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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) today issued the following statement following President Obama’s third State of the Union address.

“I agree with the President – this is a make or break moment for the middle class and for those trying to reach it. We can go back to an economy that favors the few built on outsourcing, bad debts and phony profits or can we build an economy in President Obama’s vision – an economy built by American workers, powered by American energy and reflecting American values.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee member Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission decision.

“An activist Supreme Court, misusing its authority by legislating policy from the bench, ignored decades of legal precedent when it ruled in 2010 that corporations have the same constitutional right of free speech as people.

"I applaud Chairman Lamar Smith's decision to suspend Judiciary Committee consideration of SOPA. Any future legislation to address the issue of online theft of intellectual property should proceed in the regular order with hearings in front of the relevant subcommittees before being brought to the full committee for consideration."

LITHONIA, GA – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) reminded that one year ago, Republicans tried to take health benefits from millions of Americans and force seniors to pay more for their prescription drugs by attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Johnson pointed out that had Republicans succeeded, they would have reduced health coverage and increased health costs for millions of Americans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration announced today that they have rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) was one of 36 House Democrats who wrote the State Department in October of last year saying that the expected re-exportation of the Canadian oil would not enhance U.S. energy security.

Congressman attends ceremonies at historic Ebenezer Church, parade & rally in Stone Mountain, Rockdale breakfast

LITHONIA – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) honored the memory and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by attending services for the civil rights icon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce and the Rockdale Branch of the NAACP Breakfast and the NAACP MLK parade and rally in Stone Mountain, Ga., where he served as Grand Marshal.