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November 8, 2011
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Dear Friends,

Friday, November 11, is Veterans Day.

Every Veterans Day, Americans come together to honor those who have served and sacrificed for our country around the world.


November 1, 2011
Editorials

As seen in The Hill newspaper, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, Read the piece in its entirety.

Obama has no magic wand to solve the housing crisis

By Congressman Hank Johnson

In The Hill’s “California Dems intensify pressure on Obama to tackle foreclosures” article (Oct 12), several of my fellow Democrats publicly attacked President Obama for his handling of the housing crisis.


November 1, 2011

As seen in The Hill newspaper, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, Read the piece in its entirety.

Obama has no magic wand to solve the housing crisis

By Congressman Hank Johnson

In The Hill’s “California Dems intensify pressure on Obama to tackle foreclosures” article (Oct 12), several of my fellow Democrats publicly attacked President Obama for his handling of the housing crisis.


November 1, 2011

Congressman: Stone Mountain-based emergency youth shelter holds great promise to protect at-risk youth


October 26, 2011
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October 18, 2011

DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement today after the release of Israeli Army Sergeant Gilad Shalit:

“This day has been a long time coming. Like so many young people, Sergeant Shalit signed up to serve his country and defend his people. He has been through hell, he has displayed tremendous courage and resolve, and I welcome word of his release.”

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October 13, 2011

Congressman: Bill will level playing field for small, local and minority-owned businesses

WASHINGTON – With Georgia’s small businesses in mind, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today introduced “The Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2011.”

The bill will ensure that federal small business contracts go to genuine small businesses instead of subsidiaries of large companies. “The Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act” is a direct result of more than 15 investigations that exposed widespread abuses in the federal small business contracting programs.