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U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat, said in a statement that pulling back the coverage would result in unintended pregnancies. He called it "mindless" when combined with the administration's proposal to cut back on a federal nutrition program for infants and children.
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Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War at his "Extending the Legacy" program on Friday, June 2, 1 p.m., at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia.
The commemoration's primary objective, as penned by Congress, is to thank and honor the Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the nation. The commemoration recognizes all who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the period of Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975 and their families.
DECATUR, G.A.—U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) has released the following statement after President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, a global effort to significantly reduce the effects of climate change:
President Trump's reckless and arrogant abandonment of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, signed by 193 of the world's 195 countries, is a historic blunder that places appeasement to fossil fuel interests over the health of our environment and its people.
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War at his "Extending the Legacy" program on June 2, 1 p.m. at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia.
The commemoration's primary objective, as penned by Congress, is to thank and honor our Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the nation. The commemoration recognizes all who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the period of November 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975, regardless of duty location; and their families.
President Trump has suffered another defeat in the federal courts while trying to push through his "revised" travel ban. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Donald Trump's ban of Muslims has no place in our country. I fully support the decision of the Fourth Circuit. The Fourth Circuit held that President Trump's Muslim ban," is "steeped in animus and directed at a single religious group."
Dear Friends,
As I continue my work in Congress, I want you to know that I will keep fighting for the truth.
I am increasingly disturbed by recent reports of potential obstruction of justice and intelligence leaking from a Trump Administration, which is constantly at the center of scandal.
There were only 13 Congressional Black Caucus members out of 46 voting in the House, who voted to maintain the powers of the Librarian of Congress.
"We are rapidly approaching an impeachment process," Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.).
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Michelle Carmona was named the grand prize winner of Rep. Hank Johnson's, D-Ga., Fourth Congressional District Art Competition during a ceremony at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia on Saturday. Her photograph, "Nature," received a $24,000 scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Nearly 100 Republicans and Democrats have come together in support of an important bill — Rep. Hank Johnson's (D-Ga.) Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training (BEST) Practices Act (H.R. 1243). If enacted, this bill would help doctors, medics and others save the lives of injured military service members by replacing ineffective and expensive trauma-training drills on animals with superior and less costly human simulation models.