Press Releases

Congressman Hank Johnson clarified and apologized today regarding his remarks about the Israeli settlement enterprise during a panel held outside the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An amendment to the FY 2017 Interior Appropriations bill addressing the disparate impact of coal ash disposal proposed by Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) passed by voice vote on July 12.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) made following remarks concerning the shootings in Dallas, Texas and the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile:

LITHONIA, GA – On Wednesday, June 29 at 11:30 a.m. in his Lithonia office, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) will continue the conversation on gun violence that began on the floor of the House of Representatives last week. For 26 hours, House Democrats demanded that Speaker Ryan hold a vote on important measures to prevent tragedies like the one that took place recently in Orlando, FL.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that his bipartisan bill, the Battlefield Excellence Through Superior Training (BEST) Practices Act (HR 1095), has garnered the endorsement of leading national organizations representing a diverse group of physicians.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the horrific act of hate and terror in Orlando last week, the deadliest mass shooting in American history, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today joined House Democrats’ sit-in on the House Floor to demand that Speaker Ryan and House Republicans allow a vote on bipartisan legislation to address gun violence.