Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, the House Caucus for Advancement of Studio, Talent and Film Diversity (CAST) will hold a panel discussion laying out the problem of diversity in media. Minorities are severely under-represented in the film industry and there is room for more faces that accurately represent our nation. It is important for our youth to have role models that they can relate and look up to, serving as inspirations for their future dreams whether to be actors/actresses, directors, or writers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) supports his fellow House Judiciary Committee Democratic members in walking out of a committee hearing today after Republicans, for the second time since July, used hardball tactics to cover up and protect President Donald Trump from Democratic attempts to force an investigation of his firing of former FBI Director James Comey:
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) has launched his "Get Lit-A-Tour" to connect one-on-one with youth and young adults.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
More Than A Dozen Colleagues Join Effort to Hold Agencies Accountable for War on Drugs in Foreign Lands
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:
"Everyone, including our transgender men and women who bravely serve our country in uniform, deserve our respect and support. Instead, this Contrarian-in-Chief subjects them to discrimination by threatening to prevent them from serving in our armed services. We cannot allow this kind of blatant bigotry to go unchecked in the land of the free and the home of the brave."
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: