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LITHONIA – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) issued the following statement to honor the memory and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the eve of the 47th anniversary of his famous “I Have A Dream” speech.
“Martin Luther King Jr. is the embodiment of sacrifice and spirit that helped lead us to become a better society, a better nation and world,” said Johnson.
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement today on Georgia being awarded $400 million in Race to the Top funds to reform education:
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LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) is pleased today to announce that he helped secure more than $2 million for area transportation projects, including the I-20 east Corridor in south DeKalb, the Atlanta BeltLine and Jimmy Carter Boulevard over I-85 in Gwinnett County.
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) played host to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar (MN-08) on August 16, showing the Chairman the Atlanta BeltLine, the Perimeter Center, I-85 and Jimmy Carter Boulevard, the I-20 East Corridor and Arabia Mountain Heritage Area bike paths.
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) is pleased today to announce that he secured $700,000 for Rockdale County schools from the Department of Education.
Congressman Johnson requested the funding as part of the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Education appropriations bill.
WASHINGTON, DC - El Congresista Hank Johnson (GA-04) ha votado a favor de la Ley de Asistencia para empleos en Educación y Medicaid, que salvará o creará más de 300.000 empleos en Estados Unidos - 140.000 puestos de trabajo para docentes y 150.000 puestos de trabajo para oficiales de policía, bomberos y enfermeras.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today voted for the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, which will save or create more than 300,000 American jobs – 140,000 teacher jobs and 150,000 jobs for police officers, firefighters and nurses.
ATLANTA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is co-hosted a two-day community event on July 30 and 31 with Reps. John Lewis and David Scott to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today introduced a 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.