Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for legislation that will encourage and expand U.S. innovation while also strengthening America’s scientific and economic leadership.
H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 228 to 130. It now goes to President Obama’s desk for his signature.
Congressman: Measure includes tax cuts for businesses, payroll tax cuts and an extension of unemployment benefits
Congressman urges restraint as U.S. reacts to publication of leaked cables, reminds colleagues 'this is a failure to protect our own secrets'
WASHINGTON – Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA-4) stated today that American outrage over WikiLeaks’ publication of classified U.S. diplomatic cables must not undermine the commitment of the United States to press freedom.
Congressman Hank Johnson represents Georgia's Fourth Congressional District and serves in the House leadership as Regional Whip for the Southeast. He praised today's House passage of the repeal of the U.S. military’s policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell:”
Congressman: ‘Incompetent bankers are throwing people out of their homes without regard for them as human beings’
Veterans Health National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Update
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.
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.
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.