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November 2, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is now investigating more reports of voting machines ‘flipping’ voters’ presidential choices in 11 Georgia counties including: Baldwin, Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Dodge, Effingham and Macon-Bibb. News of the investigations comes as Georgia's Democratic congressmen, led by Rep.


November 1, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 27, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules to protect consumers’ privacy for information collected by broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The final rules require greater choice, transparency, and security protection for this information.


October 31, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr., (GA-04), the Ranking Member of the Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to the proposed acquisition of Time Warner by AT&T:


October 28, 2016

DECATUR, GA – The Honorable Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (GA-04) Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law released the following statement in response to FBI Director James Comey’s letter to eight Republican Committee Chairmen:


October 19, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr., the Ranking Member of the Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, has called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate concerns regarding anticompetitive activity in the app marketplace.


October 13, 2016

Agency will now hold public comment period until Dec. 1

LITHONIA, GA – This week, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reversed its decision to ban the use of kratom, a plant that researchers say could help fight the opioid epidemic.

On Sept. 30, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) – along with colleague Mark Pocan (WI-02) – penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch objecting to the DEA’s hasty decision to classify kratom as a Schedule 1 substance without first going through its normal classification and rulemaking process.


October 11, 2016

LITHONIA, GA – This month, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) is moving his district office from Hillandale Drive to Snapfinger Park Drive, about 1.2 miles away.


October 3, 2016

CSPAN: Rep. Johnson on the new National Museum of African American History & Culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fImUXYa6AU | First aired on Sept. 23, 2016.


October 3, 2016

WABE (NPR): Ga. Rep. Hank Johnson Introduces Voting Protection Measures: https://news.wabe.org/post/ga-rep-hank-johnson-introduces-voting-protection-measures