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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) today cosponsored the Voter Empowerment Act, which was introduced by Congressman John Lewis, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn, Congressman John Conyers, and Congressman Robert Brady:
Congressman co-hosts viral hepatitis briefing on 2012 Hepatitis Testing Day by calling for Americans to get tested, treated
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today co-hosted a bipartisan Congressional briefing to combat and raise awareness of viral hepatitis and liver cancer.
Along with other distinguished members of Congress, Johnson announced the launch of the Congressional Viral Hepatitis Caucus.
WASHINGTON, DC - El Congresista Hank Johnson (D-GA) ha copatrocinado la Ley de Habilitación Electoral, que fue presentada por el congresista John Lewis, el portavoz demócrata Steny Hoyer, líder demócrata Asistente James E. Clyburn, el congresista John Conyers y el congresista Robert Brady:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today spoke out against House Republicans’ version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which rolls back and weakens protections for all victims, including LGBT, immigrant and Native American women:
“This burdensome bill is shocking in its callousness towards women and victims of domestic violence. It is as almost as if Republicans targeted the most vulnerable among us and stripped away their rights.
Rep. Johnson and other members of Congress join watchdog group and potential DREAM Act beneficiaries in a constitutional challenge to the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rule
Congressman helps boost in research funding for Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Minority Institutions by $10M
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) announced today that he secured $5 million in the U.S. House of Representatives’ version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to fund a plan that would increase diversity in the leadership of the U.S. military.
Congressman: U.S. journalists investigating Information Operations contractor may have been targeted in reputation attack campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today questioned the effectiveness of Department of Defense (DOD) spending on “Information Operations” and urged the Pentagon to launch a full investigation into evidence that U.S. journalists investigating an Information Operations contractor were targeted in a disinformation and reputation attack campaign.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), who sponsored the Fair Employment Act and is an original co-sponsor of the Fair Employment Opportunity Act – both of which fight discrimination against the unemployed – offered an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill May 8 to increase funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced the winners of his 2012 Congressional Arts Competition and awarded four college scholarships worth more than $20,000 on May 5 at the Lou Walker Senior Center.