Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today re-introduced his bipartisan bill to address a growing problem of parasitic diseases – mostly in poor, minority populations along the U.S.-Mexico border, the rural South, Appalachia and distressed urban areas.
The bill passed the House of Representatives in 2010, but stalled in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a core tenet of the Affordable Care Act in King v. Burwell:
“Today, for the second time, the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act,” Johnson said. “The Court’s decision ensures that all eligible Americans, regardless of where they live, have the access to tax credits that help them afford life-saving health care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, after it was announced the economy added 280,000 new jobs in the 63rd consecutive month of private sector job creation, Rep. Johnson called on Republicans to stop endangering hundreds of thousands of American jobs and act immediately to avert the impending expiration of two key engines of job creation: the Export-Import Bank and the Highway and Transit Trust Fund.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement as President Obama today prepares to announce in Camden, New Jersey, specific executive actions that can improve federal support for the appropriate use, acquisition, and transfer of controlled equipment for state, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies (LEAs):