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WASHINGTON – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) issued the following statement following President Obama’s State of the Union Address on Jan. 25, 2011.
“I share the President’s vision of an America that invests in its people by providing access to education and health care needed to lead the world in productivity and innovation,” said Johnson. “And I share the President’s call for investments in cutting-edge 21st century infrastructure and clean energy.
Congressman: Funds support housing, job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care for homeless
LITHONIA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced more than $2.2 million in Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants to provide permanent and transitional housing to homeless persons as well as job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care in Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District.
Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted against repeal of health care reform. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, if enacted, the repeal would increase the country’s deficit by $230 billion in the coming decade.
“In the middle of a recession, my top priority is job creation and supporting policies and programs that help my constituents. I am not in favor of taking health care benefits and security away from hard working Americans.
As seen in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Tuesday, January 18
The attempted assassination of my friend and colleague, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was an attack on all Americans, our Constitution, and our way of life. It was also a wake-up call. Our culture of violence and our zero-sum political discourse, unhinged by the extreme and hateful rhetoric of shock jocks and demagogues, threaten the Republic.
As seen in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Tuesday, January 18
The attempted assassination of my friend and colleague, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was an attack on all Americans, our Constitution, and our way of life. It was also a wake-up call. Our culture of violence and our zero-sum political discourse, unhinged by the extreme and hateful rhetoric of shock jocks and demagogues, threaten the Republic.
LITHONIA – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) issued the following statement to honor the memory and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “As we begin to heal from the tragedy in Arizona last weekend, let us put the lessons Dr. King taught us – peace, love and non-violence – to work in our communities.”