Press Releases
3 in 4 consumers unaware forced arbitration clauses in their contracts with businesses, which generates unreasonable costs and ties up court systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) this week released this statement on the 50th anniversary of the launch of Head Start, which provides early childhood education to millions of American families:
In the wake of Ferguson, President Obama's executive action on Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition mirrors Rep. Johnson's Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act.
On Wednesday, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted in favor of H.R. 2048, USA FREEDOM Act. This bipartisan bill ends the government’s bulk collection of telephone metadata – replacing it with a new process in which the government must get approval on a case-by-case basis from the FISA Court before asking phone companies for specific call records. Below is Rep.
Congressman holds reception for Fourth District students at ART Station in Stone Mountain
Congressman’s fights police militarization; secures passage of five (5) key amendments in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) adopted for FY16
Cosponsors legislation with Democrats in House, Senate to raise the federal minimum wage to $12.00 by the year 2020, eliminate the subminimum tipped wage system and ensure the wage rises in keeping with the growth of median wages.
Congressman helps procure $10M in research funding for Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Minority Institutions in NDAA