Press Releases
Veterans receive help with health care, housing, claims, employment and access to benefits
CLARKSTON, GA – More than 400 veterans, military personnel and their families received assistance at Rep. Hank Johnson’s (GA-04) 2011 Veterans and Armed Forces Expo on Friday at DeKalb Technical College in Clarkston.
LITHONIA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District, issued the following statement regarding devastating storms that have killed dozens across the Southeast:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After consumers were dealt a blow today when the Supreme Court ruled that companies can ban class action suits in contracts, U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) said today they plan to introduce legislation next week that would restore consumers’ rights to seek justice in the courts.
As seen in The Hill Blog.
By Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA)
Even as technology becomes increasingly critical to the way we live our lives, power our world and defend our shores, the United States has allowed the production of minerals crucial in the creation of these advanced products to slide.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on his vote against the GOP's 2012 budget proposal:
“We must not balance our books on the backs of seniors, college students, the shrinking middle class and the poor, who are struggling in this economy. There’s no doubt, we have to live within our means, get back to the Clinton-era path that allowed us to pay down our debt and reduce our deficit. Nothing should be taken off the table, including defense spending and ending tax breaks for millionaires, billionaires and Big Oil.”
Rep. Johnson hosts former UN Ambassador to discuss negotiating peace in Afghanistan
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Thomas R. Pickering joined U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-4) on Capitol Hill Friday, April 15 to discuss the path to a political settlement of the war in Afghanistan.
Presupuestos son más que colecciones de números; son una declaración de nuestros valores. El presupuesto del Grupo Progresivo del Congreso (CPC) refleja los valores y las prioridades de familias que trabajan en este país.
El "Presupuesto del Pueblo/de la Gente" delinea una ruta de fortaleza a nuestro país en el siglo XXI, mientras confrontando los problemas más urgentes que la nación enfrenta hoy. Nuestro presupuesto elimina el déficit y estabiliza la deuda, promueve trabajos para los estadounidenses y restablece nuestra competitividad económica.
WASHINGTON DC – Representative Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on President Obama’s ‘The Country We Believe In’ Speech dealing with fiscal policy:
“President Obama’s speech laid out his vision of a just, fair and prosperous future that will unite the American people.”
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Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) delivered the following remarks at an April 13, 2011, news conference presenting the People’s Budget, a proposal offered by the Congressional Progressive Caucus to counter the “Road to Ruin” budget offered by Congressman Paul Ryan that ends Medicare:
WASHINGTON, DC - Hoy, el congresista Hank Johnson (D-GA) dio a conocer la siguiente declaración sobre el anuncio hecho por el presidente Obama a propósito de la promoción del Tratado de Libre Comercio con Colombia:
"Felicito el compromiso del Presidente con el comercio y el crecimiento, pero estoy profundamente preocupado por la violencia contra los trabajadores de Colombia, los afrocolombianos y los indígenas colombianos, que son habitualmente atacados y desplazados con impunidad.”