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Congressman reports that more than $60,000 in grants will be awarded between two Fourth District libraries
DECATUR, GA —Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that Conyers-Rockdale Library System and the DeKalb County Public Library system are receiving grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to the tune of $61,922.
• The DOJ official also said he's not afraid of Trump firing him.
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) pressed Rosenstein on whether Trump had asked him to investigate specific individuals, to which Rosenstein replied that he had seen no "improper" orders from the White House.
"Are you afraid of president Trump firing you?" the congressman asked.
"No, I'm not," Rosenstein responded. He also said no one has asked him to fire Mueller.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on whether the President obstructed justice in the Russia investigation, the appropriateness of the President to publicly comment on the Russia investigation and whether he feared for his job:
Rep. Johnson Grills Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein in Judiciary Hearing: Link HERE
Johnson delivers books to Anderson-Livsey Elementary School
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., recently got to play Santa Claus to three local school libraries, including one in Gwinnett County.
Johnson delivered books to Anderson-Livsey Elementary School in Snellville as part of his Nov. 27 tour of three schools. The congressman's office said the books were made available to the schools through the Library of Congress' surplus books program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, & Emergency Management, Rep. Johnson examined impact of opioid crisis in Appalachia.
Rep. Johnson focused on the importance of the Affordable Care Act in combating the opioid crisis and how economic development is effected by the explosive use of opioids in places such as North Georgia, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Statement of
The Honorable Hank Johnson
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management hearing on
"The Opioid Epidemic in Appalachia: Addressing Hurdles to Economic Development in the Region"
December 12, 2017
Good morning. I would like to thank the Chairman for holding this hearing on the opioid epidemic in Appalachia.
H.R. 38, So-Called ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act' This Extreme, Dangerous GOP Bill Overrides State Concealed Carry Laws and Endangers Public Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement upon passage of the GOP's H.R. 38, the so-called "Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act" that creates a dangerous threat to public safety by forcing each state to recognize the concealed carry standards from every other state, even those that have dramatically weaker standards:
Rep. Johnson Questions FBI Director in Judiciary Hearing
Dear Friends,
While preparing for the holiday season, you may have heard that Republicans are working to deliver "gifts" to working Americans that raises taxes on tens of millions of middle-class families in order to hand deficit-exploding giveaways to corporations and the richest 1 percent.
The GOP tax scam includes ways to repeal the Affordable Care Act and ransacks Medicaid and Medicare of $1.5 trillion. President Trump has described his tax legislation as a great Christmas gift for Americans, but it is more like the "Grinch Who Stole Christmas."
LITHONIA, GA —Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is pleased to announce that 16-year-old Jonathan Daniel is the winner of the 2017 Fourth District Congressional App Challenge.
"Science and technology are transforming our world and I'm very proud of the students who participated in this year's challenge," said Johnson. "The app challenge allows us to showcase some of the Fourth Congressional District's brightest young minds as they take on cutting-edge technology that is becoming an increasing part of all our lives."