Press Releases
By product of producing electricity a noxious material that could be dumped in a landfill near you
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today introduced The Coal Ash Landfill Safety Act (CALSA) – H.R. 4827 – to protect citizens from dangerous coal ash that will be disposed in municipal landfills that are not equipped to handle the toxic substance.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Member Hank Johnson released the following statement in response to today’s terror attacks:
“We stand united with our Belgian brothers and sisters and all humanity against such a bankrupt ideology of horror, extremism and cowardly violence. I join the President and all American officials in condemning this senseless act and pledge the full cooperation and support of the United States of America to help bring these criminals to justice.”
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More than 60 colleagues sign on to effort to hold Honduran government accountable, urging Sec. Kerry to push pause on Central American nation’s security funding pending outcome of review
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent the following letter to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights urging them to recommend that more be done to protect citizens from the possibility that noxious coal ash could be disposed of in municipal landfills that are not equipped to handle the toxic substance. Unused coal ash contains toxic chemicals, including cancer-causing agents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Arthur D. Sidney, Rep. Hank Johnson’s (GA-04) Chief of Staff since 2009, has been awarded the 2016 Robert Harold Ogle Trailblazer Award by Congressional Black Associates for his outstanding work in Congress and his support and mentorship to numerous African-American staffers.
Congressman Johnson welcomes return of 2016 Congressional Arts Competition; scholarships worth $20,000 at stake
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson looks forward to hosting this year’s 2016 Congressional Arts Competition, an annual event displaying the community’s finest young artists.
Since 2007, Rep. Johnson has awarded $272,000 in arts scholarships to more than 30 Fourth District students.
LITHONIA, GA – On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, Congressman Johnson will present DeKalb County Police Officer Jonathan Lamar Lewis with a Congressional Badge of Bravery for his acts of heroism in the line of duty on December 12, 2014.