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August 1, 2011

“For responsible stateswomen and statesmen, default is not an option, but we missed an opportunity to strike a grand bargain.

Now that the Tea Party Republicans have taken their ransom from the American people – and left millionaires, billionaires and Big Oil unscathed – we must focus on creating jobs.


July 30, 2011

In the absence of congressional movement by the August 2nd deadline, the President has authority under Section 4 of the 14th Amendment to pay all U.S. debts


July 29, 2011

“If you believe we should ask our seniors to pay more before we ask millionaires, billionaires and Big Oil to give up their special interest tax breaks, then Mr. Boehner’s short-term default bill is for you.


July 26, 2011


According to the latest figures available, an estimated 43.5 million Americans are living in poverty.

Ladies and gentlemen, that’s more than the entire population of California!


July 25, 2011

Congressman Johnson: Bill is ‘nothing more than an attempt to remove 40 years of federal laws that protect our seas, air, land, and wildlife’


July 22, 2011

chj_luis_webRep. Johnson signs letter Opposing Judiciary Chair’s Bill to Limit President’s Immigration Enforcement Powers


July 21, 2011

Rep. Johnson (D-GA) firma carta oponiéndose al proyecto de ley introducido por el Presidente del Comité Judicial, el que pretende limitar los poderes del Presidente con respecto al control migratorio.


July 21, 2011

‘Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and the working poor in America did not cause the so-called debt crisis’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) joined Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and spoke out today as part of the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus on the Importance of Protecting Vital Social Services:


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.