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Researchers: Rep. Johnson giving ‘a voice to people who have none’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced his bipartisan bill to address a growing problem of parasitic diseases – mostly in poor, minority populations along the U.S.-Mexico border, the rural South, Appalachia and distressed urban areas – passed the House of Representatives.

The legislation now goes to the Senate.

LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today visited and congratulated STAND Inc. [Standing to Achieve New Directions] for receiving a $300,000 annual grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

“As Chairman of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, I applaud Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice on their settlement with Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp., Intuit Inc. and Pixar regarding agreements amongst competitors not to compete for employees.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to spur economic growth and create 500,000 new jobs by encouraging the development of American small businesses.

The Small Business Jobs Act increases much-needed lending to millions of small businesses, and offers 8 new tax incentives to companies, so that they may expand, hire, and fuel the economy. It also keeps jobs in America by closing tax loopholes that reward corporations that ship jobs overseas.

Cautions that insurance companies are still attempting to put ‘profits over people’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) praised the key provisions of the new Patient’s Bill of Rights that take effect on September 23 as part of historic health care reform passed by Congress this year, but he cautioned that some insurance companies are still attempting to put profits over people.

Health care reform, which was passed by Congress and signed by President Obama earlier this year, includes a Patient’s Bill of Rights.