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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).
Calls on Congress to finish the job by passing legislation to confront America’s gun violence epidemic
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) applauded President Obama’s announcement that the Administration will take executive action to help reduce and prevent gun violence in America.
During budget talks, Congressman calls for more DOJ funding to conduct Section 14141 “pattern or practice” investigations of troubled law enforcement agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Police Agency Investigation Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 4249, which would increase funding to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) by $25 million to assist in investigations of suspected misconduct to ensure police agencies across the country are not violating citizens’ Constitutional rights.