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June 14, 2013
Congressman Hank Johnson is taking the Food Stamp Challenge – living on $31.50 worth of food for a week, the average weekly benefit for a food stamp recipient.

June 12, 2013
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Dear friends,

My staff and I had a productive week during the Memorial Day work period. I had the pleasure of visiting the Mitcham Cattle Co. and strawberry farm to discuss agricultural issues, host a senior citizen meet & greet in Newton County to discuss federal benefits and services, attended DeKalb County Commissioner Stan Watson’s Saturday morning legislative meeting on veterans’ issues and homeownership and discuss labor issues at the International Association of Machinists’ 125-year anniversary celebration.

Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Environment Justice & Court Reform National Security and Foreign Policy Seniors and Social Security

June 7, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) today issued the following statement following disclosure of the secret National Security Agency telephone surveillance program that has collected the telephone records of tens of millions of American customers of Verizon, one of the nation’s largest phone companies, under a top-secret court order.


June 6, 2013
Rep. Johnson's key amendment increased science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) funding for HBCU’s by $5 million.

June 5, 2013
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that he is partnering with local city governments to provide better constituent services to Fourth District residents.

June 4, 2013

Congressman tours cattle, strawberry farms to discuss agricultural issues; Cattleman Keith Mitcham to visit Johnson’s D.C. office next month

COVINGTON, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) and members of his staff visited the Mitcham Cattle Co. and Mitcham Strawberry Farm in Covington on May 29 as part of a meet and greet workplace exchange.

In return, cattleman Keith Mitcham will shadow Rep. Johnson for a day in his Washington, D.C., office next month.


June 4, 2013
Hank Johnson held a Meet & Greet for senior citizens at the Newton County Senior Center.

May 31, 2013

Congressman’s office assisted in HomeSafe GA outreach, helping nearly 700 homeowners prevent foreclosures in the Fourth Congressional District

LITHONIA, GA – In a May 16 letter to Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs Mike Beatty reported that more people have been helped under President Obama’s “Hardest Hit Fund”– known as HomeSafe in Georgia – in the Fourth Congressional District than any other congressional district in the state.


May 22, 2013
Editorials
Memorial Day is a time when Americans come together to remember those who have sacrificed their lives on behalf of our country in the name of freedom and democracy.
Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs National Security and Foreign Policy