Press Releases
Congressman Johnson: Bill is ‘nothing more than an attempt to remove 40 years of federal laws that protect our seas, air, land, and wildlife’
Rep. Johnson signs letter Opposing Judiciary Chair’s Bill to Limit President’s Immigration Enforcement Powers
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.
‘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:
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.’
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.
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.
“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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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.
Congressman Johnson fights to save federal funding to keep police on streets