Press Releases
Congressman brings Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and veterans’ services personnel to discuss benefits
Congresista: Fondos federales para impulsar la Unidad de crímenes en contra de niños del condado de Dekalb
Congressman: Federal funds to boost county’s Crimes Against Children Unit
ATLANTA, GA – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, and DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis announced today in a joint news conference with U.S. Attorney Sally Yates’ office that DeKalb County will receive a $496,793 grant from Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office from its Child Sexual Predator Program (CSPP).
Congressman honors Jack Sartain with Community Service Award
Reps. Johnson, Lewis, Black Caucus colleagues connect job seekers with employers
ATLANTA, GA – More than 3,000 people participated in today's job fair hosted by Congressman John Lewis, Congressman Hank Johnson, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus at Atlanta Technical College.
Congressman Johnson holds fourth jobs fair since 2009; first with CBC partners
ATLANTA, GA – As African-American unemployment tops 16% – and in many cases is even higher among young men – members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) have launched a ‘For the People’ Jobs Initiative to raise awareness and garner support for H. Res. 348, which calls on Congress to pass more than 40 bills proposed by CBC to help alleviate the crisis.
Congressman Johnson offers two bills to fight bias against unemployed in job ads that ‘is un-American, it’s unfair and should not be legal in America’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) appeared on CBS’ national program ‘The Early Show’ today for a piece on discrimination against unemployed Americans in jobs postings and hiring practices.
To watch the video, click HERE.
“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.
If you believe we should ask college students to pay more before we stop hedge fund managers from being taxed at a lower rate than their secretaries, then Mr. Boehner’s plan is for you.
Since arriving in Congress in 2007, all my work has been about fairness, and I’m not going to stop now by voting for this “kiss your Medicare goodbye” bill.