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May 1, 2015

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.


April 29, 2015

Congressman helps procure $10M in research funding for Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Minority Institutions in NDAA


April 29, 2015

Sen. Al Franken introduces Senate companion; Bills would remedy Supreme Court ruling, restore consumers’ rights to justice through courts


April 28, 2015

LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced the winners of his 2015 Congressional Arts Competition and awarded four college scholarships worth $29,500 on April 25 at the Lou Walker Senior Center.

Since 2007, Congressman Johnson has awarded more than $280,000 in arts scholarships to Fourth District students.

Issues: Education

April 13, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) ripped Congress for not addressing the mounting number of shooting deaths of unarmed citizens at the hands of police. Rep.


April 8, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Johnson released the following statement on the importance of building high-speed Internet services throughout Georgia’s Fourth District. As the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee with jurisdiction over competition and regulatory policy, Rep.


April 2, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Link) – House Armed Services Committee Member Hank Johnson (Ga-04) made the following statement after a framework to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon was announced:


March 25, 2015

Congressman Johnson welcomes return of 2015 Congressional Arts Competition; scholarships worth $20,000 at stake

Issues: Education

March 24, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Johnson announced that, on the 5th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, a new report shows that hundreds of thousands of people in Georgia are benefiting from this landmark health care law.

Issues: Health Care