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August 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, August 11, Hank Johnson (GA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Jerry Nadler (NY), Jamie Raskin (MD), and Ted Lieu (CA) sent a letter to the Department of Justice urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for consistently failing to report significant gifts he received. For close to two decades, Justice Thomas repeatedly certified that his financial disclosures were “accurate, true, and complete,” despite omitting millions of dollars in gifts.


August 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Jerry Nadler (NY), Jamie Raskin (MD), Hank Johnson (GA) and Ted Lieu (CA) sent a letter to the Department of Justice urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for consistently failing to report significant gifts he received. For close to two decades, Justice Thomas repeatedly certified that his financial disclosures were “accurate, true, and complete,” despite omitting millions of dollars in gifts.


July 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Ron Wyden, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Sen. Tina Smith, Rep. Nanette Díaz Barragán, Rep. Sharice Davids, Rep. Greg Stanton, along with Climate Power, League of Conservation Voters (LCV), Rewiring America, BlueGreen Alliance, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) about the importance of the Inflation Reduction Act in fighting the climate crisis by investing in clean energy. 

Issues: Environment

July 20, 2023

As senior member of T&I, Rep. Johnson Diversifies Workforce, Encourages Innovation in Burgeoning Electric “Air Taxis’ Industry and Study of Hydrogen to Decarbonize Aviation


July 18, 2023
Speeches

I would like to begin by thanking my colleague, Chairman Issa, for bringing together experts from both sides of this important conversation. Thank you also to our witnesses for being willing to lend us your time and your considerable knowledge today. I feel privileged to serve as Ranking Member of a subcommittee that supports creators and keeps our American innovation system strong. Together, we on this subcommittee tackle complicated intellectual property policy issues that have no clear solutions in an often-bipartisan manner. I am looking forward to doing so again today.

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform

July 14, 2023

Toxic metals threaten health, safety of low-income communities, children. ‘Our communities – particularly environmental justice communities – bear the burden.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), along with Reps. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Steve Cohen (TN-09), and more than 45 other members of Congress are voicing their support for new EPA coal ash regulations through rulemaking. 


June 30, 2023

ATLANTA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, issued the following statement as the Supreme Court leaves on its summer recess