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July 13, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An amendment to the FY 2017 Interior Appropriations bill addressing the disparate impact of coal ash disposal proposed by Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) passed by voice vote on July 12.


July 12, 2016
Speeches

Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee Regulatory Reform and Commercial Antitrust Law (RRCAL), gave the following speech during a full Judiciary hearing with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Issues: Justice & Court Reform

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July 8, 2016
e-Newsletters

As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, it gives me great pride to serve citizens of the Fourth District, Georgia and our nation. Every day I go to work – whether in Washington or in Georgia – I work on behalf of the men and women who so honorably and bravely serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Education Justice & Court Reform National Security and Foreign Policy

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July 8, 2016
e-Newsletters

Dear Friends,

In the wake of the horrific act of hate and terror in Orlando last week, the deadliest mass shooting in American history, I joined House Democrats’ sit-in on the House Floor to demand that Speaker Ryan and House Republicans allow a vote on bipartisan legislation to address gun violence.

Issues: Justice & Court Reform

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July 8, 2016
e-Newsletters

Dear Friends,

(Pictured above) On July 1, 2015, Rep. Johnson pinned Rockdale County resident Ret. Command Sgt. Maj. Simon Ramos with the Purple Heart for wounds he received in Vietnam in 1962. The ceremony was held at the WALK OF HEROES/Vietnam War Memorial in Conyers.

Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Consumer Protection Education Justice & Court Reform

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July 8, 2016
e-Newsletters

Dear Friends,

I’m pleased to announce I have nominated 23 Fourth District students to the United States Military Service Academies for the class of 2020.

In advance of this round of nominations, my staff held more than 24 information sessions at schools throughout the district, which includes parts of DeKalb, Newton and Gwinnett counties and all of Rockdale County.

Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Education National Security and Foreign Policy

July 8, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) made following remarks concerning the shootings in Dallas, Texas and the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile:


June 28, 2016

LITHONIA, GA – On Wednesday, June 29 at 11:30 a.m. in his Lithonia office, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) will continue the conversation on gun violence that began on the floor of the House of Representatives last week. For 26 hours, House Democrats demanded that Speaker Ryan hold a vote on important measures to prevent tragedies like the one that took place recently in Orlando, FL.


June 27, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that his bipartisan bill, the Battlefield Excellence Through Superior Training (BEST) Practices Act (HR 1095), has garnered the endorsement of leading national organizations representing a diverse group of physicians.


June 22, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the horrific act of hate and terror in Orlando last week, the deadliest mass shooting in American history, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today joined House Democrats’ sit-in on the House Floor to demand that Speaker Ryan and House Republicans allow a vote on bipartisan legislation to address gun violence.