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WASHINGTON, DC— Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia’s 4th district spoke on the House floor today to call for action this year on climate change, highlighting the costly record-setting weather events across the country in 2013. Rep. Johnson pointed to the overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change is causing more severe weather. The Safe Climate Caucus is a group of Democratic members who highlight the need for action on climate change through daily floor speeches and other activities.

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: