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August 31, 2017

More Than A Dozen Colleagues Join Effort to Hold Agencies Accountable for War on Drugs in Foreign Lands


August 28, 2017

Congressman Hank Johnson released the following statement after President Trump signed a memorandum ordering the Pentagon to block transgender Americans from enlisting in the military:


August 28, 2017

Congressman Hank Johnson released the following statement after President Trump signed a Presidential pardon for the release of former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty of criminal contempt after illegally targeting Latinos:


August 22, 2017
Congressman: Director would have to be fired for cause not at the pleasure of POTUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today filed the FBI Director Integrity Act, which would mandate that a sitting FBI director can only be fired for cause rather the serving at the political whim of the president.

August 22, 2017

Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued the following statement after President Trump's announcement that additional troops will be deployed to Afghanistan:


August 18, 2017

DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today joined Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and 75 other members of Congress to introduce a resolution censuring Donald Trump for the comments he made this week comparing counter protestors with neo-Nazis and white supremacists.


August 16, 2017

DECATUR, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on President Trump's impromptu news conference reiterating his original comments on Charlottesville:


August 11, 2017

Congressman: It's critical all voices be included in film & media in front of and behind camera.

DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) cohosted a Twitter chat on the importance of diversity in film and media this week with BlackBloggersConnect (@JoinBBC).