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October 1, 2018

COVINGTON, Ga. - Congressman Hank Johnson presented M'Kayla Solomon with an American flag that flew over the Capitol and a certificate at the Covington branch of the Newton County Library System during a Great American Read program Friday night. Solomon, 4, has read 1,000 books before starting kindergarten.

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September 26, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Johnson submitted this speech for the record in the U.S. House of Representatives on September 26, 2018.

I rise in support of the H.R. 6545, the Violence Against Women Act.


September 24, 2018

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., wants to increase the number of refugees who are allowed to enter the United States, and he's filed a resolution in the House of Representatives to urge President Donald Trump make it happen.


September 21, 2018

Had it passed, Rep. Hank Johnson's Safe Road Act of 2015 would have forced federal regulators to write a rule requiring automatic emergency braking systems on all heavy trucks.

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September 21, 2018

But U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia, said federal funding for MARTA could be in jeopardy if the FTA finds the agency acted improperly.

"We're expanding our transit system," Johnson told Channel 2 Action News Tuesday. "It's very important for Georgia's economic future, and it should not be jeopardized by failure to comply with federal law."


September 21, 2018
While generic polls currently indicate Democrats have the advantage in winning control of the House, lawmakers are trying not to count their chickens before they hatch.
"A lot could happen between now and Election Day," said Johnson, the congressman from Georgia.

September 21, 2018

Rep. Henry "Hank" Johnson (D)

"As we continue the fight for equal pay, equal promotion, and equal rights in the workplace, we need to ensure that we do not lose our footing on the critical milestones we have achieved through the enforcement of civil rights in our justice system.


September 20, 2018

51 members of Congress urge that number to be at least 110,000 refugees