schools” by the Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency at a reception in Washington, D.C., on June 4.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-4) today participated in a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing on the “Paycheck Fairness Act: Closing the Gender Wage Gap and Strengthening Economic Security for America’s Women.”
As an original cosponsor of the bill, Rep. Johnson continues a record of advocacy on behalf of working women, including his support of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and his work on the issue of discrimination against the unemployed.