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May 15, 2013
I strongly believe that Congress must protect the free flow of information and ideas under the First Amendment.

May 9, 2013
Rep. Johnson (GA-04) today introduced the bipartisan APPS Act of 2013 to increase consumer privacy on mobile devices.

May 7, 2013

Sen. Al Franken introduces Senate companion; Bills would remedy Supreme Court ruling, Restore consumers’ rights to justice through courts


April 26, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 25, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) spoke on the House floor against the Republican leadership’s waste of precious legislative time debating the Federal Helium Reserve while sequestration remains unsolved. The noncontroversial Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act, H.R.


April 25, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In February, 2013, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent a letter to Larry Page, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Google, questioning Google’s data sharing practices for apps purchased through Google Play.


April 25, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) were joined by former prisoners and their family members to expose exorbitant rates that prisoners are being charged for telephone calls.


April 23, 2013
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced the winners of his 2013 Congressional Arts Competition and awarded four college scholarships worth more than $20,000 on April 20 at the Lou Walker Senior Center.
Issues: Education

April 22, 2013
Speeches
Hank joins his colleagues in the Safe Climate Caucus to challenge the Republican members of the Energy and Commerce Committee to debate the nation’s response to climate change on the House floor.
Issues: Environment

April 18, 2013

Rep. Hank Johnson released the following statement after voting against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) (H.R.624):


April 18, 2013

Congressman’s Entrepreneurs bill bipartisan; Transparency bill to level playing field for small businesses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Georgia’s small businesses in mind, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today introduced “The Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act” and “The Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act.”