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April 19, 2018

About a dozen people attended the first of two town hall meetings in metro Atlanta on Saturday organized by the growing student-led March For Our Lives movement birthed after the Parkland school shooting in February.


April 19, 2018

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., called on Congress to pass legislation to address salary discrepancies between genders and races as he observed Equal Pay Day on Tuesday.


April 19, 2018
Editorials

Recent revelations that Facebook allowed the data of 87 million of its American users to be highjacked and misused for partisan political purposes by online predators highlights the need for Congress to take swift action to address the need for digital privacy.

Issues: Justice & Court Reform

April 17, 2018

DECATUR, GA – Today, as Georgians file their 2017 taxes, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) blasted the GOP tax scam's massive giveaways to corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent delivered at the expense of Medicare, Medicaid, Socials Security and working families.


April 13, 2018
New Report Shows GOP Amendment Would Force Dire Cuts to Pillars of Seniors' Retirement Security
DECATUR, GA -- Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted no on a Republican Balanced Budget constitutional amendment designed to force deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

April 10, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement recognizing Equal Pay Day, which marks how far into the year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the previous year.


April 10, 2018

...Fourth District U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson reflected on what King would see looking at America now – 50 years since his death and 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation.


April 6, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today joined Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), David Cicilline (D-RI), and 64 House Democrats calling for the immediate dismissal of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.


April 5, 2018

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – On the 50th anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) joined DeKalb County CEO Mike Thurmond and local leaders in a tribute to the slain Civil Rights giant:

Below are Rep. Johnson's remarks: