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WASHINGTON, DC - El Congresista Hank Johnson (GA-04) anunció hoy más de $ 16 millones en subsidios de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD) para proporcionar vivienda permanente y transitoria a las personas sin hogar y sus familias en el Cuarto Distrito del Congreso de Georgia.
Congressman wants to reform Pentagon’s 1033 Program that gives military-grade weapons to local law enforcement departments for free
Dear Friends,
On July 30, I marked the 49th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid by taking to the House floor to celebrate these twin poverty fighting pillars and to continue speaking about the new State Medicaid Expansion Caucus (SMEC), which I proudly co-chair.
Today, we mark the 49th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Although the Supreme Court took a step backwards last year by holding that the formula in Section 4 of the Act was unconstitutional and could no longer be used, I remain hopeful that Republicans and Democrats can come together to fix this mistake and pass the Voting Rights Act Amendment.
The Administration announced that President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order on July 31. Among other things, the Order will prohibit federal contractors from using forced arbitration clauses in employment contracts involving civil and sexual assault and harassment disputes.
Co-chairs of State Medicaid Expansion Caucus also urge all states to expand Medicaid to cover their citizens
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Hank Johnson (D-GA) marked the 49th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid. President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965.
