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Congressman: Unjust system creates modern day debtors’ prisons for the poor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that he is a proud original cosponsor of H.R. 4364 – the “End Debtor’s Prison Act of 2016” – which withholds Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grants to municipalities that contract with private, for-profit companies that engage in “pay only” probation systems.

More than a half a century ago, a young preacher called a generation to action and forever changed the course of history.

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his life justice and equality, sowing seeds of hope for a day when all people might claim “the riches of freedom and the security of justice.”

RRCAL Ranking Member Calls for “Thorough Review” of Proposed Rare Disease Drug Makers Merger

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) today made the following statement concerning the announcement of a proposed merger of Shire and Baxalta. Rep. Johnson is the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), which exercises jurisdiction over antitrust laws and competition:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) -- Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law -- fought against Republican attempts to make it virtually impossible for most civil rights, consumer, privacy, and employment class action lawsuits against corporations and undermine the interests of asbestos victims.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to an updated study by Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia (UVA), Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) was the highest ranked member of the Georgia Congressional delegation when it comes to legislative effectiveness in the 113th Congress (2013-2014).