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Congressman Hank Johnson represents Georgia's Fourth Congressional District and serves in the House leadership as Regional Whip for the Southeast. He praised today's House passage of the repeal of the U.S. military’s policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell:”
Congressman: ‘Incompetent bankers are throwing people out of their homes without regard for them as human beings’
Veterans Health National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Update
The website for the VA National Center for PTSD is easy to search and contains a wealth of information, including Returning from the War Zone Guide, Understanding PTSD, and a VA PTSD Program locator. Check out the new video entitled PTSD Treatment Works.
VA Began Paying Benefits for New Agent Orange Claims as of November 1, 2010
Congressman Johnson: 'I’m ready for the battles ahead'
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District, was elected whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) for the 112th Congress.
The CPC’s 83 members are committed to the principles of social and economic justice, a non-discriminatory society, and national priorities that represent the interests of all people, not just the wealthy and powerful.
New Medical Loss Ratio regulations issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) require health insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of consumers’ premiums on direct care for patients and efforts to improve the quality of care.
“Our health care system should deliver quality affordable care for all Americans, not inhumanely deny claims to enrich shareholders and executives. Thanks to passage of historic health care reform, Americans can be confident that health insurance is about providing quality care, not maximizing profits.”
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