Press Releases

Congressman marks American progress on 40th annual Earth Day:

WASHINGTON – On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Rep. Hank Johnson announced that his District and D.C. offices were recognized by the U.S. House of Representatives for "greening" the U.S. Capitol and the State of Georgia by reducing electricity usage, reducing waste, and increasing recycling.

Legislation – spurred by ‘Snyder case’ – would strengthen democracy, fair access to courts:

Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District and serves as Chairman for the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy of the Judiciary Committee, introduced H.R. 5069 – the “Fair Payment of Court Fees Act of 2010.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the country marks Equal Pay Day on April 20, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) says that more must be done to close the wage gap that still exists between women and men.

LITHONIA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), who represents parts of DeKalb, Rockdale and Gwinnett counties, has named Atlanta attorney Martin D. Chitwood to the congressional Georgia Judicial Review Committee.

Replacing former state Sen. David Adelman, who is now U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, Chitwood is the lead partner in Chitwood Harley Harnes LLC in Atlanta.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) urged Georgians to take advantage of the 25 different tax cuts in the Recovery Act – part of the more than $800 billion in tax cuts for working families and small businesses that this Congress passed since last year.