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Congressman Johnson: Bill is ‘nothing more than an attempt to remove 40 years of federal laws that protect our seas, air, land, and wildlife’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) held a mini-filibuster on the House floor today to protest the interior appropriations bill (H.R. 2584, FY 2012 Interior-Environment Appropriations Act) because it makes dramatic cuts to environmental programs and changes long standing policy for the betterment of polluters.
Rep. Johnson signs letter Opposing Judiciary Chair’s Bill to Limit President’s Immigration Enforcement Powers
Democratic Members of Congress held a press conference to release a letter to President Obama expressing their support for him and opposition to the HALT Act (H.R. 2497), a bill authored by Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) that will be the focus of a Judiciary Committee hearing on July 26.
Rep. Johnson (D-GA) firma carta oponiéndose al proyecto de ley introducido por el Presidente del Comité Judicial, el que pretende limitar los poderes del Presidente con respecto al control migratorio.
‘Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and the working poor in America did not cause the so-called debt crisis’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) joined Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and spoke out today as part of the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus on the Importance of Protecting Vital Social Services:
“Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and the working poor in America did not cause the debt crisis,” said Rep. Johnson.
Congressman talks jobs, calls legislation ‘slash-and-burn’ politics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) made the following statement on the Republicans’ ‘Cut, Cap and Balance Act.’
“Cut, Cap, and end Medicare is not a jobs bill – it’s a job killing bill. It’s a new way of trying to ramrod the Ryan budget proposal down our throats. It’s the Ryan budget with lipstick, and it’s really just slash-and-burn politics with a new face.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, today presented on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives evidence of war crimes committed by the Sudanese Armed Forces in Sudan’s South Kordofan state.
Voting record on Park issues earns NPCA Award
LITHONIA, GA – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) was honored in Washington, D.C., Wednesday with a Friend of the National Parks award from the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) for Johnson’s contribution to protecting and enhancing America’s national parks.
“It’s time to turn back the assault on workers and the middle class. These new NLRB guidelines – while relatively moderate – will go a long way in restoring fairness and equity to the fundamental democratic process of forming a union, a process that today is under siege in this country.”
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Introduce legislation to prevent discrimination against unemployed workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Hank Johnson (GA-4) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today introduced the Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011, which would prohibit employers and employment agencies from discriminating against unemployed job-seekers by refusing to consider them for employment.
Congressman Johnson fights to save federal funding to keep police on streets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, stood by members of law enforcement organizations today to oppose the proposed elimination of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
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