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May 6, 2016
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Dear Friends,

I want to wish all our mothers in Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District and beyond a very Happy Mother’s Day 2016.

On Sunday, we honor our mothers who have given us so much. Whether our mothers are single or married, LGBT or straight, adoptive, biological or foster, all should be rightfully honored.


May 5, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Johnson­ (GA-04) – ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL) – issued the following statement as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unveiled a proposed rule that would restore customers’ rights to bring class-action lawsuits against financial firms:


April 29, 2016

Brennan Center for Justice: America’s Voting Machines at Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today introduced the “Verifying Optimal Tools for Elections Act of 2016 or (VOTE Act: H.R. 5131),” which would allocate more than $125 million dollars in HAVA (Help America Vote Act) grants to assist states in replacing old, outdated voting machines.


April 28, 2016

Congressman helps secure HBCU, F-35, ROTC and Black Hawk funding in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) adopted for FY17


April 27, 2016
Editorials
“This treaty is of paramount importance to American national security interests,” argues Congressman Hank Johnson.
Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs National Security and Foreign Policy

April 25, 2016

LITHONIA, GA -- Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced the winners of his 2016 Congressional Arts Competition and awarded four college scholarships worth a total of $35,000 on April 23 at the Lou Walker Senior Center.

Issues: Education

April 16, 2016
Rep. Johnson vows to fight for a budget that creates jobs, grows paychecks and invests in the future of the American people
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The law requires that Congress enact a budget resolution by today, April 15th. However, the Republican Congress has not even brought the Republican budget proposal to the House Floor for a vote – reflecting apparently the belief of the Leadership that their already savage budget proposal is not radical enough to pass through a Republican majority.

April 13, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, April 14, 2016, Congressman Johnson is leading a one-hour special order on forced arbitration from the House Floor hosted by the Congressional Progressive Caucus.


April 12, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL) Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) introduced H.R. 4899, the Restoring Statutory Rights Act of 2016, legislation to ensure that state, federal, and constitutional rights of all Americans are enforceable.