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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today released the following statement as President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama prepare to leave office after two terms in the White House:
"I'm honored to have had a front-row seat for the historic presidency of our first Black President Barack Obama," said Johnson, whose decade in Congress has nearly paralleled President Obama's time at 1600 Pennsylvania.
CLARKSTON, G.A.—On Jan. 15, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) co-hosted an event to take a stand against the GOP agenda and its budget.
The town hall was co-hosted by Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry.
The event was held to hold the GOP accountable for their budget that calls for drastic cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and dismantling the Affordable Care Act. Congressman Johnson praised the Obama administration at the event and echoed the voices of many guest speakers who have pledged to hold the GOP in Washington accountable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security's made the decision to label the country's electoral system as "critical infrastructure." The move, which DHS announced on Friday, puts the electoral system on par with the energy or financial sector, industries considered vital to national security and economic stability. Rep. Johnson's Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016" (H.R.
Johnson helps West Hunter Street Church receive grant for renovation efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has informed him that he will have a coveted seat on the powerful House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I).
Washington, DC – During the first weeks of the 115th Congress, Republicans are choosing to prioritize a series of anti-regulation bills that would empower Republicans to strip critical protections away from Americans. H.R. 5, the so-called Regulatory Accountability Act, would grind the rulemaking system to a halt while inviting regulatory capture through increased input from corporate interests, waste agency resources and taxpayer dollars, and do nothing to directly help small businesses. In doing so, H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that a new report finds that Georgia would lose more than 70,000 jobs and the nation overall would lose a total of 2.6 million jobs in 2019 alone as a result of the Republicans' repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), which exercises jurisdiction over regulatory and competition policy, spoke out against Republicans' H.R. 26, the REINS Act, as an example of "corporate welfare" that would establish sweeping restrictions on new environmental and public health protections.
[Watch Rep. Johnson speak from the House floor HERE]
Yesterday, House Judiciary Democrats convened a forum on “The Electoral College and the Future of American Democracy.” It has been nearly twenty years since the last hearing on this topic in 1997, and much has happened since then.