Press Releases
"Last year I challenged the Academy to be diverse and inclusive. Improvements have been made but there is still more work to be done," said Congressman Johnson who in 2016 joined Congressman John Conyers, Jr. in sending a letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to promote racial and gender diversity on screen.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Feb. 15, 2017, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) was joined by Congresswomen Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee to honor great inventors at "African American Inventors: Past and Present."
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement in the wake of the sudden resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn:
CLARKSTON, GA – On Sunday, February 12 from 4-7 p.m., Rep Hank Johnson (GA-04), along with Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry, is hosting a Fourth District Muslim, Refugee and Immigrant Listening Session at the Clarkston Community Center to fight against the divisive Trump Administration and the GOP Congressional immigration and refugee policies.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), along with House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr (D-MI), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA) and House Judiciary Committee Members Reps.
CLARKSTON, GA – On Friday, March 3rd from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rep Hank Johnson (GA-04), will be hosting his 2nd Annual Career and Community Resources Fair at Georgia Piedmont Technical College.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after the vice president was called to Capitol Hill to break the tie on a vote to confirm a member of the cabinet – Betsy DeVos as the next Education Secretary – for the first time in U.S. history:
This month, I hope you'll join me in celebrating Black History Month.
DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today released the following statement after President Trump's sweeping Executive Order (EO) shut down borders to refugees and others from seven mostly Muslim countries. Rep. Johnson and Rep. John Lewis went down to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Jan.