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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.
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.
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."
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.
51 members of Congress urge that number to be at least 110,000 refugees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced H. Res. 1073 to increase the number of refugees fleeing violence and persecution that can be admitted into the United States.
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Rep. Hank Johnson points to lawmaker's record on civil rights.
By Tamar Hallerman | tamar.hallerman@ajc.com
ONLY IN THE AJC RICHARD B. RUSSELL FEDERAL BUILDING
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate's current debate over Richard B. Russell's namesake Capitol Hill office building has prompted a Georgia lawmaker to propose scrubbing the political giant's name from another government building.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), delivered remarks of the Floor of the House of Representatives to honor the late Ron Dellums, Oakland Mayor and 13-term Bay Area Member of Congress. Below are the Congressman's remarks:
"What you're doing, man, I really appreciate," Congressman Johnson told Savage, who smiled quietly at the acknowledgment. "These are the folks that we represent. These are our people and their children. You're doing good things in our community, and we want you to continue to do good things in our community."