Press Releases

Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued the following statement on President Obama’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012. The release of the president’s budget coincides with debate in the House on legislation funding the government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011 under a continuing resolution.

‘I won’t stop until this bill becomes law’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced he re-introduced his bipartisan bill to address a growing problem of parasitic diseases – mostly in poor, minority populations along the U.S.-Mexico border, the rural South, Appalachia and distressed urban areas.

U.S. Embassy Cairo | February 9, 2011 | Important Information about Consular Services: February 6, 2011

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 514, which would reauthorize expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act without important modifications necessary to safeguard our civil liberties.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee member and former Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today his support of President Barack Obama’s nominations of a Georgia federal public defender and a U.S. Magistrate Judge to serve as district judges on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement following today’s hearing on the Department of Defense’s proposed budget reductions and efficiencies initiatives:

WASHINGTON – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) issued the following statement following President Obama’s State of the Union Address on Jan. 25, 2011.

Congressman: Funds support housing, job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care for homeless