Press Releases
“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.
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
“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.
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!
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.