Press Releases

Rejects GOP Plan for Higher Taxes on the Middle Class to Pay for More Tax Breaks for the Wealthy

LITHONIA, GA – On Tax Day, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) reiterated his call for Congress to take steps to restore tax fairness for America’s middle class families.

Women in Georgia Still Earn Only 81 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by Men

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As we mark Equal Pay Day on April 8, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) said that more needs to be done to close the wage gap that still exists between women and men – including passage of the critical Paycheck Fairness Act. Equal Pay Day symbolizes when, more than three months into the year, women’s wages finally catch up to what men were paid in the previous year.

Nearly 50 colleagues – including GA Reps. Lewis and Scott -- join Congressman’s letter to Appropriations Committee urging funding for critical programs that address ethnic, racial health disparities