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LITHONIA, GA – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA04) released the following statement on the news that Acuity Brands will expand its operation, creating 700 jobs and investing more than $16 million into Rockdale and DeKalb counties over the next five years:

Congressman Johnson ranked 18 out of more than 200 Democrats in House

WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to a new study by Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia (UVA), Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) was ranked as the 18th most effective Democrat in the House during the 112th Congress, and the most effective Democrat from Georgia.

LITHONIA, GA – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) is hosting “When Women Succeed, America Succeeds” town hall on Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur.

The town hall will be a forum discussion on policies that address real economic needs facing women and families in the district, state and nation.

LITHONIA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and ranking member of the subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, today announced more than $1.3 million from Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office for DeKalb County to hire 15 officers.

LITHONIA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced more than $928,000 in Department of Health & Human Services grants will go to the DeKalb Board of Health to support programs aimed at preventing chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes.