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January 6, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to an updated study by Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia (UVA), Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) was the highest ranked member of the Georgia Congressional delegation when it comes to legislative effectiveness in the 113th Congress (2013-2014).


January 5, 2016

Calls on Congress to finish the job by passing legislation to confront America’s gun violence epidemic

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) applauded President Obama’s announcement that the Administration will take executive action to help reduce and prevent gun violence in America.


December 16, 2015

During budget talks, Congressman calls for more DOJ funding to conduct Section 14141 “pattern or practice” investigations of troubled law enforcement agencies


December 11, 2015
Signs House Democrats’ Petition to Force Vote on Bill to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Suspected Terrorists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With House Republicans continuing to protect suspected terrorists’ ability to buy lethal firearms, Rep.

December 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) today made the following statement concerning the announcement of a proposed merger of DuPont and Dow Chemical. Rep. Johnson is the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), which exercises jurisdiction over antitrust laws and competition:


December 8, 2015
Legislation Also Reauthorizes the Job-Creating Export-Import Bank, Which Helps American Workers and Businesses Compete and Succeed in the Global Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep.

December 3, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Hank Johnson released the following statement on the announcement that Secretary Carter will allow for all military positions to be open to women:


November 23, 2015

**** NEW DEADLINE: JANUARY 21, 2016 ****

Issues: Education

November 2, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Johnson issued the following statement on a media call while discussing The New York Times investigative series “Beware the Fine Print,” a three-part series examining how clauses buried in tens of millions of contracts have deprived Americans of one of their most fundamental constitutional rights: their day in court: