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Rep. Johnson Votes for Five-Year Highway Reauthorization, Giving State and Local Governments and Transportation Contractors the Certainty They Need
December 8, 2015
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Legislation Also Reauthorizes the Job-Creating Export-Import Bank, Which Helps American Workers and Businesses Compete and Succeed in the Global Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep.
Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Environment Justice & Court Reform
Rep. Johnson statement on Secretary Carter’s announcement to open all combat positions to women
December 3, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Hank Johnson released the following statement on the announcement that Secretary Carter will allow for all military positions to be open to women:

Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Justice & Court Reform National Security and Foreign Policy
Rep. Johnson launches student app challenge (NEW DEADLINE: JANUARY 21, 2016)
November 23, 2015
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**** NEW DEADLINE: JANUARY 21, 2016 ****

Issues: Education
Rep. Johnson requests House Judiciary hearing on arbitration
November 17, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep.

Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Health Care Justice & Court Reform
Rep. Johnson weighs in on NYT Investigation: In Arbitration, ‘Beware the Fine Print’
November 2, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Johnson issued the following statement on a media call while discussing The New York Times investigative series “Beware the Fine Print,” a three-part series examining how clauses buried in tens of millions of contracts have deprived Americans of one of their most fundamental constitutional rights: their day in court:

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform
Rep. Johnson Votes to Enact Bipartisan Budget Agreement
October 28, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted with 265 other Democratic and Republican Members of Congress to pass H.R. 1314, a bipartisan budget agreement that creates jobs, protects seniors, affirms the full faith and credit of the United States and invests in our future.
Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Education Energy Environment Health Care Justice & Court Reform National Security and Foreign Policy Seniors and Social Security
Rep. Johnson Votes to Reopen Job-Creating Export-Import Bank
October 28, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Oct. 27, Rep. Johnson voted with 312 other Democratic and Republican colleagues in the House to pass H.R. 597, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the job-creating Export-Import Bank.
Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs
Members of Congress call on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to Protect Nursing-Home Residents from Forced Arbitration
October 14, 2015
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Nursing-home residents stand to lose every cause of action against unscrupulous caregivers unless CMS issues a rule ending pre-dispute (“forced”) arbitration in nursing-home agreements.

Issues: Consumer Protection
Atlanta conference with Morocco is a symbol of successful diplomacy, business ties
October 13, 2015
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By Amb. Rachad Bouhlal and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)

Good friends make good business partners, and nothing could be truer of the U.S.’s – and Georgia’s – strong trade relationship with the Kingdom of Morocco.

Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Economy and Jobs National Security and Foreign Policy
Rep. Hank Johnson: 'Preserving & promoting competition in healthcare marketplace is critical'
September 30, 2015
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Congressman Johnson, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), which exercises jurisdiction over antitrust law, released the following statement on the combined effects of Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana on consumers’ access to health insurance coverage that is both affor
Issues: Consumer Protection
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