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Dear Friends,
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the District and in Washington since I last wrote. From debates about raising the minimum wage, progress under the Affordable Care Act to the role that regulations play in protecting workers’ safety and creating jobs, it’s been an active and productive month here in Georgia and on Capitol Hill. Let’s get caught up.
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year to everyone!
This week, I voted in favor of the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act to fund the entire government for the rest of fiscal 2014, avoiding another government shutdown.
Dear Friends,
I want to thank the National Association of Chinese-Americans (NACA), Georgia Perimeter College, Oakhurst Medical Center, Four Corners Primary Care and everyone who participated in the Affordable Healthcare Act information event in Clarkston on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 1 to 4 p.m.
With 2 Million Americans Cut Off, Rep. Johnson Joins Effort to Force House Republicans to Allow a Vote on the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to examine several proposed Internet sales tax solutions in a hearing entitled “Exploring Alternative Solutions on the Internet Sales Tax Issue.” U.S. Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee that exercises jurisdiction over interstate taxation and e-commerce, issued the following statement:
“Uncollected sales taxes are costing us billions at a time when states’ budgets are slimmer than ever.