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July 20, 2011

Congressman talks jobs, calls legislation ‘slash-and-burn’ politics

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) made the following statement on the Republicans’ ‘Cut, Cap and Balance Act.’


July 15, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, today presented on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives evidence of war crimes committed by the Sudanese Armed Forces in Sudan’s South Kordofan state.


July 14, 2011

Voting record on Park issues earns NPCA Award

LITHONIA, GA – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) was honored in Washington, D.C., Wednesday with a Friend of the National Parks award from the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) for Johnson’s contribution to protecting and enhancing America’s national parks.


July 14, 2011

“It’s time to turn back the assault on workers and the middle class. These new NLRB guidelines – while relatively moderate – will go a long way in restoring fairness and equity to the fundamental democratic process of forming a union, a process that today is under siege in this country.”

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July 12, 2011

Introduce legislation to prevent discrimination against unemployed workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Hank Johnson (GA-4) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today introduced the Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011, which would prohibit employers and employment agencies from discriminating against unemployed job-seekers by refusing to consider them for employment.


July 12, 2011

Congressman Johnson fights to save federal funding to keep police on streets


July 7, 2011

La carta del congresista Johnson a Obama firmada por 24 colegas: "La violencia contra los trabajadores colombianos, activistas y defensores de los derechos humanos y laborales deben parar '


July 7, 2011

Congressman Johnson’s letter to Mr. Obama signed by 24 colleagues: ‘Violence against Colombian workers, activists and advocates of human and labor rights must stop’


July 1, 2011

As seen in CrossRoadsNews' July 1, 2011 edition. Read the piece in its entirety


June 27, 2011

Congressman signs resolution affirming commitment to two-state settlement, calls for direct talks