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July 28, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) has introduced the "Southeast Crescent Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2017."

H.R. 3454 will reauthorize the Commission until 2023.


July 27, 2017

Congressman: The Emoluments Clause isn't in the Constitution for nothing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson's (GA-04) Resolution of Inquiry as Ranking Member of the T&I Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management was rejected by Republicans.

Johnson is seeking information on the lease agreement between the Trump Old Post Office LLC and the General Services Administration (GSA) for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building into the Trump International Hotel.


July 21, 2017

Judiciary Dems: Failing to Act Now Will Allow Others to Inflict Lasting Damage to the Department of Justice


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July 20, 2017

CONYERS—Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) continued his small-business initiative with another informational roundtable on July 19 with local Rockdale County small-business owners at the (e)station in Olde Town Conyers.

It was the second installment of the Advancement of the Small Business Community initiative, which launched in June with DeKalb County small-business owners at Georgia Piedmont Technical College in Clarkston.


July 18, 2017

CONYERS — Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced that Rockdale County is receiving a more than $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help tackle drug abuse in the community.

Issues: Health Care

July 12, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) grilled the acting director of the General Services Administration (GSA), which is the civilian landlord of the federal government, over President Trump's lease with the GSA for the Trump International Hotel in the Old Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.


July 10, 2017

WASHINGTON - Today, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee applauded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for finalizing a rule to prohibit the use of pre-dispute, binding ("forced") arbitration in contracts for consumer financial products such as checking or savings accounts, student loans, or credit cards.


July 7, 2017

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Hank Johnson (D-GA) joined U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, this week to call on U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to stop taking away the rights of working people to collectively hold their employers accountable for wage theft, employment discrimination, and other unlawful workplace conduct.