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Dear Friends,
Last week in Washington, I voted in favor of the bipartisan budget proposal. It wasn’t everything that I wanted, but it represents a modest step toward enacting a budget and preventing further manufactured crises that only harm our economy, destroy jobs, and weaken our middle class.
Some members of the House went into these budget talks insisting on cuts to initiatives that families and seniors depend on – but the bipartisan deal does not cut Medicare, Social Security, or Medicaid benefits.
Dear Friends,
Last week in Washington, I voted in favor of the bipartisan budget proposal. It wasn’t everything that I wanted, but it represents a modest step toward enacting a budget and preventing further manufactured crises that only harm our economy, destroy jobs, and weaken our middle class.
Some members of the House went into these budget talks insisting on cuts to initiatives that families and seniors depend on – but the bipartisan deal does not cut Medicare, Social Security, or Medicaid benefits.
Rep. Johnson urges Georgia to expand Medicaid, so 478,000 Georgians gain health coverage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on news of the death of civil rights icon, anti-colonialist and former ANC and South African President Nelson Mandela. In 1990, just after Mr. Mandela was released from a South African jail, Johnson attended his speech at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta during his 8-city tour of the United States:
Dear Friends,
I want to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving and to those celebrating – Happy Hanukkah. I’m back in town this week meeting with constituents, and I’m looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with my family as well.
Dear Friends,
As the holiday season approaches, I wanted to take time out to catch you up with what’s going on here in the Fourth District and in Washington, D.C. I was very fortunate to give keynote speeches at both the Greater Lithonia Chamber of Commerce’s 20-year anniversary on Nov. 6 and at the DeKalb County Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 7.