Press Releases

LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that Sunday, January 29, is the third anniversary of the enactment of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a critical law championing the principle of equal pay for women.

WASHINGTON, DC - El Representante Hank Johnson (GA-04) emitió la siguiente declaración sobre la congresista Gabby Giffords a propósito de su retiro del Congreso:

"En mis cinco años en el Congreso, nunca he visto tanta efusión de genuina buena voluntad como fui testigo durante la última noche en la que Gabby Giffords hizo su aparición en la cámara con ocasión del Estado de la Unión. Nunca olvidaré estar acurrucado con ella en contra del amargo frío en ese día histórico de la el 20 de enero de 2009. Su fuerza y su mensaje de civismo son una inspiración para el mundo.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on Congresswoman Gabby Giffords retiring from Congress:

“In my five years in Congress, I’ve never seen such an outpouring of genuine goodwill as I witnessed last night on the House floor for Gabby Giffords in her appearance at the State of the Union speech. I’ll never forget huddling with her against the bitter cold on that historic Inauguration Day on January 20, 2009. Her strength and message of civility are an inspiration to the world.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) today issued the following statement following President Obama’s third State of the Union address.

“I agree with the President – this is a make or break moment for the middle class and for those trying to reach it. We can go back to an economy that favors the few built on outsourcing, bad debts and phony profits or can we build an economy in President Obama’s vision – an economy built by American workers, powered by American energy and reflecting American values.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee member Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission decision.

“An activist Supreme Court, misusing its authority by legislating policy from the bench, ignored decades of legal precedent when it ruled in 2010 that corporations have the same constitutional right of free speech as people.

"I applaud Chairman Lamar Smith's decision to suspend Judiciary Committee consideration of SOPA. Any future legislation to address the issue of online theft of intellectual property should proceed in the regular order with hearings in front of the relevant subcommittees before being brought to the full committee for consideration."

LITHONIA, GA – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) reminded that one year ago, Republicans tried to take health benefits from millions of Americans and force seniors to pay more for their prescription drugs by attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Johnson pointed out that had Republicans succeeded, they would have reduced health coverage and increased health costs for millions of Americans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration announced today that they have rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) was one of 36 House Democrats who wrote the State Department in October of last year saying that the expected re-exportation of the Canadian oil would not enhance U.S. energy security.