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December 15, 2010

Congressman: ‘Incompetent bankers are throwing people out of their homes without regard for them as human beings’


December 10, 2010

Veterans Health National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Update


December 6, 2010

Congressman Johnson: 'I’m ready for the battles ahead'

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District, was elected whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) for the 112th Congress.


November 22, 2010

New Medical Loss Ratio regulations issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) require health insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of consumers’ premiums on direct care for patients and efforts to improve the quality of care.


November 17, 2010

Congressman responds to reports of job ads that read: ‘no unemployed candidates need apply’

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent a letter to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Jacqueline Berrien to request an investigation into possible discrimination against the unemployed.


November 10, 2010

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson, GA-04, issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day, which will be celebrated tomorrow:


November 10, 2010

Announces Two New Programs for Women Vets, Guard, Reservists and Families:


October 26, 2010

Congressman: $4.1 million to help for Atlanta-Charlotte high-speed line

ATLANTA -- Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that $4.1 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation is heading to Georgia and two other states to develop a multistate plan for high-speed rail between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.


October 20, 2010

Congressman applauds $47 million federal grant for Atlanta Streetcar project

ATLANTA -- Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) declared it a 'new day' in Atlanta after U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood presented the city with a $47.6 million check at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site for the Atlanta Streetcar project.