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"This bill is the culmination of every hyperbolic and despicable thing that [White House Chief Strategist] Steve Bannon and President Trump have said about immigrants," said Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that North Carolina's plan to draw congressional districts qualified as racial gerrymandering, the drawing of districts upon racial lines, violating the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Congressman Johnson praises this ruling, believing that this case is a step in the right direction towards achieving true equality for all.
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We are here again and I must say that I am extremely excited about this year's competition. That's not to discount any of the previous competitions but this competition has some truly special pieces.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Hank Johnson, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, released this statement on the appointment of Robert Mueller to investigate Russian meddling:
Over the past couple of weeks, ten Somali nationals have been detained by ICE throughout Metro Atlanta and are now facing deportation. Some were picked up at their jobs, in their homes, and in some cases, it is alleged that ICE used false pretenses to detain them.
Last night, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-GA, hosted and moderated an event with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at Georgia Piedmont Technical College's Conference Center in Clarkston.
Johnson, on the other hand, said in a statement that the firing of Comey constituted an "assault on our republic" by Trump, who Democrats have accused of benefiting from alleged Russian interference in the election.
"This course of conduct must not be allowed to stand unchallenged," Johnson said. "President Trump cannot be allowed to bully Congress and the American people into silence."
Radio interview with Atlanta NPR affiliate, 90.1. Interview begins at the 16:37 mark. Listen here
On May 10, Congressman Hank Johnson hosted and moderated an event with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and members of immigrant communities from DeKalb and Gwinnett County at Georgia Piedmont Technical College's Conference Center.
The meeting provided a rare opportunity for members of the community to air out their grievances with recent ICE operations, as well as the recent executive orders passed down by President Trump's administration.
Congressman Johnson shares his views on the recent firing of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, during a May 10 interview with 11 Alive News.