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June 6, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today introduced the Minorities in Aviation Education Act, H.R. 6005, which would create a grant program aimed at improving the preparation and representation of minorities in aviation-related fields.


May 24, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) – ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet – issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).


May 24, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) – ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet – participated in a House Judiciary Democrats news conference to release a new letter to President Donald Trump regarding his reluctance to sit with the Special Counsel for an interview, and raise other concerns related to the current culture of corruption within the Trump Administration.


May 9, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced he will restore U.S. economic sanctions on Tehran, a move that effectively pulls the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal (JCPA), a 2015 agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, China, Germany and the European Union that halted Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions:


May 3, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C.— April 29 to May 5 marks National Small Business Week, when the country pays tribute to small businesses and entrepreneurs that fuel American prosperity. To mark the occasion, Rep. Johnson joined fellow Democrats in Congress to advocate for reforms that will help the nation's 30 million small businesses.


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April 24, 2018

On April 21 at his Congressional Arts reception, Rep. Johnson (GA-04) announced the winners of his 2018 Congressional Arts Competition at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia.

Students were awarded four college scholarships worth more than $70,000.

Issues: Education

April 17, 2018

DECATUR, GA – Today, as Georgians file their 2017 taxes, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) blasted the GOP tax scam's massive giveaways to corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent delivered at the expense of Medicare, Medicaid, Socials Security and working families.


April 13, 2018
New Report Shows GOP Amendment Would Force Dire Cuts to Pillars of Seniors' Retirement Security
DECATUR, GA -- Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted no on a Republican Balanced Budget constitutional amendment designed to force deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
"The GOP tax scam mortgaged the future of our seniors and our families in order to give even more money to Wall Street, pharmaceutical companies, big corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent," said Rep. Johnson.

April 10, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement recognizing Equal Pay Day, which marks how far into the year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the previous year.